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My cat died last year at the age of 19. When he was less than one year old, I tried to make a indoor cat out of him. He started using the entry way of the living room instead of his litter box. My vet checked him out and found nothing wrong. Then he told me that Punkin was rebelling against being locked inside. He needed to be an outdoor cat. I let him go out, replaced the soiled carpet in the entry with parquet flooring and never had another problem. He would come in when I got home from work and went out when I left for work in the morning. We both were happy after that. I put in a kitty door so he could go and come as he pleased. It may be that your cat is rebelling about being in the house.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, > no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not > urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been > going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We > have tried everything to help this cat. Sometimes he seems to get > better for awhile and then he will start again which means, "back and > isolated in the room". That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, > who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting try over and over and > over again. Whenever we have a fight about this, my wife will either > a) claim I hate all animals b) throw the line "what if this were our > child". I cannot keep living like this. I want to use the bedroom for > another purpose like a baby room but I dont think this will happen > because she feels the need to "save" this animal. Where do you draw > the line? Any ideas? I really would hate to see my marriage end over a > cat.
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Cats generally like to go to the bathroom outside if they have access to the outside. Why not try letting the cat go outside when he wants to if all the things others have suggested fail? Another option would be to find him a good home with someone else (if the other options fail). Because you mentioned turning a bedroom into a baby room, I’m assuming you and your wife are thinking of having children. If this is the case, then having children will probably cause her to pay less attention to the cats. Since she doesn’t have children of her own, the cats are functioning as her surrogate children. Translation: you’ll never win this argument with her. Good luck. Bill
> here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, > no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not > urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been > going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We > have tried everything to help this cat. Sometimes he seems to get > better for awhile and then he will start again which means, "back and > isolated in the room". That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, > who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting try over and over and > over again. Whenever we have a fight about this, my wife will either > a) claim I hate all animals b) throw the line "what if this were our > child". I cannot keep living like this. I want to use the bedroom for > another purpose like a baby room but I dont think this will happen > because she feels the need to "save" this animal. Where do you draw > the line? Any ideas? I really would hate to see my marriage end over a > cat.
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HOWEDY Senator,
> here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in > a 3 bedroom ranch, no kids where we must keep one > of the male cats in so he will not urinate and defecate > around other parts of the house.
That in itself might be making him spray when he gets out. > This has been going on for over a year
That means there’s something upsetting him or he’s sick. > and my wife will not get rid of the cat.
It’d probably be EZ to not upset him or treat him if he’s sick. > We have tried everything to help this cat.
All animal behavior problems are caused by mishandling. > Sometimes he seems to get better for awhile and then > he will start again which means,
Means he’s anxious about something. > "back and isolated in the room".
Perhaps just the looming threat of further isolation is upsetting him. Could be he’s worried about getting trapped in that room again. > That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, > who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting > try over and over and over again.
Yeah. But is she trying the right things? You can’t force behaviors but you can train or condition them anyHOWE you like them. > Whenever we have a fight about this,
Fighting could upset the kat and make him spray. > my wife will either a) claim I hate all animals
Not hate, just misunderstand. Chief Dan George mentions that aspect of our human nature: "If You Talk With The Animals, They Will Talk With You And You Will Know Each Other. If You Do Not Talk To Them, You Will Not Know Them, And What You Do Not Know You Will Fear. What One Fears, One Destroys," Chief Dan George, adapted with permission from his FREE copy of my FREE Wits’ End Dog Training Method manual. See? EZ, huh? > b) throw the line "what if this were our child".
All animal behavior problems are causedby mishandling. Same goes for kids. > I cannot keep living like this.
I understand. Kat pee is the most nauseating thing in the world to me. Runs shivers up my spine. > I want to use the bedroom for another purpose > like a baby room but I dont think this will happen > because she feels the need to "save" this animal.
Because all animal behavior problems are caused by mishandling, all we got to do is quit mishandling the kat and his natural instinctive clean behaivor will return. > Where do you draw the line?
I draw the line at confronting, punishing, scolding, isolating, hurting and killing animals and trying to get out calling that training. I draw the line at "rescues" that take animals out of troubled HOWESES and don’t offer effective training for people looking to give up their dogs. Dogs shouldn’t be given up for a lack of KNOWLEDGE of effective training methods and turned over to equally untrained folks who have the heart to try to rehabilitate them. > Any ideas?
Yup. I’ve got two cures for this behavior. I’ve got an effective FREE training method. It’s written for dogs but the same scientitific and psychological non force non confrontational conditioning and desensitization technqiues works for all animals, including children and spouses and employees and employers. > I really would hate to see my marriage end over a cat.
