[Blindtlk] Tips for clicker-training a cat?

Tue Aug 30 10:10:34 UTC 2016

Yes, I have lots of experience with that. I guess my fiance wasn't totally 
in that mode when our cat helped him, but he was getting there.

As far as training a cat to help a blind person...well I guess it can be 
done, but it would take lots of patience I think. I'm not sure if a cat 
would make a good guide animal though...I'm picturing my cats as guide 
animals and I want to laugh.

Jen

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From: Jude DaShiell via blindtlk
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 10:47 PM
To: Ericka via blindtlk
Cc: Jude DaShiell
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Tips for clicker-training a cat?

Low blood sugar once it goes beyond zombi mode turns into violence mode.
  I worked with somebody who had more than one of these episodes in the
office and Security had to come in and subdue him long enough to get him
into the ambulance and moving to the Hospital.  Quite memorable the
first time it happened and people with low blood sugar episodes remember
nothing of what happened when they were in that state.

On Mon, 29 Aug 2016, Ericka via blindtlk wrote:

> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 12:52:00
> From: Ericka via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Ericka <dotwriter1 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Tips for clicker-training a cat?
>
> I've heard of people training their cat to use the toilet ? even flushing! 
> Sorry I'd rather spend my time cleaning the cat box. That's pretty cool 
> that the cat had a way to communicate the low blood sugar. I understand 
> you go kind of zombie like. I'm glad the person is able to pick up on 
> things.
>
> Ericka Short
> 1750 Fordem Ave. #508
> Madison. WI. 53704
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> from my iPhone 6s
>
>> On Aug 29, 2016, at 11:08 AM, Justin Williams via blindtlk 
>> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> The low sugar thing was actually pretty useful. If you can train them 
>> with the litter box, you can probably train them to do
>> something else.  I remember seeing a cat on riplies believe or not eating
>> with a fork or something like that.  I've also talked to people who have
>> walked cats on a leash.
>> Justin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer
>> Aberdeen via blindtlk
>> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 12:04 PM
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>> Cc: Jennifer Aberdeen <freespirit328 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Tips for clicker-training a cat?
>>
>> Hmmm, I have two cats who do their own thing when they want pretty much. 
>> One
>> of my cats, however, is kind of an alert cat by nature; when my fiance 
>> had
>> him at his house, a couple times he did alert him when he needed to eat
>> because his sugar was getting low...it was the strangest thing. My fiance
>> would be semi-conscious and the cat would stare at him and my fiance 
>> would
>> snap out of it enough to get some food. That's about all I've seen a cat 
>> do
>> though. I guess you could train it to do some little thing, but probably 
>> not
>> anything too useful.
>>
>> Jen
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Judy Jones via blindtlk
>> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 11:54 AM
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>> Cc: Judy Jones
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Tips for clicker-training a cat?
>>
>> Dogs are pack animals and looking for a leader.  Cats are not, so there 
>> is
>> going to be a completely different mind-set, as far as the cat is 
>> concerned.
>>
>> I understand that, outside of litter box training, it is very rare to 
>> have a
>> trained cat.  I experienced vicarious cat ownership through our eldest
>> daughter who stayed with us awhile before her marriage, and although her 
>> cat
>> was great to have around, she chose where and when she wanted to 
>> interact.
>>
>> A humorous anecdote I saw once says, "Dogs have masters, but cats have
>> staff."
>>
>> Best wishes.
>>
>> Judy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jessie
>> Mabry via blindtlk
>> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 9:48 AM
>> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Jessie Mabry
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Tips for clicker-training a cat?
>>
>> Hi list,
>>
>> My husband and I, both blind, just got a cat and would like to try
>> clicker-training her for fun, but we haven't been successful so far after
>> various attempts. I've seen a couple articles on training guide dogs, and 
>> of
>> course Google has plenty on blind pets, but barely anything on blind
>> trainers in general, and nothing at all about them working with cats. I'd
>> appreciate connecting with  anyone who has experience with this. I can
>> provide more details about our trials off-list.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jessie
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