Basecamp THE Secret to Your Cat’s Happiness
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- Is there only one key to your cat’s happiness? Of course not. But the concept of what I call Basecamp would be a finalist for the crown of Cat keys, that’s for sure.
Cat Mojo orbits around territorial security. It’s all about a sense of ownership of territory and what you do inside of what you own. Basecamp is the embryo of ownership - so learn it, and put it into action!
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00:00 Introduction
00:25 Why Basecamp?
01:23 Building Basecamp
03:39 Where is Basecamp?
04:32 Basecamp for Cat Introductions
05:33 Basecamp Expansion - Домашні улюбленці та дикі тварини
My cat assertively re-scents my hand after I shower every day. She watches me shower, then immediately reapplies her scent when I get done
She's on top of it!! haha
She's funny. She's possessive of her people, and doesn't like company. She's not into being pet very often, but she loves to play. Play is her love language.
@@jrdale huh. Yeah my tom Pablo uses play to communicate love too, I think. Not a fan of cuddling or being held but he does love to rub up on you, wants to be where all the people are, and to know what's going on. First cat I've had that's not a cuddler that is so friendly, talkative and interested in watching us.
I do the same to my girlfriend ❤️😂
Same
You're the reason why moving my 14 yr/old cat to a different state went so well. Never stop posting, you're awesome!
Medina, I have been searching for info on long distance moves, and this is the only video I've found that addressed it directly. I am taking my timid 10 yr.old on a long trip - besides familiar items ( we already prepped w the litter and smelly blankies,) did anything else help you?
well he has to stop posting sometime because he’s gonna die 💀
@@miaaaaa5850 you are a jack ass
Svetla Nikolova ok
How did u dooo thattt!?
Why do I keep watching videos like this without owning a cat myself
Because Jackson just has that kind of mojo :D and perhaps you want a cat?
@@Grumpah purrrrhaps* ;)
Hahaha I suppose I'm pretraining myself in case I ever do get a kitty!
Bailey, you need to get one! You don't know what you're missing out on. Adopt, dont shop. 🐈🐱🐈
@@mimime5376 I would get a cat, but :') I still live with my parents whom have 4 dogs, that would not accept a feline family member.
I make do with seeing my grandmother's cat lol.
@@ChonkyCats Ahh. That makes sense. Well, one day you could and I'm sure you will. Have a beautiful day!
Lol watching this makes me realize that me and my cats have been sharing a basecamp which I call the living room
that kitten pawing your face just made me want to burst into tears, but in a good way, i've been kinda depressed
Random crying outbursts are a sign that you're not just "kinda depressed," but potentially _clinically_ depressed. I've been there.
Just checking on you. I hope you’re feeling better. But if you aren’t...you aren’t and that’s okay too. Just know you’re valued and loved and your presence matters. The world needs you.
I have been there myself. To the point of needing professional help. I sincerely hope that you feel much better now. Do not be afraid to ask for help if you feel the need. It is out there. BTW: Thank God I no longer need medication for my depression. I will say a special prayer for you if you do not mind. Have a nice day. ✌
Just reaching out and making sure you're okay. You are loved and needed. Stick around, it gets better! Sending lots of light and love.
Just reaching out to see how you are doing. Depression is almost inevitable for deep hearts, you will get through it.
My whole house sign post. Yup she owns the house I just live here lol
Yep! 🤣😅
Same. It's your whole house and you! 😄
@@terranatrabu1784 and I wouldn't have other way
She gotta start paying the mortgage and the bills lol
You don't just live there. You're the cat's Vroomba, with futuristic food preparation features.
Don't believe that? Watch what happens when it knocks glassware off the table.
See? Vroomba!
My girlfriend and I just adopted our first cat Chester, a 3 year old male. We tried to do base camp, but he literally wanted to explore the whole place on the first day. He WOULD NOT stay in the bathroom or bedroom to save our lives. He’s the sweetest cat I’ve ever met though. It’s day three and HE WILL NOT STOP SNUGGLING either of us (mostly me though, I’m much warmer lmao). Thank you Jackson Galaxy for both the great advice, and pushing us towards adoption.
Update please! It's been a year or 2, has he been well?
Some times that works with some not shy, not traumatized cats or you have no other pets at home you can let them roam your home the first day. Need to block off places so they cannot hide like under recliner chairs, couches, under beds, under furniture that are open in the back like hutch. Have something else like a box turned upside down, cat tent etc. for safer options for them to find for small space to hide and easier for you to find them. If you have a home basement not to let them explore until a later date and block off crawl spaces, behind washer and dryers etc. When I had a single cat that passed away my husband and I decided to adopt 2 cats from the same foster home that became friends and the foster mom had them set up in the same room in foster care. We decided to adopt them both and they got along great with each other. We did not set up a base camp for them we just let them roam the house right away to explore and blocked off areas we thought they could get trapped or something or hide. They both were ready to explore and did not want to be confined, confident cats. They were familiar with our home in a few days and all they had to do was work out the territories that was their favorite places and routine with us. There was no introduction needed they already knew each other from their foster home. This does work with no previous pets at home, single cats or a pair that you adopt together that have been introduced at shelter or foster home setting. Go by your individual case and take each cats personality and not being traumatized from their past prior to being put in a shelter or foster home before you adopted them. Shy , abused, stray single cat would be much better in a small space camp set up for them first in your home and see how long it depends on their own terms not our preference for speed to get them adjusted to their new environment, smells , sounds and getting to know you their new pet parent.
