Owning my first cat.

[santucci218]

So I am getting an apartment soon with a friend. My friends mother fosters cats at her house till they are 1 year old then gives them back to the shelter. Anyways, this cat is leaving my friends in a few days and its a really sweet cat, so I decided to get it.

How about some tips?

Im specifically nervous about my carpeted bass cab...

[bassaficionado6]

If you're worried about the cab, then I'd suggest keeping it in a room where the door can always be closed. Bathroom perhaps?

If you can't do that then just watch the cat closely for a while. If it starts clawing it up get a water spritzer and just spray it every time it goes near the cab. It will associate the cab with unpleasant sogginess and will hopefully deter it from the scratching.

Same goes for furniture. To save time get a scratchy thing specifically for the cat.

Also, if its an indoor cat, clean the box regularly. The stink will sink into the walls.

[LKdubby]

Spray bottles as suggested can work wonders! Cats (that I've seen) hate being sprayed with water. It's a nice passive training/discipline instrument.. And the suggestion for getting a real scratch post is also good!

[Araillac]

a good own is to creep up behind it when it's at a wall and scream loud and suddenly and watch it run into the wall. that would be "Owning a cat"

[Bob the bassist]

Originally Posted by Araillac

a good own is to creep up behind it when it's at a wall and scream loud and suddenly and watch it run into the wall. that would be "Owning a cat"

Actually, that'd be "Pwning the Cat."

Technically speaking

You get what you give. I spoil my cats outrageously, so they're a pack of furry suckholes without a mean bone between them. I wake up to Boris and Killer licking my beard, Gnarf on my chest, Natasha on my belly, and 5ive between my feet.



Top to bottom:
Natasha (aka Squirrel)
Gnarf
Boris (aka Moose) & Killer
5ive

Come to think of it, the comforter is kinda redundant. . .

[bassaficionado6]

Originally Posted by Bob the bassist

Actually, that'd be "Pwning the Cat."

Technically speaking

You get what you give. I spoil my cats outrageously, so they're a pack of furry suckholes without a mean bone between them. I wake up to Boris and Killer licking my beard, Gnarf on my chest, Natasha on my belly, and 5ive between my feet.



Top to bottom:
Natasha (aka Squirrel)
Gnarf
Boris (aka Moose) & Killer
5ive

Is Gnarf named after the infamous Pinky noise?

[Bob the bassist]

Originally Posted by bassaficionado6

Is Gnarf named after the infamous Pinky noise?

Not really. (I think I've seen Pinky spell it NARF, actually) It was a toss-up between Gnarf, Pnarf, Knarf, and Qnarf, but Gnarf seemed the most sensible. . . or something. . .

[bassaficionado6]

Originally Posted by Bob the bassist

Not really. (I think I've seen Pinky spell it NARF, actually) It was a toss-up between Gnarf, Pnarf, Knarf, and Qnarf, but Gnarf seemed the most sensible. . . or something. . .

I don't know. i'm kinda digging the Q.

[Bob the bassist]

Originally Posted by bassaficionado6

I don't know. i'm kinda digging the Q.

Yeah, I think that would've been my second choice. Not that she'd notice; She doesn't understand a word of Domestic House Ape. . .

[Jazz Ad]

Spay and neuter.

[bassaficionado6]

Originally Posted by Jazz Ad

Spay and neuter.

+ a gajillion.

[chuckjones93]

Don't have a cat.

[Deacon_Blues]

My carpeted bass cabs are covered with white cat hair. It doesn't affect their performance, but they got slightly heavier or course..

I'd be more worried about the furniture, wallpapers and flowers you might have in your apartment. My cat have pissed at several places in it, including my bed and the sofa, more often in the latter. I'm glad it's a leather sofa so it's easy to clean. The bed is worse, and it has pissed there three times during the two years I've had it.. The wallpapers are damaged by the cat's claws at several places. It killed a palm tree I had by scratching it and chewing on the leaves. It chews on the leaves of the other palms I have as well if it gets the chance so I keep them rather high up.

Despite all that, it's a nice cat that always come to say high when I come home after work...

[Jerose]

Originally Posted by Jazz Ad

Spay and neuter.

Bob Barker will have your *** if you don't.

[sarcastro83]

Dude... trust me. Do yourself a favour, and invest in some kind of cover for your cab. My cat has torn the everloving crap out of the side of my Nemesis combo, and continues to do so after constant discipline...

But, that being said, cats are pretty good to have around. Enjoy.

[SuperDuck]

If you A) have a good scratching post and B) trim your cat's claws regularly, you should minimize the damage done to your cabs and furniture.

[DaveTomasi]

The water bottle is a good training tool. I found that it works best if you can do it so that the cat does not see the water bottle after you spray. That way the cat associates getting soaked more with the behavior and not with you holding a water bottle.

[Liist]

I keep my cat outside and he owns the block around my house. He likes to sleep, eat, and hunt. I wish I lived like him.

I never have problems with scratched furniture either. Whenever I let him in, he doesn't even scratch the carpet. He finds a nice soft spot and lays there. Sometimes he likes to go inside the baby grand piano whenever someone plays.

[john turner]

keeping my cat's nails clipped has really helped in them not tearing crap up. they only do it when they are trying to control their claw growth. that crap gets outta control and they don't have any clippers they can use.

get a covered litter box, and don't let the cat outside - indoor/outdoor kitties have a severely decreased lifespan expectancy than purely indoor cats.

[Croox]

Originally Posted by Deacon_Blues

The bed is worse, and it has pissed there three times during the two years I've had it.

wow. you wouldn't have seen the cat ever again if it pissed in my bed the first time. that sucks though.