Does your Cat (or any pet) misbehave since caregiving your loved one?
Have you been required to take care of your loved one's pet after they have passed? Does your pet have cute antics that entertain your loved one?
And finally, has the cat or dog transferred their loyalty to your Mother?
Our whole house has turned into a cathouse this past month,now that the kittens have graduated to the den,kitchen,nook,,hallway and bathroom and it's like Heaven for cats here.I was so happy to find a cat tree at a garage sale for $10.00 and it has several perching places on it,but my kittens still have to climb to the highest place in the room instead.Iv'e heard that for bad behaviorryour'e supposed to shoot 'em with a squirt gun.Is this true?
Sig other didn't know "Charlie" did this, so one day sig other was sitting on the sofa on the telephone when out of the sky down came "Charlie" landing on the sofa with a thud. Scared the daylights out of sig other. Charlie found this to be a good game.
In the kitchen the kitchen cabinets didn't go all the way up to the ceiling, there was space above them all. So Charlie would go on the kitchen counter, up onto the refrigerator, and then to the top of the kitchen cabinets. I remember we were looking all over for that bad boy not realizing he was doing that :P
On trash day, Charlie took to the roofs of everyone's house on the cul-de-sac to chase off the crows. There he was sitting on the peak of a 2-story roof. He had no fear of heights.
Cats and squirt guns. You need to squirt the cat thinking about doing something you don't want them to do, or just in the process of doing something wrong. It depends if the cat hates to get wet. Charlie loved water. He would want to go out in the rain, come back in and shake like a dog, and be toweled dried... then back out the door for a 2nd and 3rd time :P
We have a funny game we play now.I have a big bowl of water and I put some plastic boats in it and every now and then,I go stir it with a stick and walk off.Then the kittens will go over and try to stir it with their paws.They're smart and very impressionable and they Love the Beanie Baby Boogie and are learning their names better.They've brought me a lot of joy.
Next week,they will be spayed and they have to keep 'em overnight.Bootsie and I will miss the babies.
If I feed it near the good dirt, maybe it will prepare the soil? I could train it?
Anyway, it's name is Nutjob, bringing coffee to caregivers who need it today.
Here, have some!
I know that I will regret not following the rules (No feeding wild animals), but it stopped to talk to me during the eclipse! That is no excuse, I am sure. My bad.
Send,Please tell Nutjob Thanks for the coffee....It's delicious!
No more babies is a good time Luckylu, we can make some coffee for the naughty hubbys??
And yeah,my husband is funny alright,Funny in the head-
Maybe Nutjob could make us a very special brew just for our husbands...?
AGAIN!
My cat is adorable, spoiled, and a fabulous cuddler. However, when I have to sleep on the couch if Dad is having a bad night, kitty howls, pounces, and literally climbs the walls seeking my attention. Because if I'm not in my own bed, I should be playing with the cat, right? Of course!
My dog, on the other hand, is AWESOME with Dad. She's a herding dog, so she keeps an eye on him. I was on the phone the other day, and I somehow missed Dad's attempt to go on walkabout, BY HIMSELF, without his walker, in the middle of the day in 110 degree heat! (He has dementia.) But the dog wouldn't let him go out the front door. Blocked his exit, actually, and then started barking like crazy to alert me. (She would never bite or be aggressive, she just has an alert bark, a "Timmy's stuck in the well!!" kind of bark.)
Anyway, Dad was mad about the whole thing, (understandable, being herded by a dog) but at least he was safe! Good dog! She also sleeps next to his bed. And last night, when my husband was having a really rough time dealing with Dad's diagnosis, and was crying on the living room floor, the dog came over, laid down next to him, and put her paw on his shoulder. I wish I had gotten a picture of that!
So, I guess this is, cat behaves badly, dog behaves awesome. Unless she's chasing cat. ;)
Many dogs and even some cats share her gifts. It is not unusual for an animal to refused to leave the side of a dying loved one and I expect your dog to do that even before Dad appears to be actively dying.