I'm learning about noise and cats thanks to you. My girl reacts most of the the way I expect her to react. One morning however, she slept through an earthquake!
@@JacksonGalaxy Oh but a cat racing across your back is the best thing ever. Lol I wish I had a stampede of cats slowly Walking across my back as a massage. The pointed pressure from each step is perfect. 🤔🤔🤔 Maybe I should start a cat massage parlor hahaha
I have a scaredy cat as well, same as Xander, he's super affectionate and sweet, but loud noises, me moving too quickly, me walking towards him (!) and he bolts. It makes me so sad. I honestly try to jostle him occasionally and be super kind afterwards, but he's ten years in and not changing. Poor baby.
Mine does the same thing and it's just gotten worse as he's gotten older He's 15 years old so some of his senses are failing and sometimes he jumps when I go within 5 ft of him when he's sleeping and sometimes I have to jostle him for a little bit to wake him up. And then other times he's scared of his food dish he eats out of all the time, etc It's always a surprise what the day will bring with him lately lol
@@faitht7410 my cat is like that too. He sometimes gets in a defensive position when I walk by him. Sometimes he goes in a Halloween cat position with a puffy down tail and sort of walks sideways. My wife and I don’t know why. He’s 2 an indoor cat lives in a house that 2000 sqf and been with us for a year and a half. Before that he was in a good shelter for 2 months. I don’t think he was abused or anything.
Makes a lot of sense. I feel like my house is a library sometimes. I talk so quiet and walk quiet and make slow movements constantly. Once anyone with a slightly louder voice or louder presence in general arrives, she's insecure
I had the same problem ....a cat whio had a previous owner that was 80 years old her kept her house so quiet like a mausoleum ...so when we adopted the cat even walking up the stairs or talking in a loud voice, or normal house sounds ..would send the cat running ......the cats getting bit better ....but doesnt like the sound of a male voice .....
I have two cats that already do. I really don't know how but I will see them cuddled up in the bedroom as I'm going down the hall and then I am suddenly tripping over them. It's a mystery. 😅
About 6 years ago I adopted an "estimated 4-year-old" black cat without much of a tail. She had no history whatsoever as her previous owners had died. In the shelter, she was pretty much living on a roof beam and when I brought her home, she stayed under my couch for 2 months. I'm no expert, but I'd say, she was traumatized for all her 9 lives. Now, 6 years later, this fearful cat has turned into a still somewhat shy, but food-motivated cat, that feels safe and loved enough around a small group of servants, to be the furry pain in the butt she is supposed to be. Yeah, Jackson Galaxy and his knowledge helped me a lot in this process and I'm so happy how she turned out.
Jackson - thank you from Tasmania. I've always appreciated your advice and recommendations. My beautiful boy died 2 months ago after 17 years of being in my life. Not having a cat around was so painful and I missed him terribly. Two weeks ago I adopted 2 cats - 1 guessed at 5 years, the other 6 months. They have adjusted to each other wonderfully, sleep, eat, wee together. Yes I did say wee together 🙄😁. After burying my much loved cat in the backyard I'm starting to love again. The 2 new boys are a delight. Thank you for helping me ensure my new cats settle in well and happily in their new home.
My new kitten has started to get used to certain noises that initially frightened him. I've found that exposure to these noises helped de-escalate his fear, obviously not to the point of traumatizing him for ones he really doesn't like, but he's begun to relax around my noisy house. (Edit: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 😄💕)
Much love ❤ my cat is terrified of the sound of plastic bags ... Except the kitty treats --the can hear that package from another room and running. Selective plastic phobia.
4:23 desensitization, counter conditioning 5:20 first step: capture the sound 6:40 second step: find his challenge line 7:35 make that sound less mortifying to him 7:46 counter conditioning 11:58 steps list
Happy birthday Jackson! I just wanted to say that you have made such a difference to both me and my cat Monty's life. I knew nothing about cats when I first rescued him last year; I was feeding him dry food, letting him out all night and not playing with him nearly enough. Now he eats a raw food diet, loves his new catio (looking to cat proof the garden when I move out next year!) and goes mad for his 'da bird' toy. Please never stop advocating for cats online and making your videos, you have no idea how much they help people like me.
