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Kitty Kindergarten
In a recent copy of Healthy Pet magazine I received from my vet, Dr. Evan Feinberg indicating
it was time for Tahoe’s heart worm blood test, this article caught my eye, “Cool Cats Go To School”.
They caught me with the headline but then continued to engage me with the subhead, “Training isn’t just for dogs anymore”.
Not to be a skeptic but, don’t cats really do as they please, when they please, no matter what?
What It’s About? Kersti Seksel, an Australian veterinary behaviorist began the kitten kindergarten
concept more than a decade ago. She began offering classes she called “kitty kindy,”
classes exclusively for kittens between 7 and 14 weeks of age. In just a two-to-four week program,
they teach owners about what normal cat behavior is, how to correct problems before they
become permanent ones, and how to play and interact properly with their fast-growing kittens.
As a owner of a 20 year old cat, Coby, I find this intriguing and am certain if I had taken Coby to kitty
kindergarten when she was a kitten we both would have enjoyed the first 12 years co-existing much more!
Coby is a female tortoise and couldn’t be bothered for the first 12 years with anyone except the critters
outside she’d catch and eat. Holding her was impossible, petting her was at your own risk - you had to
know when to withdraw or she would draw blood with that quick swat - and yes, as an outdoor cat she has her claws - ouch!
In the more recent years, Coby now 20, has mellowed considerably and has become very talkative, nice lap cat whenever
she can get past my protector canine, Ryder. Would I have benefited in the first 12 years with kitty kindy, I’m sure!
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