I made a ton of mistakes with basecamp. I have a small house. 3 bedrooms and 1 bath. All small rooms. Two rooms are bedrooms, mine and my husbands. The other bedroom is part storeroom and base camp for our 1st two cats. We also have two dogs. So my bedroom is a hangout for the two dogs mostly. The dogs tend to race around the house. The 1st two cats have made more scent soakers in different places including my room (least used due to dogs) and the two other bedrooms. When we adopted 2 additional adult male brothers, I thought the better option was to put the new brothers in my bedroom for basecamp, because my bedroom was used more by the dogs. However this resulted in my dogs not being with me as much, my other cats becoming crazy with frustration at not getting in my room and the new cats at not getting out. So, I am considering moving base camp for the new cats to the third bedroom which has 2 litter boxes and is mostly storage but has high shelving where one of our first cats loves to hang out. I am wondering if the move would be a bad idea, but right now it seems like the entire animal community (2 dogs and now four cats) are very unhappy. If I move their basecamp to the third room, the move will upset 5he new cats and the one cat who will lose his room, but it hopefully would result in 3 cats being unhappy versus all six animals being unhappy. The introductions have been going on 7 weeks now. I have been using Jackson’s flower essences to help with stress and bullying the past three weeks, but it doesn’t seem to be working. Any thoughts or feedback? I’m desperate. 😊
when I adopted my first cat (as an adult), I binge watched all your videos, even from years old. you've helped a lot! my cat has a fuzzy throw blanket as "base camp." now I'll bring it whenever she's changing environments! thanks for the tip.
Citrine42 Thank you for pointing this out. I need to focus on my cat some more.
Ooh awesome! ♡♡ good for you!! ♡♡♡
Funny story... My daughter had a flue so she took her old baby blanket on her way to granny's. When she got better, she figured the blanket smells like our older cat, Mirko. My mum asks to wash the blanket, and she's like NO! I love Mirko's scent! So, it's not only about the cats.
@Brian "Cool story, bro!" Actually, English is just this foreign language I used to learn in school and can use just enough. How many foreign languages do you speak and write grammatically correct? (Actually, don't bother answering, the question was rhetorical.)
@Brian "That is better."
Brian why would you be so unkind to someone - and in such a public arena. Methinks you need more cat cuddles.
@@elizabethaspinall6967 It was long ago, and Brian probably leads a miserable, unfulfilled life if he needs to play grammar cop on youtube for fun. No hard feelings on my side. :)
Katarina P that’s good, I only just started watching cat daddy. Next week I collect 2 Maine Coon kittens after 30+ years of solitary adult rescue cats, so I want to be prepared for the mayhem. It’s been really useful getting to hear how JG understands cats. It’s also been great finding how helpful, generous, constructive and kind most of the comments are - just like JG is.
1:22 building basecamp
1:30 scent soakers
2:00 signpost
3:39 where is basecamp?
4:33 basecamp for cat introductions
5:34 basecamp expansion
6:07 basecamp rotation
I have had many cats during my life so far... more than most due to work rescuing, working with and finding homes for many feral cats. I didn't just fix a colony I dismantled it and sent all adoptable cats (which was most of them) to new homes. But one that had claimed me - my Fuzzy Face - had his own basecamp and I didn't have to do anything but make sure we had two bathrooms. His basecamp was always a bathtub. He would choose which one and that was it. When stressed he would go sleep in the tub. When he passed away he chose the bathtub as well. He went to sleep in there and didn't wake up. I found him in the morning. - Heidi
I've been watching so much of your videos about adopting another cat and introduction lately. A couple of weeks ago, I went to the vet to take out a couple of teeth on one of my two cats, he had been low lately and they found an aggressive type of cancer under the tongue and throat.. so I went home without him.
My other cat have never been alone before (also adopted) and is not her self. Tomorrow I am going to visit a cat that needs an forever home and I am so thankful for all the videos you have to prepare. I do wish you were available in Sweden during coming intro. These videos really matters!
We recently adopted an adult cat from a shelter. He had been found on the street, has only one eye and a deeply scarred lower lip. Poor thing had been in the shelter over a year. When he first got here, he was terrified. Your videos really, really helped. We started with a base camp, and by now he is being very brave and conquered the whole house, as well as our hearts.
my cat loves rubbing his scent all over me every time i finish showering like "hey human! u belong to me dont forget that!"
My cat has two base camps, the living room when she’s happy, and my room (the place I spend most of my time) when she’s scared.
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Do you put litter box in the room if it's the first base camp ? I share a house with my housemate and I want my cat to feel safe in my room first . But I plan to put the litter box in the living room 😣 Help
@@lM3LODYl A good rule of thumb is that you should have one litter box per cat plus one (& should be scooped on a daily basis - think of it in terms of having to use a porta potty that hasn't recently been cleaned
So with just the one cat, I'd suggest putting one in the living room and one in your bedroom. That way kitty always has access to a potty box whether your bedroom door is left cracked open or not.
