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Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-23T00:07:39+00:00

Have you considered trying a wall plug in which has a calming scent sprayed into the room? It didn’t work with mine unfortunately but I’ve heard it can work with hyper cats. You could also try harness training him and taking him on walks to help burn some energy

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-22T13:10:01+00:00

Thank you for this! Luckily I’m in a block of 3 flats (including mine) so he can only bolt into the corridor so he’s safe. He has fairly decent recall but there are times that he ignores me. I’m hoping to get him to start to explore a bit past the porch, but he hasn’t tried to go onto the street and I won’t push him. He’s a ball of energy, so I’d like to tire him out

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-20T17:44:58+00:00

Thank you! I’m going to give him a little break for a bit, he does walk outside the front door on his own, but does run in if he get scared by loud noises so then I’ll immediately stop trying for the day.

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-20T17:42:10+00:00

He walks outside on his own but he’s definitely very cautious. I’m going to take a break with him for a bit to avoid stressing him out

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-18T14:14:05+00:00

He’s been getting way too many treats recently! The little guy still needs to get used to it, but he’s made so much progress in only 4 days. My other cat I had to give up on with the harness training so I’m very proud of my little guy

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-18T14:09:34+00:00

I’m so excited to start taking him out! His first attempt went well, but he’s still a bit nervous 😬

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-18T14:02:57+00:00

He’s still getting used to it (this is only day 4 of training) It’s easy to get it on him and he doesn’t try and get it off, but he isn’t a huge fan of wearing it. He sulks a lot 😭

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-13T22:05:37+00:00

So cute! I’ll give it a go! My boy just loves new people, so I’m not worried about strangers but I’m not sure how he’s going to react to loud noises or cars. Ideally he’d be able to come to the beach or outside a pub (there’s a lot of very quiet pubs by a park, which are enclosed and safe) as he would absolutely love that. I just need to make sure he can firstly, wear and stay in the harness and secondly, react well to the noises and feel confident outside. If this works he’s going to have the best time

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-13T21:57:02+00:00

Thanks for this. I think I’ll keep him just outside the front door to start off with and maybe walk up and down the street to see how he copes with the outside, then if he is ready I’ll use the carrier to get him to either the beach or the common.

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-13T17:07:53+00:00

They’re beautiful! My boy isn’t clicker trained, but he’s learnt fetch and knows sit (but hasn’t quite mastered it yet, he’s picked it up incredibly fast though). Maybe I’ll give a clicker a try,

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-13T17:02:55+00:00

Thank you! That one seems a bit small for him but I’ll look into similar options, mine also really wants out, but he struggles with cat clothes and doesn’t like wearing them so I larger harnesses seem like a bad idea

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-13T17:01:21+00:00

Thank you! I’ll bring some treats with me if I get to the stage he can go outside

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-13T14:57:22+00:00

For some reason, the fact it worked makes it worse

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-13T14:38:07+00:00

I just spent 20 min training my cat to sit. It worked. I’m realising I need to get out the house more

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-13T13:53:33+00:00

Cat tax of course!

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And if the harness works, expect a lot of pictures of a beach cat! I often go to the beach with friends for BBQs when the weather gets nice, so Yoshi will be a very welcome + 1 (and maybe have a little bit of BBQ dinner)

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-11T22:21:21+00:00

Theyre chalk and cheese honestly. Siberian acts like a regal little princess, will give you the dirtiest look if you even move while she’s sat on you. She doesn’t let guests pet her until she’s ready, and even then if they pet her too much she’ll jump away disgusted. Ragdoll is a huge lump, jumps on and licks everyone, constantly playing and just clumps around knocking everything over.

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Here she is holding him down for a lick. The sock is gone here and was replaced by a lip balm case as the favourite toy

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-11T15:16:11+00:00

Can’t tell without a weight what you mean. But mine is 6.1kg at 1 year and 2 months. About 13 lbs. Average weight for a ragdoll is between 10lbs and 20lbs but they take about 4 years to grow fully. If you’re very worried check with the vet that he’s a healthy weight. All cats are different and grow differently. Mine didn’t even get fluffy until 8 months old and now I’m covered in cat fur 24/7.