Happy birthday Jackson! You've helped my family SO much, thanks to you the quality of life of our 3 furbabies (and ours) have greatly improved! Purrs and kisses from Brazil :3
If you look closely, you can see Suki run across the back of the couch -- pay attention to the reflection from the tv! That's how she "teleported" 😁 timestamp: 1:41
I've been watching your videos from the day I adopted a pure hearted cat. All of your hints, tipps and advises are pure gold. Since 6 years we are living a supreme happy life. Words can't express the love. Being open, we as humans can learn so much from our feline companions. Thank you.
It's weird that the bravest and most daring creatures in existence are so scaredy. Or maybe they are the bravest and most daring because they are scaredy? Beautiful cats she has :)
She sounds just like an ASMR or guided meditation video. Just 10 minutes of her talking about her cat would put me to sleep, and I mean that in a good way. 😆
I love these wfh videos. Jackson is the reason I have such a chill little angel living with me. Im a first time cat daddy at the age of 38 and these videos have helped a lot! I would love to see some follow ups to these videos in the future. Thanks for everything Jackson. Slow blinks from Jay and Tilly :)
We also found leaving the living room TV in 24/7 is helpful for the cats. It's a constant noise. They hear all kinds of signs the noise varies and they aren't as "spooked" as they were before. Now the issue is a power outage, they don't like the quiet.
Do you have specific guests over often or random guests? If you have specific guests over that you want your cat to be friendly with, try asking them if they'd be okay with taking off their shoes, then introduce the shoes to your cat. That way, your fluff will start to get used to the scent of your guest. Other items with the guests' scent will also work, but I find shoes are best. (Of course don't do this if your cat likes to destroy things)
Jackson, i discovered your videos maybe 1-2 months ago, i mustve watched 10-15 hours of your 5min-15 min videos, its entertaining and useful, the entertainment part really is in the little things and you voice, i love it, i watch them sometimes when my signficant other goes to bed, and i make it bonding time with my cat and put in practice the things i learn, i cant believe this is free, thank you very much and your talent at making a videos entertaining and not just useful is not unnoticed
My name is also Carey, and that first cat, is my Stevie (but she looks like a blue and white Abssinian, with a coat made of mink... Lol) We got her at very traumatized 5 months old. They even told us that we could bring her back, like others already had. But she was precisely what we were looking for, because we knew we had the right home, and the time she would require. We have had her for about a year, now. And although she is 90% better than she was, and has turned into a very happy, wickedly smart girl... given lots of space, time, patience, understanding, and our 11 year old Chester showing her the ropes (now, her best friend)... she still runs and hides at the smallest little thing. However, there are things that no longer bother her at all... like my electric razor. She is so very happy when she it out and about, following me around the house, cuddling, etc... but it must be HER idea. She has to be 100% certain of the routine, or she will not trust it. And it is not only sounds, it is movement. She LOVES my hubby, but he is extremely tall, where as I am only 5 feet tall. Lol. But if he stands up, she runs. Even if I am walking somewhere not normal in our routine, she will run. My greatest concern is, we could never actually catch her. She can climb a wall from floor to ceiling (not exaggerating) and her nails are like razor blades (as she will not allow us to cut them, like we do Chester's). Chester is not afraid of anything at all, and we were hoping that his fearlessness would also catch on with Stevie. It has in ways, but not in others. We have been working with her, little by little. Picking her up and setting her on the ottoman, and letting go, etc. And she gets better each time, stays longer, doesn't fight it... but we worry about the day when she has to go to the vet, or there is a hurricane and we need to pack up and go. We would never get her into a carrier... and with hurricane season nearly here... is there anything else we can do, that we are not already doing, to move her progress along any faster?? And please don't say treats. Her desire for affection will pull her out faster than any treat. Lol
Hi Jackson ☺ My girl Mimi past owner did a lot of travelling and Mimi was left alone most of the time. When I got her she was so scared of every little sound. So I would show her where the sound was coming from. This helped her soo much Jackson. Every time it would thunder the poor girl would hide under the bed 😣 but with lots of love and understanding it know longer frightens my little girl 😸 I truly love and enjoy watching your videos 🤗 Jackson you are a blessing too all of the cat lovers out there ❤❤ Keep up the amazing videos my dear friend 👍👍👍Sending you loads of hugs from Mimi & Me 🤗🤗🤗🤗
This is so helpful for getting my cat used to street sounds - I live in a quiet neighborhood in a big city, so walking to the vet is stressful for her with all the cars and people and she’s not used to it
My cat was The Poster Kitty for Scardy Cat, we got her at 3 months old and wondered what the household was like. Our house was quiet, her hiding place, depending on what she was hiding from, company, noise or a sneeze. We had a room built, addition onto our house, the poor kitty. She would go to the top of the stairs, all you could see of her was the ears and forehead, the funniest part of a cat. She also much like that it took her looking deck door, I set up a perch in the new room, more to see, a cat bed but she never would go in the room as far as the threshold.