You may also need to play around with the placement of your cat's potty boxes to find out where they are more comfortable alleviating themselves. For instance, I had this one cat that refused to use the litter box and kept going potty under my bed until I moved his potty box into a corner. I rarely had a problem after that.
You have the coolest shaped head, Jackson.
Jackson Galaxy always gives great advice. When I adopted our last cat I asked the rescue to give us an item like a blanket or cat bed the cat we were adopting and bringing it to her our home so she knew she was staying and has something with her scent on it. It made her more comfortable less nervous in her new space camp room /sanctuary room set up for her and doing slow introduction to another resident cat. I was surprised the rescue said they never have people ask or give the adopter and item. To this day that blanket that came with her is her favorite base camp blanket. They did give us a blanket she has been using and then we turned around and bought some blankets to give to the rescue to replace the one they gave to us. I highly recommend asking a shelter rescue for an item that has the cats, mother cats or siblings scent on it and if you can have it when you adopt a kitten or cat and turn around and donate to help with supplies or buy them extra blankets, cat beds, toys etc. for giving you and item for your new adopted kitten or cat you and bring to your home. If they don't have an item for them to have a blanket to rub on them, mother cat or siblings if you get a kitten from a litter that were still there when you adopt. It really helps all animals adjust even dogs having an item to take home. It is nice having something in the carrier as for a kitten or cat travel to their new home something they are familiar with. Also helps them feel at home in their new space camp room you set up for them. It does help a kitten adjust without momma cat or their siblings in a single adoption or cat adjust so much better having something with their scent on it since they have had so much change, separation prior to you adopting them brings stability especially the first few days in space camp having an item they are familiar with. Just like some cats that get returned to shelter because own dies or needs to go into nursing home etc. and cannot keep them or family do not want them. It also helps if previous owner can give you items from their home for the cat like a small cat tree, cat bed an item that smells their previous owner helps to avoid severe depression and the animal in shock losing their stable home and the owner they loved. I remember a story a friend of mine who does rescue found out an owner could not keep their senior cat and it was having a very hard time in the shelter and the cat had nothing from its previous home and it almost died from depression, anxiety, scared and refusing to eat. My friend took the cat home and they were luck to get hold of the previous owner and family before they through out all the cats belongings my friend was able to get the cats previous cat tree, litter box and a few other items. The finally started eating and gaining my friends trust after she brought in items that the cat was familiar with. The next morning the cat came out of hiding in her space camp where my friend has her set up and was able to start connecting with the cat and she was asleep on her cat tree and ate the food she had set out for her. The cat recovered from the trauma of leaving the only home she knew since she was a kitten and was 10 years old the cat. My friend made sure to find this senior cat quiet single home to live the rest of her life in and the cat tree and a few other items went with her to her new permanent home. Also my friend that does rescue would visit the cat to help new owner with her transition since she was a foster mom to this senior cat.
What a great idea! I'm going to do it and request the shelter consider building it into the adoption fee if needed to send every adopted cat home with an item with their scent in the carrier so they'll not feel so overwhelmed when entering their new environment. Can you imagine how many lives are brighter because Jackson volunteered to work in a shelter and has helped all of us be even better Guardians for our companions ? I'd feel so good if I could look back upon my life as having helped improve the world so much. He's still going, too! I missed his new live show by a day but have to join and support him as he's helped all of us learn to pay it forward in Trap Neuter Release [ TNR] programs to help stop the tough existances cats living without homes experience. The growing number of feral cats who never learned to trust humans while young and are hidden under structures sometimes with only one or two people trying to provide some food on incomes that are not providing excess funds but they can't sit back and ignore animals in need across our country. The fact that we still are killing millions of healthy animals in shelters per year is so tragic and preventable. Please be proactive and always have your animals fixed so we can stop this travesty from occurring any longer. Bless you all for caring enough to learn more about how to improve your pets quality of life while under your care.
@@lauriemcqueen5247 Awesome idea.
I adopted a cat around early 2019 she was abused and bullied by other cats and I love watching your videos it makes me happy knowing I’m being a good parent to my cat she’s 2 now
I swear to god this is the cutest opening to a UA-cam video I've ever seen. My heart has melted. Nothing like a full grown dude holding a tiny kitten.
I'm a vet and this was super interesting and educational. They really don't teach enough animal behavior in vet school.
Here's a fun question: have you ever seen a moment where you see your cat personality shift to where they finally realized they're at their forever home?
Yeah I adopted 2 feral kittens that were born in my garden in the summer. Mom left them at 8 weeks and I started to feed them. I'll never forget the feeling when they first came and rubbed off my legs and told me yeah it's ok to pet me. They're fully tamed now and two happy sister's cookie monster and coco bear 😁
You are my Cat Hero! Thanks for all you do for our kitties.
Yes 🙌
Hello Carol!