And I’ve got Doggy Do Right (And Kitty Will and A Rooster Did And A Cockatoo Or Two Did Too) machine that CURES almost all animal behavior problems AUTOMATICALLY and all animals LOVE it. Elaine McClung, President of Pet Rescue, Animal Commissioner Brevard Co FL, writes: Sep 9, 2000 "I ordered from Jerry a long time ago.. He was helpful and the order was filled promptly. Yes, Doggie Do Right does indeed exist. I "had" a very aggressive female Pit.. She was showing aggression not only towards Dok, Rhodesian Ridgeback, but our cats and even us. She now plays with Dok, even to the point of allowing him to take a toy or bone from her. She no longer shows any aggression towards us. She is showing some aggression towards the cats but that is down to a warning growl. It is not just my opinion that all this aggression existed before Doggie Do Right as we were advised by three vets to euthanize her. I do very much believe that DDR will help JR as I know it has helped my dogs and cats. I do think your product is a valuable tool in helping with aggression and other behavior problems. I am in Feral CatNetwork (we spay and neuter approximately 100 feral cats a month), I am also a member of a local AKC dog obedience club, member of a local AKC agility club, president of Pet Rescue, board member of the Alliance for Care and Welfare of Animals (on the board are: county commissioner, vet. rep., rep. from AKC dog club, CFA cat club, assistant County manager, head of animal control, director of two different shelters, etc.) and Space Coast Feline Network http://www.spacecoastfelinenetwork.com Thanks, Elaine, Hi Jerry, I wrote to you a week or so ago about the unit. I have since borrowed one from Elaine Mc Clung. She speaks very highly of it. So, I brought it home and plugged it in. Of course, I wanted it to come on, all the barking stop, and have every one immediately fall to the floor in little comas for a few hours. Well, after I got all 27 of them to be quiet, still no comas. But, it had only been 36 seconds at that point. So, I gave it a little longer. Still no comas. Was this really going to work? I mean, I do have an unusual situation. So, by bedtime, a few hours later. I started to notice just how many were asleep already – with their feet in the air! I started to have hope. During the night, all was calm. In the morning when I got up, only a few of them WALKED quietly to the door to go out. Not the usual evacuation. I had the unit from Sunday afternoon until Tuesday Morning. I was certainly pleased with the night effect. I wasn’t so sure about the amount of the day time effect. Until I took it back. Within half an hour, the monsters had resurfaced. I wondered if I could break into Elaine’s house and if she would notice 
I know another person who does dog rescue. She rescues Beagles. She has 23 in an 1100 square foot house. God bless her. She is interested to see if it will work for her. I also spoke to someone else who does cat rescue, and she is interested. The cat rescue people have monthly meetings. Maybe Elaine could give a word or two about it. So, if there are any words of advice you can send my way about the best way to use it in my case, I would appreciate it. I of course wanted to keep it on the highest setting, but don’t know if that is advised, even with my situation of so many new ones coming and (too few) going. Also, how I and others can go about getting one, etc. I think the vets should have the info in their offices. It must help dogs with separation anxiety. My vet practices homeopathic as well as traditional medicine, so I would think it would be right up her alley. Thank you. Desiree M Webber A New Leash On Life Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 11:42 AM > I just wanted to take a bit of time > to tell you how much I appreciate your product and > your training methods as well. > When my little Chihuahua first arrived > I was overwhelmed with her anxiety and > her ability to just Bark endlessly. > I received your product and at first I thought > I was using it wrong, because my puppy just seemed to ignore it. > But after a week or two, she began to calm down considerably > as well as act more friendly towards people on the street. > I can’t believe the difference I see in my little puppy. Your product > is a life saver! Thanks again for everything. > Sincerely, > Regina Guerrero jerry first i want to thank you for the BIOSOUND Scientific Integrator and also for your training manual i first got the Biosound when maggie was a puppy and it was great help in getting to relieve stress or to relieve stress in her when we added riley to our family we had some tense times as you know rily was 15 months old and had had extensive training ,but was very set in his ways biosound relieved his stress from the change that took place in his life mixing with maggie has been a wonderful experience for us watching them play and react together is a real pleasure they are both very good therapy dogs and Biosound helped us get them started and to stay on the right track thanks for everything john j mamaux carlsbad ca
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Jerry has taken the time to help me out off the NG. I have a very > loud cockatoo who has been having problems adjusting to my 8 > month old son. > Joey is learning to walk. He likes to use Buddy’s cage as a hold on > for dear life object. > Buddy wasn’t exposed to toddlers prior to Joey.. my older two boys > went through this stage in a different house where Buddy had his own > room and the boys had only visits, not daily contact 24/7. > Buddy has always been spooked by "tiny" humans. Joey has been driving > him nuts! He showed his disapproval by non-stop screaming. A > cockatoo scream can be heard a block away with all the widows > shut <g> being in the house it makes your ears pop and your nerves > crawl. > Jerry sent me Free his DDR. He sent instructions on how to use it. > He
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In her excellent memo, Gail mentioned that soiled areas must be completely cleaned up. I would like to reinforce that and emphasize that this means more than just washing the area with disinfectant. Some years ago, my cat Amber began to use an area of the carpet. At the time, she was 16 years old and very ill. I simply dealt with it as best I could because I realized that it was then beyond her control and was not behavioral. After she died, I had that piece of carpet cut out. We found that the urine had gone through the padding and into the concrete below and some had even been absorbed by the wood tack strip (is that the correct title?). We SEALED the concrete to prevent my new cat from detecting any odor, replaced that portion of tack strip, and replaced the square of carpet and padding. Of course, Amber had been using the same location over and over again for a period of several months. During that time, I used enzymatic cleaners; but the smell was still noticeable because there was so much urine that it had gone through all surfaces. Your problem may not be this severe. If it is, I would encourage you to consider similar measures. This does NOT mean that you need to take up all the carpeting in your house! Instead, are there some specific areas that the cat has used multiple times? The scent may be attracting your cat even if you cannot smell it. Try an enzymatic cleaner first, of course, in case you don’t need such drastic controls. You could use a portable black light to locate areas where your cat has been using the carpet as a litter box because it isn’t always easy to find the exact spot. And the very first thing to do (if you haven’t already) is to have your vet check for medical problems, such as urinary tract infection. MaryL – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > 3. The areas that are soiled must be completely cleaned up and the smell > eliminated or else it will draw him back to the areas. > Gail > here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, > no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not > urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been > going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We > have tried everything to help this cat. Sometimes he seems to get > better for awhile and then he will start again which means, "back and > isolated in the room". That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, > who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting try over and over and > over again. Whenever we have a fight about this, my wife will either > a) claim I hate all animals b) throw the line "what if this were our > child". I cannot keep living like this. I want to use the bedroom for > another purpose like a baby room but I dont think this will happen > because she feels the need to "save" this animal. Where do you draw > the line? Any ideas? I really would hate to see my marriage end over a > cat.
