What are your thoughts on

ndolehan

The tv show "My Cat From Hell"?

I'm watching now and I can't decided if it's a decent show or not...

GrayGhost13

I've only seen a couple episodes, but from what I've seen, I like it.

What about the show is bothering you? Just curious.

ARO1018

I've never seen it. I wonder if Lucky (as a kitten) could have been on it, though. She was basically the devil until she mellowed at around 2-3 years old.  

ndolehan

It's not bothering - per se. If any thing it's the owners. In the episode I just watched, the cat was throwing up every where. When they guy asked when the last time she was at the vet, neither people could remember. I just find that....odd....but, that is the point of the show, helping people who really don't know how to handle their pet behavior.

GrayGhost13

ndolehan:

It's not bothering - per se. If any thing it's the owners. In the episode I just watched, the cat was throwing up every where. When they guy asked when the last time she was at the vet, neither people could remember. I just find that....odd....but, that is the point of the show, helping people who really don't know how to handle their pet behavior.

I see what you're saying, but I agree that's really the value of the show...education. I think it's great to see a program that focuses on cats and educates people about their health and behavior. (After shows like this for dogs have been around for years.)

It seems like people are much less apt to invest in medical or behavioral care for their cats than they are for dogs. Anecdotal, but for example, the behaviorist we see mentioned that she rarely gets called to see cats, and when we've had to go to the local specialist hospital we've seen plenty of dogs there but not a cat to be seen anywhere. A lot of people seem to value cats less, so they're less likely to work through a problem and more likely to give up. Just knowing that there are changes they can make to fix things and professionals out there to help might help a lot of people.

GrayGhost13

ARO1018:

I've never seen it. I wonder if Lucky (as a kitten) could have been on it, though. She was basically the devil until she mellowed at around 2-3 years old.  

hehe Yeah, my mom looooves this show because it makes her feel better about her little hellion kitty at home.

ndolehan

TobioLovesAce:

I see what you're saying, but I agree that's really the value of the show...education. I think it's great to see a program that focuses on cats and educates people about their health and behavior. (After shows like this for dogs have been around for years.)

It seems like people are much less apt to invest in medical or behavioral care for their cats than they are for dogs. Anecdotal, but for example, the behaviorist we see mentioned that she rarely gets called to see cats, and when we've had to go to the local specialist hospital we've seen plenty of dogs there but not a cat to be seen anywhere. A lot of people seem to value cats less, so they're less likely to work through a problem and more likely to give up. Just knowing that there are changes they can make to fix things and professionals out there to help might help a lot of people.

This makes total sense. I did watch the entire show A) Because there was nothing else on and I don't have to be at work until 2pm and They kept showing a commercial with the most adorable kittens for a show on Saturday...

Overall, it wasn't a "bad show".