When my family moved to a new house we had all the same furniture so the cats were okay, but one of my cats slept cuddled in my arms the first night. I couldn’t sleep a wink but it was super cute cause he never did it before.
good info i am moving to a new place and will bring cats stuff over first so they will know that is the new home
Hi Jackson, I love your videos! A month old cat was dropped on a country road and we took her in. She is my first cat and I couldn't love her more! Thank you for sharing your deep love and understanding of cats! Sending much love!
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We will be moving soon w/ 2 cats! This info will be invaluable. I am improving my cats' lives everytime I watch another one of your videos. Thank you, Jackson Galaxy!
I love how you explain cat behavior without fear of anthropomorphism!!
My cats safe place is our bedroom, I always advice visitors to leave her alone unless she initiates contact. She's not a huge fan of strangers and has kidney disease, so this makes for a less stressed and happier kitty.
Awesome 👏
Hello Michelle!
Halfway through….and I’m kneeling on the ground (in the cat yoga position, actually) THANKING you 🙏. This information that I did not have…is going to be the key to maintaining my cat’s mojo in my new home❤️.
Can you do a cat introduction video small apartment version? Some of the tips you have in that video just won't work in my tiny apartment.
Hola, so happy to be a part of the Kitty community with Mr. Jackson. I will be brining home two 8 week old kittens from a stray mama. I have a 9 month old resident cat....wish me luck
My Cat has turned the ENTIRE house into a basecamp!
Perfect timing Jackson! My cat and I are moving into a new apartment next month, and now I'm feeling a little more prepared. :)
Just adopted my 9 year old baby today!
She's cuddling in a room with me, happy 😊 my other kitty is cuddling with my husband in another room!
Slowly introducing, her Basecamp is here with me
This video was sooooo helpful
I haven't got a new kitty in 12 years, I was rusty!
Jackson Galaxy I've been watching you for years, you're amazing!
My girl's basecamp is wherever I am. She adopted me several years ago, wandering out of the woods one dark, rainy night. We escaped a lava eruption and lived at an evacuation shelter for two months--in our tent. Moved three more times (all this in the last year). I always move our stuff in to a new space before I release her from her carrier. She's been a trooper....as long as she knows where my room (or tent) is, she's good. My BFF!
I got a barn cat about a year ago now. She was so scared of everything, but with your help shes now the most loving, curious, playful angel. I cant thank you enough, im so proud of how far shes come
Thank you cat daddy! Fiona is coming home tonite! She was a feral 1year old when I found her that I fed outside thru snow sleet and rain for 1 year. Never touched her or even tried only fed her talked to her and was consistent. Then one day she rubbed up against me. Now when I come home she drops exposes her entire belly and let's me rub away! I'm soooo in love with her. 💜🐈
How is Fiona doing now?
@@ClippyTactical hi and ty for asking! Fiona the cat is awesome. Currently sitting in the open window here in Mass. It's a beautiful mild day but noreaster coming tomorrow though 4-8 inches of ❄️ .Typical New England weather. If you don't like it wait a minute it'll change. Lol
My house a Base Camp ⛺️ everything you mentioned is soooo spot on!! Thanks Cat Daddy
Jackson, how do you keep base camps emotionally "safe" when you have two cats? Our new cat LOVES our other cat's base camp and she won't go there for comfort anymore.
Thx for helping us see the world thru 😸 eyes! Live Long & Prosper! ✌🌈
Getting a kitten in a few weeks, im sure this will be helpful in raising him/keeping the kitten happy.
I love, love, loooooove your videos. They're so interesting, you teach us cat lovers/owners, very important things. Thank you Jackson. Love from Colombia. 😻
All your videos make absolute sense, you speak cat language fluently 🐈🔊😻😘💖😽
Jackson, I wish you could have met Bugs. He was an all white Manx. Bugs was the cat that made me fall head over heels in love with the Manx.
I was the only one who could handle him and I can tell you stories of his attacks.
1. A friend had never laid on a water bed before and wanted to try it out. I didn’t think anything about it and I let her try it out. Bam, Bugs attacked her as soon as she laid down in my bed.
2. An old boyfriend was setting on the end of my bed and he was playing rough with my Alaskan Malamute. Bugs thought Neeka was being hurt and true to Bugs form, he jumped in the middle of his back and dug in with his claws. As fast as it happened he was gone. Hit and run. No more boyfriend!
3). I had to leave for a few days so I asked my sister to feed him. She fed him but tried to pick him up and got bit and scratched. She hit Bugs with her tennis shoe. Bugs never forgot. Every time Bugs would see my Sis he would hiss and growl.
That’s just a small picture of one of the loves of my life. Luckily the man I married got along with Bugs.
My little sweetheart lived to almost twenty years. He did have a very unique personality! To this day I still miss him. I enjoyed two more Manx cats after my boy, Bugs.
The timing for this video is impeccable. I'm moving out from my parents' house with my 12yo tortoiseshell Chiquita, and I've been trying to figure out the best way to bring back apartment scents and transport house scents to the apartment so it's not as big a shock for her. My new roommate isn't quite a cat lover like I am, but she likes my cat enough to let me try catifying the space.
