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by: Okiedokie Active Indicator LED Icon 11 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Feb 8, '14 5:15pm  
So, the boy who broke his leg is a complete neat freak-he does not like his litter box in the crate he has now.  Every few hours, I am putting is litter box in for him to go but when I can't do that when I go to work.  The box does fit in there just fine but I am thinking about getting him a larger crate-one that is a ft taller and wider.  Is this the answer or should I just make him suck it up?Also, what are good toys for him to play with that will at least help him be not quite as bored?  We have put his crate on a table so he can see out the back yard and that has helped make him calmer.BTW: his pain meds do not make him calmer or sleepy.  He has not slept at all today. Granted, he has never been inside a crate for longer than a quick car ride. 4951
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pharlap Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 10 years ago   Feb 8, '14 5:23pm  
Hey.  Emoticon I just pm'd you.  4951
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Okiedokie Active Indicator LED Icon 11 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Feb 8, '14 5:50pm  
Hey. I just pm'd you.
 
@pharlap: I think I PM'd you back- I haven't slept in over 40 hours so I could be mistaken(sorry if the message is messed up also).
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 8, '14 6:02pm  
put a pillow case off your pillow in there, dont wash it that way he has something with your scent with him.  catnip toes will keep him on a kitty stoner high so he wont care LOL.  I wouldn't worry about him being entertained, he's def NOT going to like being cooped up.  Cats are very independent and hate confinement.  Do you have to keep him confined?  Or can you just let him run loose?  If he has a cast on he wont be doing too much cept trying to get it off 4951
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Okiedokie Active Indicator LED Icon 11 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Feb 8, '14 6:09pm  
Cats are very independent and hate confinement. Do you have to keep him confined?
 
@angiekaye: He has to be confined for at least a month.  If worse comes to worse, we have a room he can stay in if we can figure out how to block off the window sill.  He likes being around us and watching outside though so I am afraid sticking him in a room would hurt him more.  He is the first cat I have ever owned(granted, I have 4 but he is my first).  My Dh has never had a cat that broke anything so he is in uncharted territory also.  My cat has never been confined.  He is an indoor only cat but has free range of the house.  My Dh got him when he was only 6wks old so he has never known what it is like to be confined.  Because of his heart condition though, I really don't want to stress him out more than I have to.  He seems to like being able to look out the window though.  He also likes that when he calls, I come running.
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 8, '14 6:12pm  
If he has enough room in the crate put box in there.  He will just have to get used it or put him in a room w/ no window but then he would probably be so bored 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 8, '14 6:16pm  
did he break the back or front leg?  I am thinking you need a second opinion.  Animals heal really fast .  YOu might think about just slinging up that one leg around his belly if a hind leg and allowing him to learn to walk on 3 til healed. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 8, '14 6:27pm  
Does he snuggle with you? I would keep him in the crate most of the time, but when you're home have him sit  or lie on you. If he gets up & tries to run around put him in the crate. He'll learn. Also what Angie Kay said about the cat-nip. I find cats sleep when no one is home... How old is he? 4951
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Okiedokie Active Indicator LED Icon 11 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Feb 8, '14 6:34pm  
Does he snuggle with you? I would keep him in the crate most of the time, but when you're home have him sit or lie on you. If he gets up
 
@thegoodwife: He will be 4 in May.  I call him one of my wedding presents b/c my DH brought him home right before we were married. He is more of a loner cat.  He comes up to you though when he does want to pet but pretty much stays to himself.  He does purr when we pick him up
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 8, '14 6:37pm  
My car is an indoor/outdoor cat. He stays inside but is potty trained to go outside for the bathroom instead of using a litter box. When he got put in a cone because of a hash on his leg, he couldn't go outside and had to be isolated from our dog, who is his best friend. Needless to say he was not happy. We found keeping him in our bedroom with the blinds opened helped out a lot. He could look outside, and he was in an environment he was already comfortable with. For a litter box, we got a plastic tray filled with dirt, and eventually he learned he didn't have a choice but to use that. I'm sure your cat will be the same way. And for toys, we gave him small boxes and tissue paper to play with. He was in kitty heaven.
 
So I would try to keep him as comfortable as possible and try to be as non evasive as you can, so as not to put more stress on him. He will learn things are going to be a little different, but will adapt. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 8, '14 6:39pm  
At 4 he's still kind of young & playful. Older cats get lazy & just lie around.  I have one who doesn't want to be picked up & held. Same as your cat, it will come over to us when she wants some loving. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 8, '14 7:28pm  
@okiedokie  Can you put him in the spare room and make steps up to the window sill so that he can go up and look out?  Have your DD go in and spend some time with him. I have 2 fat cats that never want to play.  If I give them catnip they will just roll around on it and chill out. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 9, '14 3:05pm  
@Okiedokie:  Let me know how that crate works for you!!  Emoticon  4951
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Okiedokie Active Indicator LED Icon 11 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Feb 9, '14 3:32pm  
Let me know how that crate works for you!!
 
@pharlap: I am sure it will work great.  The pup is going to be so jealous
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 9, '14 4:10pm  
My Little Foot doesn't respond to cat nip. But my Screamer would get into the pet cabinet eat through the bag containing the nip go tearing through the house the last time she did that she jumped from the second floor looking down into the living area barely missing a glass table! I thought she broke her neck,legs but know she used up one of her nine lives that day!
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 9, '14 6:22pm  
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