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>here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, >no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not >urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been >going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We >have tried everything to help this cat.
What exactly have you tried?
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This behaviour is usually because of some urinary tract problem. Generally, if it is not a partial obstruction, it is a condition known as Feline Interstitial Cystitis. Lots of water, low stress, and sometimes some type of medication will help this problem. Sometimes access to outdoors helps. If you own your own home, think about putting in a cat enclosure out back where he can go to relax outside safely. You really need to talk to a vet about this. It can be controllable most of the time through one or a combination of the things I mentioned. You can read more about the conditions here: http://www.walthamusa.com/walthamnavc/Buffington_1/Buffington1.pdf http://www.walthamusa.com/articles/CHEW.pdf The cat is not being mean, or doing it "on purpose", he has a problem. It may be that you can help him. I realize you don’t have an emotional investment in the cat but your wife does and you do have an emotional investment in her, so, educating yourself on this very common health problem could be beneficial to that relationship. Believe me, the cat is NOT having any fun 
Karen
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, > no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not > urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been > going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We > have tried everything to help this cat. Sometimes he seems to get > better for awhile and then he will start again which means, "back and > isolated in the room". That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, > who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting try over and over and > over again. Whenever we have a fight about this, my wife will either > a) claim I hate all animals b) throw the line "what if this were our > child". I cannot keep living like this. I want to use the bedroom for > another purpose like a baby room but I dont think this will happen > because she feels the need to "save" this animal. Where do you draw > the line? Any ideas? I really would hate to see my marriage end over a > cat.
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here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We have tried everything to help this cat. Sometimes he seems to get better for awhile and then he will start again which means, "back and isolated in the room". That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting try over and over and over again. Whenever we have a fight about this, my wife will either a) claim I hate all animals b) throw the line "what if this were our child". I cannot keep living like this. I want to use the bedroom for another purpose like a baby room but I dont think this will happen because she feels the need to "save" this animal. Where do you draw the line? Any ideas? I really would hate to see my marriage end over a cat.
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1. Has the cat been seen by a vet to rule out medical problems (ie. urinary tract infection)? 2. Is the cat neutered? 3. The areas that are soiled must be completely cleaned up and the smell eliminated or else it will draw him back to the areas. 4.For 4 cats, you should have 5 litter boxes. Use clumping litter as cats seem to prefer it. Are the boxes uncovered? Many cats do not like covered boxes. 5. Medication such as an anti-depressant or anti-anxiety can be used to eliminate soiling problems if other options fail. Gail – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, > no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not > urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been > going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We > have tried everything to help this cat. Sometimes he seems to get > better for awhile and then he will start again which means, "back and > isolated in the room". That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, > who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting try over and over and > over again. Whenever we have a fight about this, my wife will either > a) claim I hate all animals b) throw the line "what if this were our > child". I cannot keep living like this. I want to use the bedroom for > another purpose like a baby room but I dont think this will happen > because she feels the need to "save" this animal. Where do you draw > the line? Any ideas? I really would hate to see my marriage end over a > cat.
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My cat died last year at the age of 19. When he was less than one year old, I tried to make a indoor cat out of him. He started using the entry way of the living room instead of his litter box. My vet checked him out and found nothing wrong. Then he told me that Punkin was rebelling against being locked inside. He needed to be an outdoor cat. I let him go out, replaced the soiled carpet in the entry with parquet flooring and never had another problem. He would come in when I got home from work and went out when I left for work in the morning. We both were happy after that. I put in a kitty door so he could go and come as he pleased. It may be that your cat is rebelling about being in the house.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, > no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not > urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been > going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We > have tried everything to help this cat. Sometimes he seems to get > better for awhile and then he will start again which means, "back and > isolated in the room". That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, > who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting try over and over and > over again. Whenever we have a fight about this, my wife will either > a) claim I hate all animals b) throw the line "what if this were our > child". I cannot keep living like this. I want to use the bedroom for > another purpose like a baby room but I dont think this will happen > because she feels the need to "save" this animal. Where do you draw > the line? Any ideas? I really would hate to see my marriage end over a > cat.
