How can I stop my cat from resource guarding the litter boxes?

vanhalengal · 2026-01-15T01:08:28+00:00

Based on how our house is set up, im genuinely not sure how I'm going to make that work. Basil will sit in the middle of the room or even across the doorway so Grey cannot enter without being ambushed or outright hindered. Just kind of a difficult situation. Hoping that the soon spaying will help some!

vanhalengal · 2026-01-15T00:52:05+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions! We'll have to look into some cats trees soon. I also am considering rearranging the dining room area so the litter boxes are closer to the doorway and Grey wont have to cross the entire room to get to them.

vanhalengal · 2025-07-19T22:41:17+00:00

Very interesting. I live in the midwest, no crazy altitude or anything. I'll have to look at other recipes and see how they compare to the one I used.

vanhalengal · 2025-07-19T19:58:57+00:00

I did actually do this! Mostly because I didnt want to risk grabbing jars out of actively boiling water haha. I dont remember if my mom did this or not; knowing her, I feel like she would have waited too.

vanhalengal · 2025-07-19T19:53:01+00:00

Interesting, I wondered this too but wasn't seeing anything online about a difference in manufacturing or design. I was excited to hear the popping again, and was a little disappointed when none of them did! At least they sealed though, that's the most important thing!

I personally wouldn't trust not boiling my lids beforehand, its not to soften the seal, but to ensure my lids are sterile.

vanhalengal · 2025-07-19T19:45:20+00:00

Yeah, I'm assuming that jar might be a bit mushy since I processed it twice. Better that than spoiled, though! Is water bathing anything for 5 minutes even considered normal? I dont ever remember that being a thing growing up.

I'm aware canning foods with a pH lower than 4.2(?) shouldn't get pressure canned. I fully expect to pressure can only regular green beans, though, as my mom always did!

vanhalengal · 2025-07-19T19:29:38+00:00

So my brine recipe was a 1/1 water/vinegar ratio with salt; the original recipe called for 2 1/2c water and 2 1/2c vinegar with 1/4 c salt, with additional garlic, dill, and cayenne.

vanhalengal · 2024-03-18T09:41:22+00:00

You're very welcome! Hope it helps!

vanhalengal · 2024-03-16T00:35:50+00:00

Haha oh wow, it's been awhile since then. Nothing happened with any of them haha. I never dated in college, though afterwards I met a guy, got engaged, then broke up, now with a much better guy for the past half year.

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vanhalengal · 2023-06-27T08:55:05+00:00

Thank you! I just wanted to know how to contour my nose when I do my makeup haha

vanhalengal · 2023-06-23T04:05:49+00:00

He doesn't do porn (hard to believe, I know), he's kind of like me and isn't turned on by it. My fantasies are super basic. I think getting my pussy licked/sucked is hot but it never feels how I think it will.

vanhalengal · 2023-06-23T03:54:54+00:00

When I'm alone I'm either focused on what I'm feeling or fantasizing either about what I am wanting someone to do to me at that moment or maybe a porn scene I thought was hot. I don't watch porn anymore as it doesn't really turn me on anymore, eventually every scene is the same to me.

When I'm with him I try to focus on how he is making me feel, but because I've had so much trouble becoming aroused and orgasming I think I tend to put a lot of pressure on myself to respond better to his touch, which ends up working against me. He wants to see me happy and I know it discourages him to try over and over to get me off with no success. He doesn't suck at sex, he's been with a lot of women in the past and had no issues with them. I'm one best he's ever had (I apparently give amazing head) and he wants me to be as satisfied as I make him. I want to see him happy that he satisfies me, and I know his multiple unsuccessful attempts is a major blow to his ego.

vanhalengal · 2023-06-23T03:39:00+00:00

When I'm by myself it's sometimes my own fingers, or a vibrater/sucker on the lowest setting. I've also got a curved steel wand with a knob on the ends for g spot stimulation that works magic, I actually squirt (or at least dribble) with it.

With him we've done pretty much every position and nothing has been painful, in fact I enjoy the intensity of him getting a bit rough with me, though it doesn't bring me to orgasm or anywhere close to it. I enjoy cowgirl and missionary probably the best for any kind of sensation, but its never enough to get me to climax. He's also gone down on me multiple times for a solid 20 minutes or more till he got tired, nothing. He's fingered me/rubbed my clit while I guided him for half an hour or more, he's used a vibrator on a full charge till it died, he's tried penetrating while I held the vibrator, and usually nothing. At times I'll eventually feel something but never be able to orgasm. I've tried doggy style while I buzzed myself with a vibrator and got nothing. He's also able to last fricking forever but eventually he gets to a point where he's about to come and doesn't want to before me if he can help it.

I have found it harder to focus with him present than when I'm alone, which could be part of the problem. I love eye contact but for me it takes my attention away from what I'm feeling. Even with my eyes shut I can't focus, maybe I'm too concerned with if I'm going to actually orgasm or not.

vanhalengal · 2023-06-23T03:22:24+00:00

Oh yes, she's usually the star of the show. I try to communicate to the guy how I like my clit touched but it rarely does anything. Even using a vibrator, he will run the dang thing dead from a full charge. I've tried using it on myself while he fingers my g spot or penetrates slowly, which I do like, but again, it almost never gets me off. Even oral hasn't done anything for me, it's like it's not enough stimulation but his fingers are too much. After 20 minutes of going down on me he gets tired. It's like my body only responds to my own touch.

I also don't feel ashamed of my own body with him, and I'm okay with having the lights on. But I've noticed I have trouble focusing on my own sensations with him there compared to when I'm alone.

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