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I haven't been there in a while but my mother reports that Milo is doing better around the cat. He's still leashed to a chair but he's no longer trying to lunge at her and doesn't seem as excited by her.
I've encouraged my Mother to give Milo lots of praise when he's good, which she says she does, but it still seems to really excite him, which has the potential of bringing about undesirable behaviors. (If any other animals are around while he's getting attention he feels the need to lunge at them. Its another thing my Dad encouraged so Milo is still learning that this type of behavior is no longer acceptable).
I've told my Mother to start letting him off leash when the cat is around but I'm not sure if she will do it or not. She feels safer having him on leash, even though it won't allow him to fully get past his problems.
The kitty is wary of Milo but comfortable enough to wander into the room with him. She'll also sleep and play now when he's in the room and she also enjoys drinking out of his water bowl
Since a trip to the vets we've determined that as we suspected, Magic is much younger than we were told (only approx. 10 months, not 2 years) and that her bad gas (stinkiest kitty I've EVER smelled!) and lack of energy are due to round worms. She also had ear mites. Since getting her medicine she's now acting like the kitten she is. We're hoping that now that she's feeling better that she won't be so frightened of the dog, will stand up to him if need be and maybe even take interest in him when he learns how to behave properly around the kitty.
I've encouraged my Mother to give Milo lots of praise when he's good, which she says she does, but it still seems to really excite him, which has the potential of bringing about undesirable behaviors. (If any other animals are around while he's getting attention he feels the need to lunge at them. Its another thing my Dad encouraged so Milo is still learning that this type of behavior is no longer acceptable).
I've told my Mother to start letting him off leash when the cat is around but I'm not sure if she will do it or not. She feels safer having him on leash, even though it won't allow him to fully get past his problems.
The kitty is wary of Milo but comfortable enough to wander into the room with him. She'll also sleep and play now when he's in the room and she also enjoys drinking out of his water bowl
Since a trip to the vets we've determined that as we suspected, Magic is much younger than we were told (only approx. 10 months, not 2 years) and that her bad gas (stinkiest kitty I've EVER smelled!) and lack of energy are due to round worms. She also had ear mites. Since getting her medicine she's now acting like the kitten she is. We're hoping that now that she's feeling better that she won't be so frightened of the dog, will stand up to him if need be and maybe even take interest in him when he learns how to behave properly around the kitty.