I rescued a kitten from the a tree in a ghetto, ~7 weeks old, broken femur, peeing blood, in a rain/wind storm, she did great the first 2 weeks at home, (limited mobility but seemed happy) but as soon as she could climb the stairs, she started hiding. No other pets in the house. She was only with me and few times a week my boyfriend comes over. She is scared of every single human being, or any environemtnal changes (even if I set grocery bags down on the floor). She is a true scaredy-cat… completely afraid of everything and it makes me so sad. She will only let me hold her occasionally for pets, while we are upstairs or when she knows I’m not leaving out the door. She’s very smart but super skittish. If I’m on my bed and she’s laying there with me and I move my foot, she jumps straight up. If a stranger comes in the house, she actually shivers, runs. I don’t know what happened to her before I got her or how she got a broken leg, but it’s so sad that she’s so afraid of everything and everyone. I really wish there were something to do about it. I play with her, she is sue to noise, tv, me….I don’t really want another animal but sometimes I think that might be the answer?
I feel for you. I have a very scared boy that sounds like your kitty. Although he hasn’t had any trauma that I’m aware of since we adopted him as a kitten. I wonder if cats suffer from autism? His fear of noise, change, anything visually different is something I’ve never seen in a kitty. But we love him so much and try to accept him as he is.
Treats work well for this too. Keep bags of treats all around the house and frequently give the cat a treat or two. Frequently. It gets them to come out of their shell and feel more secure, more taken care of. In some cats it will work miracles after a day or two. I learned about this in another Jackson video.
So glad I saw this, my mango is a good example of this video since spring has sprung and my windows are open the landscapers have started with their mowers he is scared to death and runs away and under the bed. I am going to try this desensitization process you described to see if this works. He is such a sweet boy and I don't want him to be scared I got him and his sister during covid 19 and it has been extremely quiet until now although his sister gets used to noises very quickly, he does not. Hopefully I will have a good news update soon. Thanks Jackson I really needed this video😻
The timing on this is perfect! Tomorrow new carpet is being installed and our quarantine boy (adopted before the lockdowns) is TERRIFIED of other people. By other people I mean delivery drivers and the mail man. He has had one interaction with someone entering the house and hid for hours after. Will be recording all the "scary" sounds tomorrow.