However...I'm not sure where to set up base camp. The apartment doesn't have any doors except the exteriors, the bathroom, my roommate's bedroom, and a storage room. The storage room is right next to the main living area, though there's also some space up top in the main living area. At my parents' home, she runs to a quiet room when people come over. If things quiet down or she smells food, she'll peek out. There's a high shelf (mostly unused) in the main living area, and I suppose making that base camp could get her more used to people, or maybe I could section off an area of my no-door bedroom.
Any thoughts from someone who's done this before?
Yes, I agree with you.
Hello Liana, how is the weather over there?
I'm taking care of two abandoned kittens until we find them a home, so this comes in handy. Thx Jackson.
I'm thinking about adopting a cat and your channel is a Goldmine of information!!! Thank you so much for all the videos 😃
Thanks that actually helped a lot. I’m going to be adopting in the next week or two.
Thank you so much for these videos. I'm a new cat owner, and these are helpful
Love all your videos :-) I have 4 cats in a small apartment....all rescue. When the newest cat gets too agressive with one of the other cats I bring her into our bedroom for a while to calm down. but it's getting slowly better when we play a lot with her. Hunt catch kill eat! this calms them down.
Did basecamp and didn’t even know it when we moved house! Kitty (who is extremely adaptable to begin with, spends holidays at my catsitter’s!) was freaked out when we moved so I gave her a basecamp. In just a couple days she was out and about being her normal loving social self...it works!!
Little note: we live in an RV and took in a stray kitten. Even he has his own safe spot an enclosed spot by our window. Every time he is nervous with new things that's where he goes. He is crate trained when we move also. All I have to do is say "kennel" he runs right in excited to see a new destination. He is more like a dog. Lol
I'm foster home that help cats being adopted. Plz share some tips how to ease the tense of cats when they first relocate to new home. For instance if the cats meowing all night causes they're anxious to the new place, what can new guardian do so that both of them could get some rest. Thank you very much.
Original TW_YoungDesign HEY! :) I just went through this! So here’s what I did. First of all make sure to crate them if they are very small. You must have a crate large enough that you couldn’t carry it alone. It must be about the size the vet uses. I set it up with a “snugglesafe “ warming disc. Also putting a tic tock clock just outside of the crate mimics the heart beat. They sell things that do this also. Put all the things that you fostered the cat with. His basecamp stuff in the crate. His water bowl and feeding is done in the room where the crate is. Always leave the crate door open when the kitten is not in it. Keep the cat or kitten restricted to one room for a week or more. Opening up the house. One room at a time. For them to explore. Also moving the base camp items out and allowing new ones to be made by the cat. If it’s NOT a kitten. Skip the crate part. And just confine to a room that has good temperature and is near the proud new parents. The cat shouldn’t meow too much unless he is wanting. Cats do NOT enjoy playing alone. Nothing really does. So I recommend timing the meals and timing play time. Play with the cat the way jackson describes. Allowing them to climb. Hunt. Run. Get them tired. They will sleep well on the snuggle safe that’s nice and warm when they are tired. They are very regimented. So keep them on a regimen. I could type for hours what I have been through. From bottle feedings to the newborn whose mom left the hour she had him. To introducing them to older cats. Etc. It’s all thought and all mojo. Pay attention to your cats. They are paying attention to you. Put the phone DOWN when u play with them. Tv isn’t on bcuz YOU AND THE CAT will be distracted by the movements on the screen. But base camp is a must. And if they are kittens. I kept mine in the room for 2 months. He was 3.2 ounces when I found him. So almost only 3 ounces. It was very hard. And very rewarding. He is a little gift. And a maniac. I know I have had to put him in the bathroom somentimes with all of his things just to get some sleep. Bcuz I’m not a kitten and I get tired !! Lmao. Eventually. So will he. But if the two don’t match up then they have to go to sleep in another room. That’s why the crate is handy. It fits all their stuff and it’s the first place they have ever been.
Outdoor kitty will be totally hemmed in if not allowed access to outside when they want to go out.
@@annwilliams6438 Jackson has remedies for that too, like a catio...check some of his other videos!
Aww thank you for being a great foster parent and good foster home for all the kitties!! I'm so thankful there are still great people like you on Earth! Thanks for caring enough to all questions to make your fosters transition to your home easier and less stressful and scary! Yay I'm happier now lol. Ya I know I'm weird but figured I needed to give you some praise. 😻😻😻
I've recently adopted a cat and your videos have been extremely helpful! Unfortunately before I adopted him, he was hit by a car and had to have his tail amputated! :'(
In many of your videos, you use the posture of the cat's tail as an indicator of Mojo. I was hoping you could please point towards some other ways I can read my tailless cat's mood/feelings?
Thanks so much for all of the wonderfully helpful insights and advice!
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Collin Mc whiskers are another good indicator or ears!
Ears and eyes. Flattened ears are a sign they’re frightened/angry, wide eyes can be fear I think. Closed eyes obv indicate contentment. Butt in your face is a sign of trust and friendship 😂
@@elisabethstaab5818 Can depend, one of my cats opens his eyes wide to look innocent when he knows he's done something he shouldn't have done... or when he wants to look cute. I swear he's a manipulator...