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Cats generally like to go to the bathroom outside if they have access to the outside. Why not try letting the cat go outside when he wants to if all the things others have suggested fail? Another option would be to find him a good home with someone else (if the other options fail). Because you mentioned turning a bedroom into a baby room, I’m assuming you and your wife are thinking of having children. If this is the case, then having children will probably cause her to pay less attention to the cats. Since she doesn’t have children of her own, the cats are functioning as her surrogate children. Translation: you’ll never win this argument with her. Good luck. Bill
> here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, > no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not > urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been > going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We > have tried everything to help this cat. Sometimes he seems to get > better for awhile and then he will start again which means, "back and > isolated in the room". That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, > who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting try over and over and > over again. Whenever we have a fight about this, my wife will either > a) claim I hate all animals b) throw the line "what if this were our > child". I cannot keep living like this. I want to use the bedroom for > another purpose like a baby room but I dont think this will happen > because she feels the need to "save" this animal. Where do you draw > the line? Any ideas? I really would hate to see my marriage end over a > cat.
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HOWEDY Senator,
> here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in > a 3 bedroom ranch, no kids where we must keep one > of the male cats in so he will not urinate and defecate > around other parts of the house.
That in itself might be making him spray when he gets out. > This has been going on for over a year
That means there’s something upsetting him or he’s sick. > and my wife will not get rid of the cat.
It’d probably be EZ to not upset him or treat him if he’s sick. > We have tried everything to help this cat.
All animal behavior problems are caused by mishandling. > Sometimes he seems to get better for awhile and then > he will start again which means,
Means he’s anxious about something. > "back and isolated in the room".
Perhaps just the looming threat of further isolation is upsetting him. Could be he’s worried about getting trapped in that room again. > That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, > who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting > try over and over and over again.
Yeah. But is she trying the right things? You can’t force behaviors but you can train or condition them anyHOWE you like them. > Whenever we have a fight about this,
Fighting could upset the kat and make him spray. > my wife will either a) claim I hate all animals
Not hate, just misunderstand. Chief Dan George mentions that aspect of our human nature: "If You Talk With The Animals, They Will Talk With You And You Will Know Each Other. If You Do Not Talk To Them, You Will Not Know Them, And What You Do Not Know You Will Fear. What One Fears, One Destroys," Chief Dan George, adapted with permission from his FREE copy of my FREE Wits’ End Dog Training Method manual. See? EZ, huh? > b) throw the line "what if this were our child".
All animal behavior problems are causedby mishandling. Same goes for kids. > I cannot keep living like this.
I understand. Kat pee is the most nauseating thing in the world to me. Runs shivers up my spine. > I want to use the bedroom for another purpose > like a baby room but I dont think this will happen > because she feels the need to "save" this animal.
Because all animal behavior problems are caused by mishandling, all we got to do is quit mishandling the kat and his natural instinctive clean behaivor will return. > Where do you draw the line?
I draw the line at confronting, punishing, scolding, isolating, hurting and killing animals and trying to get out calling that training. I draw the line at "rescues" that take animals out of troubled HOWESES and don’t offer effective training for people looking to give up their dogs. Dogs shouldn’t be given up for a lack of KNOWLEDGE of effective training methods and turned over to equally untrained folks who have the heart to try to rehabilitate them. > Any ideas?
Yup. I’ve got two cures for this behavior. I’ve got an effective FREE training method. It’s written for dogs but the same scientitific and psychological non force non confrontational conditioning and desensitization technqiues works for all animals, including children and spouses and employees and employers. > I really would hate to see my marriage end over a cat.
And I’ve got Doggy Do Right (And Kitty Will and A Rooster Did And A Cockatoo Or Two Did Too) machine that CURES almost all animal behavior problems AUTOMATICALLY and all animals LOVE it. Elaine McClung, President of Pet Rescue, Animal Commissioner Brevard Co FL, writes: Sep 9, 2000 "I ordered from Jerry a long time ago.. He was helpful and the order was filled promptly. Yes, Doggie Do Right does indeed exist. I "had" a very aggressive female Pit.. She was showing aggression not only towards Dok, Rhodesian Ridgeback, but our cats and even us. She now plays with Dok, even to the point of allowing him to take a toy or bone from her. She no longer shows any aggression towards us. She is showing some aggression towards the cats but that is down to a warning growl. It is not just my opinion that all this aggression existed before Doggie Do Right as we were advised by three vets to euthanize her. I do very much believe that DDR will help JR as I know it has helped my dogs and cats. I do think your product is a valuable tool in helping with aggression and other behavior problems. I am in Feral CatNetwork (we spay and neuter approximately 100 feral cats a month), I am also a member of a local AKC dog obedience club, member of a local AKC agility club, president of Pet Rescue, board member of the Alliance for Care and Welfare of Animals (on the board are: county commissioner, vet. rep., rep. from AKC dog club, CFA cat club, assistant County manager, head of animal control, director of two different shelters, etc.) and Space Coast Feline Network http://www.spacecoastfelinenetwork.com Thanks, Elaine, Hi Jerry, I wrote to you a week or so ago about the unit. I have since borrowed one from Elaine Mc Clung. She speaks very highly of it. So, I brought it home and plugged it in. Of course, I wanted it to come on, all the barking stop, and have every one immediately fall to the floor in little comas for a few hours. Well, after I got all 27 of them to be quiet, still no comas. But, it had only been 36 seconds at that point. So, I gave it a little longer. Still no comas. Was this really going to work? I mean, I do have an unusual situation. So, by bedtime, a few hours later. I