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<blockquote data-quote="Rannveig" data-source="post: 370456" data-attributes="member: 5689"><p>A thousand more thanks, Ladies. I guess that, like my daughter, I've been treating my cat too much like my dog, who never gets tired of being petted and for whom lying on her back means wanting her tummy rubbed. I think I'm going to have to take a new approach, much more hands-off (difficult, as she has this luscious, silky fur). I'll definitely try the spray bottle and the catnip and look into treats for my daughter to give her. Oddly, my daughter doesn't hate her, so I think we could still end up as one big happy family....</p><p></p><p>And yeah, I didn't want to give the cat away, especially as she wasn't always like this. I don't want my kids to get the message that if a member of the household becomes difficult you just kick 'em out without first trying a lot of other stuff. I just also didn't want the kids to think that it's acceptable for one member of the household to bully another, either. So it's going to be a balancing act -- but a lot easier thanks to all your great advice!</p><p></p><p>Sincerely, Ranny</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rannveig, post: 370456, member: 5689"] A thousand more thanks, Ladies. I guess that, like my daughter, I've been treating my cat too much like my dog, who never gets tired of being petted and for whom lying on her back means wanting her tummy rubbed. I think I'm going to have to take a new approach, much more hands-off (difficult, as she has this luscious, silky fur). I'll definitely try the spray bottle and the catnip and look into treats for my daughter to give her. Oddly, my daughter doesn't hate her, so I think we could still end up as one big happy family.... And yeah, I didn't want to give the cat away, especially as she wasn't always like this. I don't want my kids to get the message that if a member of the household becomes difficult you just kick 'em out without first trying a lot of other stuff. I just also didn't want the kids to think that it's acceptable for one member of the household to bully another, either. So it's going to be a balancing act -- but a lot easier thanks to all your great advice! Sincerely, Ranny [/QUOTE]
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