https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:58:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1161495 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 00:04:06 +0000 lemondrop 1161495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: It tends to reduce their anxieties (bolting for the door, crying at the window, fighting with housemates, etc), but as far as being lovey dovey and having a personality- nope! Activity level hasn't changed with any of ours, one is fat and lazy, one is skinny and super active, and one is a cuddler.</p> <p>I can't even imagine putting up with a female cat in heat in my house- mine was in heat for four days while I waited for the surgery appointment, and she drove. me. absolutely. insane. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1161490 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 00:00:34 +0000 anonysquire 1161490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: will their personalities change? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1161485 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 23:53:13 +0000 lemondrop 1161485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: oooh, that can certainly be contributing to the problem! I would definitely consider getting the ladies spayed. Don't worry about their size, we routinely spay and neuter 2 pound kittens and they do just fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1161471 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 23:25:19 +0000 LittleFox 1161471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At those ages, they are definitely sexually mature. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1161465 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 23:17:44 +0000 anonysquire 1161465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LittleFox: Well the oldest girl is the same age as the boy (2.5 years) and the baby is almost a year. I have no idea when they become sexually mature but the oldest girl has been in heat several times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1161455 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 22:57:04 +0000 LittleFox 1161455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could the girls be nearing sexual maturity and making the boy a little crazy if their scent changes or whatever? I know the male is fixed, and maybe cats are different, but my male dog would still go crazy over a female dog in heat even years after he was neutered. He was a rescue and was already an adult by the time we got him and had him fixed, so that could've affected it, but it's possible your male is still noticing the changes in the females. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1161356 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 21:07:26 +0000 anonysquire 1161356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: The boy is fixed, he is the one we are having the most trouble with. To be honest I am too scared to get the girls fixed. They are soooooooo tiny for their age. Hence their names: Minny and Tiny.</p> <p>@babycanuck: @MrsBrewer: She loves that stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1161061 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 17:31:51 +0000 MrsBrewer 1161061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: omg!! Your cat is hilarious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160900 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 15:05:35 +0000 babycanuck 1160900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is the BEST photo ever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160892 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 14:50:34 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 1160892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: omg, that photo is hilarious!</p> <p>The only thing I can think of, is are they fixed? I'm not much of a cat expert. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160827 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:56:51 +0000 anonysquire 1160827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Leialou: @lemondrop: She is the cute tamer one!</p> <p>@PurplePeony: I don't mind Velcro cat as much, but when they fall 3 feet on top of you the Velcro game isn't as fun anymore!</p> <p>@kiddosc: Bahahahahhahahaah oh that was too good!</p> <p>@rachiecakes: Is it like a plugin? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160819 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:51:44 +0000 rachiecakes 1160819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a CatScram on the floors we don't want them (townhouse). You can't hear it but it's like a dog whistle, they can't stand it so they'll stay away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160807 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:44:05 +0000 kiddosc 1160807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: catnip, not even once<br /> <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/important-catnip-psas?s=mobile" rel="nofollow">http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/important-catnip-psas?s=mobile</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160795 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:36:18 +0000 PurplePeony 1160795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My cat has been nuts lately and I chalked it up to the full moon...he's also been a Velcro kitty since I got pregnant but I don't mind that so much because it's kinda cute.</p> <p>ETA: that picture is SO CUTE!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160788 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:30:20 +0000 lemondrop 1160788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: druggie ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160778 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:25:52 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1160778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: haha! That is cute. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160762 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:15:15 +0000 anonysquire 1160762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Update: I'm regretting this! </p> [attach=1857/13/muxhdg.450x600.IMG_8525.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160756 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:08:53 +0000 anonysquire 1160756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: lol I'm going to. Throw some catnip on the bed and lock myself in the bathroom! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160754 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:08:00 +0000 MrsBrewer 1160754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: I say wake them all up!! Hahahaha jk </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160752 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:07:37 +0000 MrsBrewer 1160752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eek no advise. I'm not pregnant and my 2 cats do this every single day to us. I've kinda of just learned to live with it.... Sorry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160751 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:07:31 +0000 anonysquire 1160751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Update: it is 12:07pm and they are all dead asleep. My husband left for work and they fell right asleep. Maybe it's my husband! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160741 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:03:47 +0000 anonysquire 1160741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Attention not Trenton. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160738 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:03:36 +0000 anonysquire 1160738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: lmao! The cats have a full dish of food 24/7. DH would definitely raid the fridge!</p> <p>@Dandelion: We have way too many toys and a tiny cat tree and give them catnip sometimes. But when we give them catnip they all turn on us and try and slice us to death. They always have food and water but I'll try giving them a snack!</p> <p>@mrs. 64: So should I not let them sleep during the day?</p> <p>@Bookish: Yes but it's freezing in there! Like way super cold. And I would miss them lol. Sorry I'm not making this easy!</p> <p>@lemondrop: I feel like I'm constantly playing with them. It's just the early hours where they all wake up and chase each other and jump on us and jump into the windows and bite any of our skin that is uncovered. Maybe they need more Trenton? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160564 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 11:08:08 +0000 lemondrop 1160564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We feed them a bedtime snack of their perscription dental diet (Science Diet t/d) right before bed. Ours get annoying in the early morning when they get hungry, we've found that a bedtime snack reduces them acting like assholes when we are trying to sleep. </p> <p>Other options- a timed feeder can help too, set it to open a little before they get annoying, or hide treats throughout the house for them to find. Or toys they only get at bedtime. Great suggestions above of playing with them before bed! Enrichment can keep them busy and tired! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160395 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 08:42:00 +0000 imbali 1160395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we have the exact same problem so no advice from me :sad: subscribing though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160390 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 08:38:31 +0000 Bookish 1160390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you have a garage? That's where our cat lives at night because she is so dang noisy and destructive. We put away anything toxic and created her own giant cat apartment lol. She loves it, weirdly enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160385 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 08:34:15 +0000 mrs. 64 1160385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only have one, but we try to wear him out and keep him up in the evening so he won't be bad at night. We can trust him if we leave him in the living room though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160309 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 06:13:00 +0000 Dandelion 1160309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, also, play with them a LOT before bed. Get some string and stuff and completely wear them out. That'll release a lot of the energy for them. </p> <p>Also give them snacks that are high in protein before bed, because it'll trigger their natural instinct of eating prey and then settling down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160307 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 06:11:08 +0000 Dandelion 1160307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It probably is the pregnancy. All my animals are strange now, too.</p> <p>The cat tree helped Zeus when he was like that. Gave him something to do.</p> <p>Jewel will climb on me at night, but she's easy to push away if I don't want her bothering me.</p> <p>Do you have toys for them? Catnip? I always make sure mine are fed and watered before bed, so they don't have too many excuses to bug me, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/indoor-cat-issues#post-1160283 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 05:11:40 +0000 Cherrybee 1160283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm. I wish I could help - I know nothing about cats at all. I was under the impression that cats train you, not the other way around!! I guess your husband should get the heck outta bed when the cats require him to! Fetch them some nom! Alternatively, you could lock hubs in another room? Or would he raid the fridge too? </p>