started to notice just how many were asleep already – with their feet in the air! I started to have hope. During the night, all was calm. In the morning when I got up, only a few of them WALKED quietly to the door to go out. Not the usual evacuation. I had the unit from Sunday afternoon until Tuesday Morning. I was certainly pleased with the night effect. I wasn’t so sure about the amount of the day time effect. Until I took it back. Within half an hour, the monsters had resurfaced. I wondered if I could break into Elaine’s house and if she would notice I know another person who does dog rescue. She rescues Beagles. She has 23 in an 1100 square foot house. God bless her. She is interested to see if it will work for her. I also spoke to someone else who does cat rescue, and she is interested. The cat rescue people have monthly meetings. Maybe Elaine could give a word or two about it. So, if there are any words of advice you can send my way about the best way to use it in my case, I would appreciate it. I of course wanted to keep it on the highest setting, but don’t know if that is advised, even with my situation of so many new ones coming and (too few) going. Also, how I and others can go about getting one, etc. I think the vets should have the info in their offices. It must help dogs with separation anxiety. My vet practices homeopathic as well as traditional medicine, so I would think it would be right up her alley. Thank you. Desiree M Webber A New Leash On Life Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 11:42 AM > I just wanted to take a bit of time > to tell you how much I appreciate your product and > your training methods as well. > When my little Chihuahua first arrived > I was overwhelmed with her anxiety and > her ability to just Bark endlessly. > I received your product and at first I thought > I was using it wrong, because my puppy just seemed to ignore it. > But after a week or two, she began to calm down considerably > as well as act more friendly towards people on the street. > I can’t believe the difference I see in my little puppy. Your product > is a life saver! Thanks again for everything. > Sincerely, > Regina Guerrero jerry first i want to thank you for the BIOSOUND Scientific Integrator and also for your training manual i first got the Biosound when maggie was a puppy and it was great help in getting to relieve stress or to relieve stress in her when we added riley to our family we had some tense times as you know rily was 15 months old and had had extensive training ,but was very set in his ways biosound relieved his stress from the change that took place in his life mixing with maggie has been a wonderful experience for us watching them play and react together is a real pleasure they are both very good therapy dogs and Biosound helped us get them started and to stay on the right track thanks for everything john j mamaux carlsbad ca
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Jerry has taken the time to help me out off the NG. I have a very > loud cockatoo who has been having problems adjusting to my 8 > month old son. > Joey is learning to walk. He likes to use Buddy’s cage as a hold on > for dear life object. > Buddy wasn’t exposed to toddlers prior to Joey.. my older two boys > went through this stage in a different house where Buddy had his own > room and the boys had only visits, not daily contact 24/7. > Buddy has always been spooked by "tiny" humans. Joey has been driving > him nuts! He showed his disapproval by non-stop screaming. A > cockatoo scream can be heard a block away with all the widows > shut <g> being in the house it makes your ears pop and your nerves > crawl. > Jerry sent me Free his DDR. He sent instructions on how to use it. > He
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In her excellent memo, Gail mentioned that soiled areas must be completely cleaned up. I would like to reinforce that and emphasize that this means more than just washing the area with disinfectant. Some years ago, my cat Amber began to use an area of the carpet. At the time, she was 16 years old and very ill. I simply dealt with it as best I could because I realized that it was then beyond her control and was not behavioral. After she died, I had that piece of carpet cut out. We found that the urine had gone through the padding and into the concrete below and some had even been absorbed by the wood tack strip (is that the correct title?). We SEALED the concrete to prevent my new cat from detecting any odor, replaced that portion of tack strip, and replaced the square of carpet and padding. Of course, Amber had been using the same location over and over again for a period of several months. During that time, I used enzymatic cleaners; but the smell was still noticeable because there was so much urine that it had gone through all surfaces. Your problem may not be this severe. If it is, I would encourage you to consider similar measures. This does NOT mean that you need to take up all the carpeting in your house! Instead, are there some specific areas that the cat has used multiple times? The scent may be attracting your cat even if you cannot smell it. Try an enzymatic cleaner first, of course, in case you don’t need such drastic controls. You could use a portable black light to locate areas where your cat has been using the carpet as a litter box because it isn’t always easy to find the exact spot. And the very first thing to do (if you haven’t already) is to have your vet check for medical problems, such as urinary tract infection. MaryL – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > 3. The areas that are soiled must be completely cleaned up and the smell > eliminated or else it will draw him back to the areas. > Gail > here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, > no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not > urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been > going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We > have tried everything to help this cat. Sometimes he seems to get > better for awhile and then he will start again which means, "back and > isolated in the room". That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, > who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting try over and over and > over again. Whenever we have a fight about this, my wife will either > a) claim I hate all animals b) throw the line "what if this were our > child". I cannot keep living like this. I want to use the bedroom for > another purpose like a baby room but I dont think this will happen > because she feels the need to "save" this animal. Where do you draw > the line? Any ideas? I really would hate to see my marriage end over a > cat.
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>here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, >no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not >urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been >going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We >have tried everything to help this cat.
What exactly have you tried?