I’m so glad I found you again🧡 I’ve been doing some of the things you’re suggesting even before watching your videos but it’s so nice to see i’m on the right track. Thank you!
My husband and I just adopted our cat today. We are currently living in a motel room which is about the same size as a small studio apartment, and the cat chose underneath the desk where my husband has his laptop as his Basecamp hideaway. He wet the crate and blanket we had inside the crate on the way home, but I plan on washing both of those things.
My sister's getting ready to move with 4 cats. Good timing on this video :D
Informative video for cat-sitters too. Thank you 🐈✨
I agree with you completely I have learned so much watching these videos. I have a cat room just for them and I noticed a huge difference. Anytime they were stressed they run to their room and they are happy. Thank you for helping us!
We moved one time with our cat, figured let her run lose for a little bit before we moved things in, then we could shut her in a room with me as I was unpacking. Yeah didn't work well, we lost her for 3 days. I was pregnant and freaking out. She had been hiding under the sink. We though she got stuck in the trash can outside because you could hear very faint mews when you'd say her name. Nope she was stuck under the sink. The next move,we left her in her cage, until my bed or couch was brought in and she did so much better. Those were her 2 sleeping spots.
Here I thought my cat was giving me hugs when she rubs up against me, 😄
Of course, she is! Would you hug someone you don't know? Why would she rub up against someone ho doesn't belong to you??
I wasn't done editing and my laptop hiccuped! LOL It's who doesn't belong to her or she isn't interested in...
Lov ur song Not a bad! Cat...! Jus misunderstood..."
Litter genie = my life saver. My litter box care has gotten so much better since i got mine
Thank you 🙏 Jackson for making this world a better place for cats & humans!!! 💗🌿☺️
This is great advice! I am driving my cat to a new state next weekend and want to help him feel comfortable in our new home.
Let us know how that goes. I move a lot and want to get a cat.
I'm doing the same, 2 cats over 3 nights, driving interstate....hoping it is not too stressful for us all.
That explains so much...
I recently moved my computer from the family room I to my bedroom (where I spend most of my time) and from the next day to the present my cat would/will not stop meowing at me. Now I know why. I changed where I spend most of my time.
I guess I'll just have to set my PC up on the giant TV in the family room. (Nothing like gaming on a 4k big screen, am I right?)
Either that or put a scratching post and some cat stuff she already uses in your bedroom too?
love that guy - he is authentic and inspired by true love and understanding of kitty mojo 🐾❤🐾
Thanks Jackson!!! I just adopted a 1 year old shy kitty who was hiding a lot and hissing at me when I moved too fast. Now, a week later, she is a feisty cat that lovesssss to play and get pets!!! I'm moving things out into the rest of the house now and I'm sure she will hide again when I open the door, but I think this basecamp concept has really helped her confidence and I'm hoping she can feel comfortable through and through. I'm so proud of her. It really is mojo!!!!
That's a very nice cat thumbnail. Lovely! 🤗
My cats’ base camps are the entire house. They are EVERYWHERE ALWAYS. For real! They both sit on allllllll the beds allllllll the couches allllllll the blankets. Us. The only things they both dont touch is their particular radiator baskets (they each have one) and they each have a blanket that they love and the other one hates. Basecamp is the whole house XD
Know this is a few months old, don’t know if you’ll even see this but just wanted to say thanks to both you and Kitten Lady. I have always loved cats (which is ironic cause the rest of my family are dog people) but in the last few months I’ve taken it upon myself that I want to learn as much as I can about them. Not yours and her videos and posts that I’ve started to follow and watch have been very helpful along with books and other internet resources. I’ve yet to be able to own a cat sadly, but the way I see it if I go ahead and start all of this research/journey, I’ll be able to make their lives that much better when I’m able to adopt!
The kitty on the thumbnail is just THE BEST! Made me smile. ❤️
Love your work Jackson. Once the coronavirus lockdown is over, you should visit the Cat House on the Kings, and make a recording of your time there. :)
Jackson you’re videos have become a life saver for me- however there are so many reasons why my cat could be behaving the way she is! I am having a hard time finding out the “why” in her story! Detective work can be difficult!
Yes indeed, I agree with you.
Hello Reba jeane!
Man, You are doing such a great job!! I'm moving my cat into an apartment in a few days. Base camp all the way!!! Thank you, you've put my mind at ease.
I'm looking to adopt a cat very soon and have been watching as many videos as I can of yours. Truly, thank you so much for these! They are so informative and easy to understand and I feel less nervous about adopting my first cat! Knowledge is power!!
Thanks for these, Jackson.
Please say "Hi" to my Crackerjack? He's just turned "10," and he might be offended if you failed to acknowledge his first decade with us...lol...
My cat hates it when I come home smelling like another cat.
THANK YOUUUU!!! I shared! Love you and your videos and everything you do, my fellow Taurus Cat Lover! Wink!
I just adopted a cat and found your channel and have been binging your videos. They are so helpful! Thank you for all the amazing content!
Wow I wish I knew this when introduced two of my cats. They hate each other and it causes fights
I have a cat who won’t play. I get her toys and if she likes them she plays with them until she tires of them. She isn’t very reactive to catnip. I’ve tried rotating toys every few months. She won’t even play with her fishing pole toys anymore and they were the last thing I could get her to engage with. She is even frightened of some toys. Springs terrify her and if she sees one she runs out of the room.
