16/08 - Djoko - amps 608

Gosh Djoko....black is your color BUT it doesn't look good on you, sorry:arghh:
I sense you're going to be getting an increase soon. Better get your act together:p:facepalm:


I've been thinking of ways to help better the bond between you and Djoko. And I'm not saying y'all have a bad bond. He just needs to try and depend on you more from time to time. If you're BF isn't around, testing proves to be more difficult. gotta try and fix that.
How do you feel about YOU being the main caregiver for Djoko(you may have already tried/or are doing this...apologies in advance). He already has a strong bond to your BF so, lets try to make Djoko "forget" that your BF is the apple of Djoko's eye.
Indoor cats are supplied everything they need to survive by us. Their lives depend on us. Cats tend to bond with the person who is their primary caregiver. Be the source of all of Djoko's needs.
I have 10 cats total. I'm their main caregiver. They seek me out before my DH for their needs including attention.
Having your BF back off a little could make Djoko seek you out for his needs.
Have you tried having your BF hold Djoko for testing while you do the poking?
 
I think I am the main caregiver even though my bf helps me with heating his ears - just feel like he is doing a better job than me!
I change his liter, cook his meals, brush him, pet him during the night when I wake up, give him the shots. He knows im the feeder because he wakes me during the night...not my bf haha!
My bf does not stay at my place during the day - he works somewhere else so I spend the entire day with Djoko teleworking and do the testing during the day by myself. I just think its easier when you are two because he moves less that way.
I just think Djoko is not a fan of getting his ears poked and I can understand because it does not seem pleasant.
 
It is not so difficult to do the test - he just does not like it because it seems to hurt him - and he meows in discomfort. According to my vet, he is a talker.
 
Marj & Djoko said:
According to my vet, he is a talker.
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My boy Ittle is a talker too. He complained after I poked from time to time...I'd like to call it back talk:p If he's sleeping with me and I bump him...same thing.. back talks.
So you are who Djoko goes to for his needs. Darn it. My plan has been sabotaged!! Back to the drawing board. Maybe Djoko's just gonna take things at his own pace. Hopefully, he'll start to understand you're helping him and the pokes become a minor inconvenience.
You said Djoko doesn't like his ears messed with so, desensitization is out.
Sorry can't think of anything else atm besides doing "dry" runs. Go through the motions w/o poking and reward heavily. Repeat a few times. Introduce a little quick pressure on the ear w/o poking and reward heavily.
 
It is fine. Thank you for trying. He is not that bad but we hear him saying something each time. Thats who he is I guess!

I was hoping he would break the bounce tonight but nop! It takes time to break this bounce..
 
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