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This behaviour is usually because of some urinary tract problem. Generally, if it is not a partial obstruction, it is a condition known as Feline Interstitial Cystitis. Lots of water, low stress, and sometimes some type of medication will help this problem. Sometimes access to outdoors helps. If you own your own home, think about putting in a cat enclosure out back where he can go to relax outside safely. You really need to talk to a vet about this. It can be controllable most of the time through one or a combination of the things I mentioned. You can read more about the conditions here: http://www.walthamusa.com/walthamnavc/Buffington_1/Buffington1.pdf http://www.walthamusa.com/articles/CHEW.pdf The cat is not being mean, or doing it "on purpose", he has a problem. It may be that you can help him. I realize you don’t have an emotional investment in the cat but your wife does and you do have an emotional investment in her, so, educating yourself on this very common health problem could be beneficial to that relationship. Believe me, the cat is NOT having any fun Karen
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, > no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not > urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been > going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We > have tried everything to help this cat. Sometimes he seems to get > better for awhile and then he will start again which means, "back and > isolated in the room". That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, > who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting try over and over and > over again. Whenever we have a fight about this, my wife will either > a) claim I hate all animals b) throw the line "what if this were our > child". I cannot keep living like this. I want to use the bedroom for > another purpose like a baby room but I dont think this will happen > because she feels the need to "save" this animal. Where do you draw > the line? Any ideas? I really would hate to see my marriage end over a > cat.
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here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We have tried everything to help this cat. Sometimes he seems to get better for awhile and then he will start again which means, "back and isolated in the room". That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting try over and over and over again. Whenever we have a fight about this, my wife will either a) claim I hate all animals b) throw the line "what if this were our child". I cannot keep living like this. I want to use the bedroom for another purpose like a baby room but I dont think this will happen because she feels the need to "save" this animal. Where do you draw the line? Any ideas? I really would hate to see my marriage end over a cat.
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1. Has the cat been seen by a vet to rule out medical problems (ie. urinary tract infection)? 2. Is the cat neutered? 3. The areas that are soiled must be completely cleaned up and the smell eliminated or else it will draw him back to the areas. 4.For 4 cats, you should have 5 litter boxes. Use clumping litter as cats seem to prefer it. Are the boxes uncovered? Many cats do not like covered boxes. 5. Medication such as an anti-depressant or anti-anxiety can be used to eliminate soiling problems if other options fail. Gail – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, > no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not > urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been > going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We > have tried everything to help this cat. Sometimes he seems to get > better for awhile and then he will start again which means, "back and > isolated in the room". That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, > who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting try over and over and > over again. Whenever we have a fight about this, my wife will either > a) claim I hate all animals b) throw the line "what if this were our > child". I cannot keep living like this. I want to use the bedroom for > another purpose like a baby room but I dont think this will happen > because she feels the need to "save" this animal. Where do you draw > the line? Any ideas? I really would hate to see my marriage end over a > cat.
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My cat died last year at the age of 19. When he was less than one year old, I tried to make a indoor cat out of him. He started using the entry way of the living room instead of his litter box. My vet checked him out and found nothing wrong. Then he told me that Punkin was rebelling against being locked inside. He needed to be an outdoor cat. I let him go out, replaced the soiled carpet in the entry with parquet flooring and never had another problem. He would come in when I got home from work and went out when I left for work in the morning. We both were happy after that. I put in a kitty door so he could go and come as he pleased. It may be that your cat is rebelling about being in the house.
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Cats generally like to go to the bathroom outside if they have access to the outside. Why not try letting the cat go outside when he wants to if all the things others have suggested fail? Another option would be to find him a good home with someone else (if the other options fail). Because you mentioned turning a bedroom into a baby room, I’m assuming you and your wife are thinking of having children. If this is the case, then having children will probably cause her to pay less attention to the cats. Since she doesn’t have children of her own, the cats are functioning as her surrogate children. Translation: you’ll never win this argument with her. Good luck. Bill
> here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, > no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not > urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been > going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We > have tried everything to help this cat. Sometimes he seems to get > better for awhile and then he will start again which means, "back and > isolated in the room". That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, > who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting try over and over and > over again. Whenever we have a fight about this, my wife will either > a) claim I hate all animals b) throw the line "what if this were our > child". I cannot keep living like this. I want to use the bedroom for > another purpose like a baby room but I dont think this will happen > because she feels the need to "save" this animal. Where do you draw > the line? Any ideas? I really would hate to see my marriage end over a > cat.
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HOWEDY Senator,
> here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in > a 3 bedroom ranch, no kids where we must keep one > of the male cats in so he will not urinate and defecate > around other parts of the house.
That in itself might be making him spray when he gets out. > This has been going on for over a year
That means there’s something upsetting him or he’s sick. > and my wife will not get rid of the cat.
It’d probably be EZ to not upset him or treat him if he’s sick. > We have tried everything to help this cat.
All animal behavior problems are caused by mishandling. > Sometimes he seems to get better for awhile and then > he will start again which means,
Means he’s anxious about something. > "back and isolated in the room".
Perhaps just the looming threat of further isolation is upsetting him. Could be he’s worried about getting trapped in that room again. > That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, > who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting > try over and over and over again.
Yeah. But is she trying the right things? You can’t force behaviors but you can train or condition them anyHOWE you like them. > Whenever we have a fight about this,
Fighting could upset the kat and make him spray. > my wife will either a) claim I hate all animals
Not hate, just misunderstand. Chief Dan George mentions that aspect of our human nature: "If You Talk With The Animals, They Will Talk With You And You Will Know Each Other. If You Do Not Talk To Them, You Will Not Know Them, And What You Do Not Know You Will Fear. What One Fears, One Destroys," Chief Dan George, adapted with permission from his FREE copy of my FREE Wits’ End Dog Training Method manual. See? EZ, huh? > b) throw the line "what if this were our child".
