We have had our cat for about 6 months now. she is quite a nervous little thing but after about 2 weeks she started sleeping in our room and seemed very happy.
We realised she wouldn't walk on the floor when she started making elaborate jumps around the place.
We live on a boat and wonder if perhaps the engine has made her not want to be on the floor as there is a vibration when it is on. we have been told that cats don't like vibrations.
Another possibility is that she has recently had fleas and we think she may assosiate the floor with fleas, as when she is standing on there (her food is there! which makes if very difficult) she often is peering around and staring intently at the floor. I have had to move her food bowl to make her eat more often.
My real concern is that we are going away on the boat very soon for 5 months and if she can't stand on the floor it will be impossible for her to enjoy the trp.
Can anyone help? it makes me sad to think we may have to rehome her.
2007-06-16 04:13:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
It actually sounds like you need to treat the floor of the boat for fleas. I've had a similar situation a couple of times and it took me the LONGEST time to figure out why the dogs wouldn't go in a certain room (fleas don't like me and won't bite me so I never noticed them). You may have an as yet unidentified flea infestation...best to check into that now than fird out about it while you're at sea!
2007-06-16 04:20:02 · answer #1 · answered by heart o' gold 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
true, he probably doesn't like the vibrations, but you should realy make sure that there are no fleas. i think that you should ask the vet if they have a permanent solution to the problem BEFORE you go on the trip!!!
maybe he could hear the water under the boat, and he is scared and has an unsure mind of jumping on the floor.
2007-06-16 04:29:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know many people have pets on boats. The vibration may be part. But, one is footing. As a Dog or Cat walk around and the Boat rocks it takes time for them to get their "Sea Legs". In time your cat should know how to do. Now it may look for the easy way to be stable. Also, when I had my dog on the boat. I had a Dog Vest with a Loop for a rope. Anytime he was top side, he had to where his vest, and if we were underway, he had to be connected to his lifeline. He never went overboard, but, I wanted to be safe. One last thing, if you have a GPS, learn how the MOB (Man Over Board) function works.
2007-06-16 04:26:58 · answer #3 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in a house and I have one who won't walk on floors. I adopted her from a shelter (full grown). She had been abused and was very timid. I have had her for almost 5 years, and she still refuses to walk on the floor unless she absolutely has no other choice.
She really loves people, which is surprising. She has never taken to her 5 sisters though. We just let her jump from sofa to end table to coffee table to recliner to window sill and back. We taxi her around quite a bit also. All in all, she has a happy, albeit somewhat psychotic, life.
2007-06-16 05:37:02 · answer #4 · answered by PariahMaterial 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think paradiselove is right. Don't live with a cat in a boat.
2007-06-16 04:19:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would suggest not living on a boat with a cattttt. and if you really want to.. dock somewhere and take her to the vet before the 5 month trip... otherwise, she could get more sick..
hope i could help =]
2007-06-16 04:18:02 · answer #6 · answered by summerlove32 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-06-16 04:18:28 · answer #7 · answered by ashley s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