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From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: pussy whipped
Summary: Neuter the cat
Message-ID: <1243@neoucom.UUCP>
Date: 28 May 88 14:45:11 GMT
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Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
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Neutering or spaying a cat at age 6 to 8 months will ususally
supress it from learning the spraying behavior.  Female cats
usually only spray while they are in heat (yeech!).  Male cats,
once they learn, will spray just about any time.

Neutering the cat once it has begun to spray will often not stop
the behavior.

If the benchtop where the cat is spraying is metal, three 9-volt
batteries connected in series will probably be enough to discourage
the cat.  As the cat stands on the bench, the circuit will be
completed though its ... while it sprays on the tools connected to
the other end of the batteries.  Using anything higher than about
30 volts might induce a siezure in the cat.  -- Alternatively,
use a constant current source limited to 3 mA.

I run a cat training program that uses an avoidance paradigm.  A 3
mA shock is a definite discoragement!

Don't use high voltage on your pussy.

One disadvantage of training the cat to not spary the benchtop, may
actaully teach it to spray somewhere else.  Like you bedroom for
instance (double yeech!).


--Bill
  wtm@neoucom.UUCP