All animal behavior problems are causedby mishandling. Same goes for kids. > I cannot keep living like this.
I understand. Kat pee is the most nauseating thing in the world to me. Runs shivers up my spine. > I want to use the bedroom for another purpose > like a baby room but I dont think this will happen > because she feels the need to "save" this animal.
Because all animal behavior problems are caused by mishandling, all we got to do is quit mishandling the kat and his natural instinctive clean behaivor will return. > Where do you draw the line?
I draw the line at confronting, punishing, scolding, isolating, hurting and killing animals and trying to get out calling that training. I draw the line at "rescues" that take animals out of troubled HOWESES and don’t offer effective training for people looking to give up their dogs. Dogs shouldn’t be given up for a lack of KNOWLEDGE of effective training methods and turned over to equally untrained folks who have the heart to try to rehabilitate them. > Any ideas?
Yup. I’ve got two cures for this behavior. I’ve got an effective FREE training method. It’s written for dogs but the same scientitific and psychological non force non confrontational conditioning and desensitization technqiues works for all animals, including children and spouses and employees and employers. > I really would hate to see my marriage end over a cat.
And I’ve got Doggy Do Right (And Kitty Will and A Rooster Did And A Cockatoo Or Two Did Too) machine that CURES almost all animal behavior problems AUTOMATICALLY and all animals LOVE it. Elaine McClung, President of Pet Rescue, Animal Commissioner Brevard Co FL, writes: Sep 9, 2000 "I ordered from Jerry a long time ago.. He was helpful and the order was filled promptly. Yes, Doggie Do Right does indeed exist. I "had" a very aggressive female Pit.. She was showing aggression not only towards Dok, Rhodesian Ridgeback, but our cats and even us. She now plays with Dok, even to the point of allowing him to take a toy or bone from her. She no longer shows any aggression towards us. She is showing some aggression towards the cats but that is down to a warning growl. It is not just my opinion that all this aggression existed before Doggie Do Right as we were advised by three vets to euthanize her. I do very much believe that DDR will help JR as I know it has helped my dogs and cats. I do think your product is a valuable tool in helping with aggression and other behavior problems. I am in Feral CatNetwork (we spay and neuter approximately 100 feral cats a month), I am also a member of a local AKC dog obedience club, member of a local AKC agility club, president of Pet Rescue, board member of the Alliance for Care and Welfare of Animals (on the board are: county commissioner, vet. rep., rep. from AKC dog club, CFA cat club, assistant County manager, head of animal control, director of two different shelters, etc.) and Space Coast Feline Network http://www.spacecoastfelinenetwork.com Thanks, Elaine, Hi Jerry, I wrote to you a week or so ago about the unit. I have since borrowed one from Elaine Mc Clung. She speaks very highly of it. So, I brought it home and plugged it in. Of course, I wanted it to come on, all the barking stop, and have every one immediately fall to the floor in little comas for a few hours. Well, after I got all 27 of them to be quiet, still no comas. But, it had only been 36 seconds at that point. So, I gave it a little longer. Still no comas. Was this really going to work? I mean, I do have an unusual situation. So, by bedtime, a few hours later. I started to notice just how many were asleep already – with their feet in the air! I started to have hope. During the night, all was calm. In the morning when I got up, only a few of them WALKED quietly to the door to go out. Not the usual evacuation. I had the unit from Sunday afternoon until Tuesday Morning. I was certainly pleased with the night effect. I wasn’t so sure about the amount of the day time effect. Until I took it back. Within half an hour, the monsters had resurfaced. I wondered if I could break into Elaine’s house and if she would notice I know another person who does dog rescue. She rescues Beagles. She has 23 in an 1100 square foot house. God bless her. She is interested to see if it will work for her. I also spoke to someone else who does cat rescue, and she is interested. The cat rescue people have monthly meetings. Maybe Elaine could give a word or two about it. So, if there are any words of advice you can send my way about the best way to use it in my case, I would appreciate it. I of course wanted to keep it on the highest setting, but don’t know if that is advised, even with my situation of so many new ones coming and (too few) going. Also, how I and others can go about getting one, etc. I think the vets should have the info in their offices. It must help dogs with separation anxiety. My vet practices homeopathic as well as traditional medicine, so I would think it would be right up her alley. Thank you. Desiree M Webber A New Leash On Life Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 11:42 AM > I just wanted to take a bit of time > to tell you how much I appreciate your product and > your training methods as well. > When my little Chihuahua first arrived > I was overwhelmed with her anxiety and > her ability to just Bark endlessly. > I received your product and at first I thought > I was using it wrong, because my puppy just seemed to ignore it. > But after a week or two, she began to calm down considerably > as well as act more friendly towards people on the street. > I can’t believe the difference I see in my little puppy. Your product > is a life saver! Thanks again for everything. > Sincerely, > Regina Guerrero jerry first i want to thank you for the BIOSOUND Scientific Integrator and also for your training manual i first got the Biosound when maggie was a puppy and it was great help in getting to relieve stress or to relieve stress in her when we added riley to our family we had some tense times as you know rily was 15 months old and had had extensive training ,but was very set in his ways biosound relieved his stress from the change that took place in his life mixing with maggie has been a wonderful experience for us watching them play and react together is a real pleasure they are both very good therapy dogs and Biosound helped us get them started and to stay on the right track thanks for everything john j mamaux carlsbad ca