Is my cat depressed? I briefly considered getting another cat but I can only have one cat due to many reasons I don’t care to go into here. I want her to be happy. She doesn’t seem happy anymore. She is not even 2 years old yet. I’m worried.
There are circumstances in my life that I can’t change (I’m disabled) and I can’t pick her up. But she loves to cuddle in bed with me most nights. When I need to trim her nails I have to coax her with favorite treats into my lap. Sometimes I take her outside and do the same to put her harness on but she is beginning to catch onto my “trick”. I always try to use a calm voice and calm hands and body language to make it as positive an experience as possible.
She is a very good girl and really smart. I’m working on teaching her some tricks too.
Could it be just her own personality/character? Or it could be genetic as well. Depressed cats usually show more telling signs (just like human), things like: suddenly doesn't want to eat or eat way too much, either going into hiding a lot or become clingy, being more agressive or a lot more reserved all of a sudden, being very lethargic, peeing pooping outside the litter box, and so on.
I have a 4 year old rescue cat, she doesn't respond well to catnips as well (instead of making her calm and happy, it turns her to be very agressive and agitated, so i never use it). She usually just want to play with her bunch of toys on either early morning or night time, and only for a few minutes. Other than that, she's just either chilling, sleeping, sunbathing, or lying around the house all day. When she was a kitten just under 1yo, she was very incredibly active, but I notice the activity level definitely has been declining over the years. Her mom too was never an active cat. So I think that just might be a blend of her own character and genetic predisposition.
Just a few suggestion tho, cats love to play with scrunched up papers, cardboards or plastic bags. I know mine does. She loves these a lot more than all the expensive toys I bought her. Just make sure to supervise them when they're playing with it.
I know this is a veryyy long and late reply, but I hope this could help to ease your mind a bit.
I wish you and your cat well. 😊😊😊
Could she have other health problems and need to see the vet? Most animals will lose interest in playing if they're sick, and cats hide illness.
Holly Bercik there is a calming spray from Nature ..... at Petsmart, that you can spray onto the carpet (1-2. spritz) or around the places you want her to feel secure. It is with pheromones and helps a good deal to calm a cat. My friend showed me that there is a catnip spray that maybe entices the cat if you spray it onto a toy, maybe she will respond better to than to the raw herbal kind (leafy). Good luck. My cats responded to the calming spray very well, when I introduced them to each other.
Catnip makes a cat activ! Calming spray with pheromones calmesc a cat.
Me and my family has an older cat we are planning on getting a kitten in a month or two, this was very helpful.
Thank you ! I have some much to try for my new cat saved from abuse.
Everything I can add for her sens of security is a blessing.
Peace
I've moved a lot! But I've never had problems with everyone adjusting to our new place because I use the clothes I've worn cleaning just before moving out as the bed liner in their cat carrier + I don't wash the hoods of the litter boxes for a couple of days before leaving. When we arrive at our next home the only thing that's changed is the scenery because we just brought the old home with us 😉🐶😺😺
Just Mona yes! I like your sweatshirt idea!!
I have done similar things. When we move, I keep some of the old litter so they know it’s their boxes. I give each cat their own spot to hang out and get comfortable. With some of our old stuff.
Can you make a video on how to introduce your cat to your dog? Thanks!!
Im new to owning a cat, Ive been a dog person all my life, thanks to your channel Im learning how to make my little buddy happy, and being the best cat owner I can!
I love this guy so much!! Got a 6 year old cat from the shelter about 10 months ago. Shes blossomed so well! Have patience 😺 I have her on a feeding routine and have engaged her with play which has made her a lot more perky. And petting her when she makes it obvious she wants to be pet has helped us get closer
QUESTION for JACKSON: how can I get my cats to use the bed they had as kittens again. I washed it and they sniff it and walk away. I've tried laying their blanket on it but they stay away from it.
Jackson, my wife and I have two cats and I stay home all day every day. I have medical issues where I end up in the hospital about once a month (sometimes less sometimes more).
My cats start fighting cause I'm not there and their schedule for play and food changes cause my wife works and she comes and visits me. Then they continie fighting for a few days after I return.
What can I do to ease the transotion for them?
Thanks for all your help and advices. My cat and me are happiers now. 😻👏👏
Thank you so much for making this so easy to understand. Only reason why my kitten is becoming such a champ, still have off moments but that's just time and patience.
Fluffy alien cat catches flys lol she's owns entire apt its it basecamp
Yep! 🤣😂
Hi Jackson, can you talk about getting cats interested in playing? I’ve been trying with my cat, but he doesn’t seem interested.
Hi there. You may have to experiment with different toys like feathers on a string/stick, safe pet laser pointer etc to find out what they're interested in? One episode of my cat from hell Jackson started a cat interested in play by using an electric toy that had a predictable movement most cats get bored of but it gave this particular cat confidence. Another episode the cat was actually blind & the guardian didn't know. Sometimes Jackson talks about "being the bird" & imagine being the prey not just dangling it right in front of the cat's face, sort of getting it to fly around a bit then landing or coming down so the cat can try to pounce it. Idk if any of that helps!
