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From: ph@wucec2.UUCP (Paul Hahn)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Kitten help update
Message-ID: <1205@wucec2.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 22-Nov-85 21:45:12 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 22 21:45:12 1985
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Reply-To: ph@wucec2.UUCP (Paul Hahn)
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	    My thanks to those of you who responded to my plea for help
	with Motley.  The gist of the messages I got was (1) with luck,
	she'll outgrow it; (2) until then, keep the sandbox clean and
	try to train her as best I can; (3) if such behavior appears in
	a cat which previously had no box training problems, check with
	a vet as it may be a symptom of a medical problem.
	    As it turns out, (2) seems to have been Mot's and my
	problem; I have been meticulously keeping the box immaculate for
	nearly a week now and so far have found no kitty pee where it
	oughtn't be.  Saturday when I put in fresh litter she
	immediately pissed in it!--and shat, and covered both up!!  It
	takes so little, sometimes, to make a parent happy--the covering
	turned out to be a fluke, but I am still pleased that SOME
	progress was made.
	    Of course, now that this crisis is over, she has discovered
	that she can open the hall closet, a wonderful Enclosed Space to
	Be In.  And Rattlesnake has found that exploring the kitchen
	counter while we're out can be lots of fun . . . sigh.

						--pH
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