teaching old cats new tricks

[davet]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20841270/from/RS.2/

[annar]

I haven't posted in a while ... but my 8 year old big orange cat has diabetis and I give him insulin needles 2 times a day.

He has learned to jump up onto a chair when it is time for his needle (my back is sore and I can't bend down to the floor to needle him).

Food can be a powerfull teacher!!!

It only took him 2 days to learn this trick.

AnnaR

[mamabear]

“Dogs will work for free. They’re happy to please you,” Dale says. “Cats aren’t going to volunteer their time forever for nothing. They want to be paid, and they’re a bit less forgiving ... It has to be training where you’re being upbeat and the cat’s having a good time and being paid for it in the form of bite-size treats that are easy to swallow.”

I wish every owner new this ! LOL