How long have you had him, and how old is he? Is he not playing at all, or just not playing with you? You want to make sure he's feeling ok. If he's not eating or drinking properly, or if he's going potty outside of his litter box he should see the vet. Cats should be dewormed at least once a year, twice if he goes outside at all. They can commonly get bladder infections and he wouldn't be very playful then.
Try a plastic straw like next time grab an extra straw or two at McDonald’s. It’s worked for every cat I’ve met.
my cat loves string and feathers, laser pointers he gets sick of easy, try a small ball too (just keep kicking it around him/her) sometimes they need a startup time :P (get that engine going). but yeah keep trying, at first our cat really didn't care for anything but string... but after awhile he went for about anything (the only thing he really doesn't care about is mouse stuff) but that's mainly cause he likes to go outside and get the real deal and bring that inside to play =.=;; XD
Ping pong ball as an interactive you might work. A very thin gift wrap yarn on a stick you swing around and pull behind you. Even a long ribbon around your ankle while you walk around and around the corners. Get some straw ribbon from Michaels in the flower binding dept. cats love lovelove that. When you open it and throw it on the floor with some cat nip they get wild and playful. They slide into it, and it gives that nice small sound every time they do it. Every one of our still living cats love it and the ones that have past loved it, and my neighbors cat loves it too.
Love your posts - wish you could come to Malta and help our cats, they are so shy of guests and do not like being picked up. Will come for a stroke , love!y. One of them likes to be on my knee whist I am crocheting an Afghan. They are generally very good, don't scratch or bite, even when picked up! They will wriggle and squirm till they are free. Love them both soooo much x x x thank you for your programmes and posts x x x
With a lot of people transitioning into van life I would love to see some examples of how you would go about doing some of these things in a van or small living space. Thanks for the info Jackson! Keep up the good work!
Me: *rubs face on my cat's face*
My cat: -_-
Me: *purrs*
My cat: wtf
Me: *cuddles with cat*
My cat: *leaves*
Me: LOVE ME!
My cat: NOPE NOPE NOPE! *runs*
Why does my cat do this? Am I doing something wrong
She is watching this with me UwU
Personal space buddy xDD
I am the same way!! And then when I'm done begging my Ferguson will come and lay with me but won't let me touch him 🤣
I'm going to be moving soon, I can only afford a small one bedroom apartment. What's your advice on basecamp in that situation?
If you only have the one cat your room or the corner of the living room will work
I only have one bedroom with desk in it. Whenever he wants to have "time away" he loves laying in the far (tucked away) corner of it. Or in the closet if the door is open. Or under the bed between boxes and suitcases! He also moves around between his downstairs bed next to the window or on top of his scratching post or on his third (!) bed in his playpen. He sometimes tucks away in his carrier. 🤗🌹🐺🌹
Hey Jackson, i have 2 sibling cats. 2 yrs old yesterday. They were born in the rescue centre, neutered at 10 weeks old and spent the first 12 weeks of their lives in the rescue. They were petrified of people when we got them and 2 yrs on they still are. I dont have young kids and not many visitors but they run and hide at the door knocking and even sometimes the phone ringing. The loving room is solely theirs. Toys, beds, we have put in a real tree branch that is floor to ceiling and we are putting kitty highways around the walls like you have suggested. They go in the garden 2x a day for a couple of hours with supervision and 1x at night for half hour so they can experience night cat life. The girl is a sweetheart, likes to do her own thing and find her own fun and will play if she feels to. She has no aggression at all. The boy.....is a horror. He is mean to her, often chases her up the stairs if she goes down to investigate after the lights are out, he bites and intimidates her and generally dominates her every move. Weve done a soft reintroduction, we have diffusers. Eventually, for no apparant reason he will get bored or maybe frustrated and he will start on his sister. She generally rolls over belly up and hisses at him but he will go straight in nipping her belly neck hind legs. Its never become a full on cat fight because im home all day to intervene. My girl could do the boy serious damage if she wanted to but she rarely retaliates. It started when the girl grew out of charging round the house chasing each other and wouldnt take part anymore. The girl also allowed me into her mojo at this same point, up until that point the boy was my shadow. When i split the time and cuddles between the 2 he was less than impressef. Now, they do sometimes chase happily and playfully but most times it is the boy goading or beating on his sister. I dont understand his switch from gorgeous loving cuddly little brother into an aggresive little control freak. Im putting in the catwalks, bringing outside in, got the cat tv thing in every window etc and i take them in the back garden every day whatever the weather but my little boy cat is seriously not happy or liking his sister. They are indoor cats initially having only spent 2/3 months as outdoor cats when they were 8 months old but have been indoor cats for almost a year now. The boy was too scared to out the garden for long and would dash home after about 20 minutes maximum. Then he would happily stay in the garden chasing butterflies and bugs. Any advice on what might be troubling this little guy please?
I found 2 kittens almost dead. Took them to vet n we manage to save them. So will try this base camp idea to try to be part of the family. Thank u for all ur knowledge.