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In her excellent memo, Gail mentioned that soiled areas must be completely cleaned up. I would like to reinforce that and emphasize that this means more than just washing the area with disinfectant. Some years ago, my cat Amber began to use an area of the carpet. At the time, she was 16 years old and very ill. I simply dealt with it as best I could because I realized that it was then beyond her control and was not behavioral. After she died, I had that piece of carpet cut out. We found that the urine had gone through the padding and into the concrete below and some had even been absorbed by the wood tack strip (is that the correct title?). We SEALED the concrete to prevent my new cat from detecting any odor, replaced that portion of tack strip, and replaced the square of carpet and padding. Of course, Amber had been using the same location over and over again for a period of several months. During that time, I used enzymatic cleaners; but the smell was still noticeable because there was so much urine that it had gone through all surfaces. Your problem may not be this severe. If it is, I would encourage you to consider similar measures. This does NOT mean that you need to take up all the carpeting in your house! Instead, are there some specific areas that the cat has used multiple times? The scent may be attracting your cat even if you cannot smell it. Try an enzymatic cleaner first, of course, in case you don’t need such drastic controls. You could use a portable black light to locate areas where your cat has been using the carpet as a litter box because it isn’t always easy to find the exact spot. And the very first thing to do (if you haven’t already) is to have your vet check for medical problems, such as urinary tract infection. MaryL – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > 3. The areas that are soiled must be completely cleaned up and the smell > eliminated or else it will draw him back to the areas. > Gail > here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, > no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not > urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been > going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We > have tried everything to help this cat. Sometimes he seems to get > better for awhile and then he will start again which means, "back and > isolated in the room". That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, > who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting try over and over and > over again. Whenever we have a fight about this, my wife will either > a) claim I hate all animals b) throw the line "what if this were our > child". I cannot keep living like this. I want to use the bedroom for > another purpose like a baby room but I dont think this will happen > because she feels the need to "save" this animal. Where do you draw > the line? Any ideas? I really would hate to see my marriage end over a > cat.
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>here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, >no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not >urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been >going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We >have tried everything to help this cat.
What exactly have you tried?
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This behaviour is usually because of some urinary tract problem. Generally, if it is not a partial obstruction, it is a condition known as Feline Interstitial Cystitis. Lots of water, low stress, and sometimes some type of medication will help this problem. Sometimes access to outdoors helps. If you own your own home, think about putting in a cat enclosure out back where he can go to relax outside safely. You really need to talk to a vet about this. It can be controllable most of the time through one or a combination of the things I mentioned. You can read more about the conditions here: http://www.walthamusa.com/walthamnavc/Buffington_1/Buffington1.pdf http://www.walthamusa.com/articles/CHEW.pdf The cat is not being mean, or doing it "on purpose", he has a problem. It may be that you can help him. I realize you don’t have an emotional investment in the cat but your wife does and you do have an emotional investment in her, so, educating yourself on this very common health problem could be beneficial to that relationship. Believe me, the cat is NOT having any fun Karen
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, > no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not > urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been > going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We > have tried everything to help this cat. Sometimes he seems to get > better for awhile and then he will start again which means, "back and > isolated in the room". That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, > who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting try over and over and > over again. Whenever we have a fight about this, my wife will either > a) claim I hate all animals b) throw the line "what if this were our > child". I cannot keep living like this. I want to use the bedroom for > another purpose like a baby room but I dont think this will happen > because she feels the need to "save" this animal. Where do you draw > the line? Any ideas? I really would hate to see my marriage end over a > cat.
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here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We have tried everything to help this cat. Sometimes he seems to get better for awhile and then he will start again which means, "back and isolated in the room". That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting try over and over and over again. Whenever we have a fight about this, my wife will either a) claim I hate all animals b) throw the line "what if this were our child". I cannot keep living like this. I want to use the bedroom for another purpose like a baby room but I dont think this will happen because she feels the need to "save" this animal. Where do you draw the line? Any ideas? I really would hate to see my marriage end over a cat.
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1. Has the cat been seen by a vet to rule out medical problems (ie. urinary tract infection)? 2. Is the cat neutered? 3. The areas that are soiled must be completely cleaned up and the smell eliminated or else it will draw him back to the areas. 4.For 4 cats, you should have 5 litter boxes. Use clumping litter as cats seem to prefer it. Are the boxes uncovered? Many cats do not like covered boxes. 5. Medication such as an anti-depressant or anti-anxiety can be used to eliminate soiling problems if other options fail. Gail – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > here is my situation. We have four cats. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch, > no kids where we must keep one of the male cats in so he will not > urinate and defecate around other parts of the house. This has been > going on for over a year and my wife will not get rid of the cat. We > have tried everything to help this cat. Sometimes he seems to get > better for awhile and then he will start again which means, "back and > isolated in the room". That has occurred numeroud times but my wife, > who has the "rescuer personality", keeps wanting try over and over and > over again. Whenever we have a fight about this, my wife will either > a) claim I hate all animals b) throw the line "what if this were our > child". I cannot keep living like this. I want to use the bedroom for > another purpose like a baby room but I dont think this will happen > because she feels the need to "save" this animal. Where do you draw > the line? Any ideas? I really would hate to see my marriage end over a > cat.
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