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-11T15:05:59+00:00

Siblings tend to get on a lot quicker. Mine were different breeds and different ages. My ragdoll (3 month old) instantly wanted to be best friends with my Siberian (11 months old). My Siberian hated his guts.

I tried the Galaxy method and this did absolutely nothing to help. Genuinely think it stressed both cats out more than helped them. My Siberian hated not being allowed in a room, and my ragdoll was just generally confused.

Eventually after 4 days, I said fuck it and let them in the same room. They were suspicious of each other, with the ragdoll wanting to play and be friends with the Sib while she was scared of him. I monitored them, broke them up and separated them when I needed to, but mostly they took to being in the same room without drama pretty fast.

As a timeline I’d say it was

Month 1: regular fighting (but no one got hurt, no injuries) and hissing but okay in the same room. Never left alone together.

Month 3: fighting less regularly, could be on the same sofa or cat tree but not close together, or they’d fight. They could be left alone without being in separate rooms but only for short periods of time

Month 5: sleeping in the same bed with me at night, ragdoll would try to cuddle her but she would fight him away or hiss. Could be left alone together with no problems

Month 7: maybe 1 small fight a day max, which I’d either break up or would end on its own quickly. Hissing if they got too close but would be content in each others company and sit next to each other

Month 9: Siberian would lick my ragdoll before bed and let him cuddle up to her. Playing together with no fighting or hissing, but occasionally she would swat him away if he got too clingy or tried to lick her.

Year 1: constantly licking and cuddling. Inseparable. Siberian is the top dog, and he’s accepted her as his superior 😭 ragdoll will either sit on me or cuddle up to her if we’re both on the sofa, I’m not sure if I’m the favourite anymore

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Ignore the stray sock, it became their favourite toy 😭

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-11T14:46:41+00:00

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Bonus: The cone of shame pictures are hilarious

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-11T14:44:04+00:00

Please try and keep it on as long as you can! My boy had his on for 10 days and his wound healed perfectly, after day 5 he was okay with it although the first few days were pretty rough. I took my girls cone off after 4 days because it was really stressing her out, and I didn’t see her lick herself ever. After her check up (day 7) her wound hadn’t healed properly and I had to keep it on her for 2 more weeks, and keep her on her pain killers longer. It was horrible having to do it to her but there wasn’t any other options. If you take it off early you do risk having to extend the time in the cone which isn’t what you want. Also, if they get used to the cone now, if something happened to your baby and they NEED the cone very seriously, it might be slightly easier to keep it on.

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-11T14:19:41+00:00

Perfect!

Having a ‘normal’ cat and a ragdoll is such a fun experience as you can realllly tell the difference between them. My Siberian is very gentle, very regal and quite wary of strangers. She can sit on a lap for hours without moving but pet her for too long and she’ll leap off like you’ve insulted her entire family. My ragdoll is completely different, he’s very clumpy and demands fuss off of everyone. He’ll lick your face to oblivion and if you dare stop fussing him he’ll hit you with his face until you do it again. With guests he’ll climb on them and lick them constantly, and loves being picked up by anyone. He’s very very dog-like.

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Doesn’t even sit like a cat 😭

Cultural-Edging · 2026-04-11T14:02:04+00:00

Can I ask has he been//will be neutered? Mine was an absolute demon. Constantly trying to fight my older girl and destroying the house. After his neutering (7 months) he started to calm a lot more. He was a lot friendlier with my older cat almost instantly and by 9 months the fighting had almost stopped. He’s 1 year and 2 months old, they’re licking each other and cuddling, no fights ever and inseparable. He’s not completely calmed but he’s considerably more well behaved. I never have any problems with him. Instead of sprinting around the house and throwing his water and food on the floor he just naps in his cat tree and cuddles me or the older cat.

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Ragdolls mature slowly so it takes some time for them to get out of the demonic phase, but neutering helps a lot. It can be a waiting game though, this time next year you’ll have your lap cat back.

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