Comments on: Aggressive Behaviors and Your Ragdoll Cat http://www.ragdollcats.info/aggressive-behaviors-and-your-ragdoll-ca/ Breed Specific Care & Training Tips For Your Ragdoll Cat Sat, 17 May 2008 10:10:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Joan Houghton [Visitor] http://www.ragdollcats.info/aggressive-behaviors-and-your-ragdoll-ca/#comment-31 Joan Houghton [Visitor] Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:25:23 +0000 http://www.ragdollcats.dreamhosters.com/aggressive-behaviors-and-your-ragdoll-cat/#comment-31 We have had some signs of aggression from the Ragdoll we inheirited. She is 4 years old and was allowed to pretty much do what she wanted to do (a tad spoiled). She responds differently to both of us in her displays of aggression. For example, when she starts with the scratching the furniture (and she has a cat scratch post in every room except the kitchen and the bathrooms), I have a loud stern "No" and clap my hands loudly or a loud "Aaa aaa aaa." She may hiss or growl at me while displaying her claws in my direction, but she has not actually scratched me. As soon as she calms down or I can redirect her to the cat scratch pole, I lavish the praise on her for using her pole and give her many pets. Hoping that she makes the connection, this is the thing I can scratch and those are the things I can't scratch. However my mother in a soft voice, says "No" and swats a newspaper on her own leg (not the cat's). Although, it startles her, she will go after my mother. She has not bitten her yet or scratched her, but she makes the overtures. I belive she is establishing dominance (like the Alpha thing). She also likes to jump on the furniture which is not allowed in our house. She has several window seats that are available to her when she feels the need to be "up." We have started to do the squirt with water only when she starts on the furniture (scratching and jumping). She doesn't do it that often so it is hard to correct her to let her make the connection that this is not tolerated behavior versus this is a tolerated behavior. Without having many opportunities to correct herduring the day, it makes it a little difficult surprisingly enough. We have had some signs of aggression from the Ragdoll we inheirited. She is 4 years old and was allowed to pretty much do what she wanted to do (a tad spoiled). She responds differently to both of us in her displays of aggression. For example, when she starts with the scratching the furniture (and she has a cat scratch post in every room except the kitchen and the bathrooms), I have a loud stern “No” and clap my hands loudly or a loud “Aaa aaa aaa.” She may hiss or growl at me while displaying her claws in my direction, but she has not actually scratched me. As soon as she calms down or I can redirect her to the cat scratch pole, I lavish the praise on her for using her pole and give her many pets. Hoping that she makes the connection, this is the thing I can scratch and those are the things I can’t scratch. However my mother in a soft voice, says “No” and swats a newspaper on her own leg (not the cat’s). Although, it startles her, she will go after my mother. She has not bitten her yet or scratched her, but she makes the overtures. I belive she is establishing dominance (like the Alpha thing). She also likes to jump on the furniture which is not allowed in our house. She has several window seats that are available to her when she feels the need to be “up.” We have started to do the squirt with water only when she starts on the furniture (scratching and jumping). She doesn’t do it that often so it is hard to correct her to let her make the connection that this is not tolerated behavior versus this is a tolerated behavior. Without having many opportunities to correct herduring the day, it makes it a little difficult surprisingly enough.

]]> By: Duster [Visitor] http://www.ragdollcats.info/aggressive-behaviors-and-your-ragdoll-ca/#comment-30 Duster [Visitor] Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:56:52 +0000 http://www.ragdollcats.dreamhosters.com/aggressive-behaviors-and-your-ragdoll-cat/#comment-30 How do you stop a ragdoll from scratching the furniture. He is 11 months old and still scratches everything in site even though he has 3 scratching posts of his own. He is very aggressive and will lunge at my hands and legs and bite me for no reason. He gets this awful look in his eyes and nothing will stop him from biting me. Water gun or blowing in his face or pushing him away. He is evil sometimes. Please help. How do you stop a ragdoll from scratching the furniture. He is 11 months old and still scratches everything in site even though he has 3 scratching posts of his own. He is very aggressive and will lunge at my hands and legs and bite me for no reason. He gets this awful look in his eyes and nothing will stop him from biting me. Water gun or blowing in his face or pushing him away. He is evil sometimes. Please help.

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]]> By: Nancy [Visitor] http://www.ragdollcats.info/aggressive-behaviors-and-your-ragdoll-ca/#comment-28 Nancy [Visitor] Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:47:03 +0000 http://www.ragdollcats.dreamhosters.com/aggressive-behaviors-and-your-ragdoll-cat/#comment-28 My ragdoll, Chanel, had a reaction to her shampoo when groomed two weeks ago and she has pulled the fur off of her neck exposing the skin which is below the surface and raw now...I bought colloidal silver and colostrum, but wonder should I be giving her medication? Internally? Externally? I was trying to avoid the vet as it stresses her so and she is nearing 12 years old. However, I don't want her sick or suffering. Thank you. My ragdoll, Chanel, had a reaction to her shampoo when groomed two weeks ago and she has pulled the fur off of her neck exposing the skin which is below the surface and raw now…I bought colloidal silver and colostrum, but wonder should I be giving her medication? Internally? Externally? I was trying to avoid the vet as it stresses her so and she is nearing 12 years old. However, I don’t want her sick or suffering. Thank you.

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