Jackson you the best ❤ i started watching your video before i adopted my cat, to be ready. I learned so much 🐱 i never had cat before. Thank you Tai grow for fantastic cat. He's is king in the house, living his happy kitty life, we are so happy too to can understand cats language. Thank you so much❤❤❤
Jackson Galaxy, you are AMAZING!!!! Gods gift to felines! Thanks to you, we have learned so much about our cats ways of communication. Your advice has changed our lives. To the community, regarding scaredy cats, thanks to the cat daddy methodology(at least my interpretation), we had good luck with fast and furious movies lol...but seriously, i lost my voice last Nov and its now been almost 6 months. In Feb we adopted a new feral light footed munchkin girl. She was terrified of everything!!! Hissy Missy! Anywoo, our solution was as follows: we used a tablet with cat videos from TH-cam on the floor to lure her out, i left it on the floor until she came to it on her own. Once she got very excited and would run to the living room for it, i put on the tv at the highest volume she would tolerate, then slowly turn it a little louder each day till reaching movie theater volume. Now she is out in the livingroom with me hours a day and only perks up and does rounds in a healthy way. Just remember cats take 100X's longer than you to make a decision or take action. Be patient. This is part of who they are, major re-evaluation till the last second then total commitment. There is a lot going on behind that little squishy face we love! So glad i know more because of the Cat Daddy Jackson Galaxy!! Thank you thank you!!
Zander: chillin Suki whispers: run Zander: 😬 We just rescued a kitten and she’s getting used to my klutziness. Last night while I was cleaning her base camp, I dropped the entire bowl of dry food, and it went everywhere, and the kitten just sat down and looked at it all. I think she was impressed with my skill level. 😅
Beautiful timing i have a new 3 yr old rescue and she's having a hard transition poor thing got spayed 48 hrs ago, moved to the main adopt floor then adopted by some strange lady that only got 20 mins to meet her and moved to a new home (its a lot) Fingers crossed.
Thank you Jackson for adressing this! I have a family of four cats, one of who, Junior, is highly reactive, unlike her sisters, who are both very cool cats, and their mother is sort of in between. It is nice to know that the reactiveness is a personality trait, not bad behavior, and that I can work with it.
I have a three year old adopted from a shelter. Everything including he is really chill and then, he freaks out every time someone walks into the room.
This technique actually works really well! My Bombay, Daisy, was born a street cat and she was so afraid of men that my male friends almost didn't believe I had a cat. I invited 3 of them over at the same time, sprayed their pant cuffs with catnip, and we all sat very quietly and watched a 2 hour movie. By the end of 2 hours, she had actually revealed herself to them and now, she can actually approach the strange man from Comcast who literally drilled a hole through my outer wall and made ALL of the loud, scary noises. One of my male friends that visits the most has even been permitted to pet her.
Jackson: "so grab your tape recorder" My 34 year old self: *listens but doesn't react* Jackson: "did I just say tape recorder?! wow i aged myself" Me: 👀🤷
You always have such great answers for any problems or issues, however, with my cat Lacey, well, if I trained her with treats I would have to give her treats each time she heard a loud noise. She’s so smart. Lol
I agree that Keri (?) is super chill to listen to! Also, I have a wallflower kitty, but thankfully she's totally chill with sounds unless they're very sudden. First time I brought out the vacuum cleaner and started that bad boy? She came up like: whatcha doin'?
I've got a scaredy cat who's, luckily, come a LONG way. She REFUSED to sit on laps when we first adopted her, then would only sit if there was a blanket, and 3yrs later, she demands to lap sit now. She still leaves if you sniffle, and she used to run like Xander, but she's dead asleep if you actually sneeze 😂. Lots of positive reinforcement and desensitizing like Jackson said. She's still a little bit of a scaredy cat with sounds, but not like Xander anymore. Jackson's advice over the years has been a godsend for making my Coco a happy kitteh 😺
I about died laughing with the talk of her zen. I actually think the same might be true for my house. I am super calm and happy and my cat has been skittish for his entire life. After partnering with cats my entire life, I just recently realized how much more goes into their emotions and being in the world. Thanks for the great advice! And love to Xander from Kaiser, a fellow scaredy cat tabby baby.
Happy birthday Jackson! I want to let you know your TH-cam channel has helped me get my first formal education in Pet Psychology. Cats seem to be less focused on when it came to why they do what cats do (if that makes sense). I hope the text books catch up but for now, you have made understanding the complexity of cat behavior easier for me to grasp and apply when interacting and studying my in-laws cats. Oh and it helped me pass a ton of tests ;) PS been teaching shelter cats to high five because of you. It REALLY does make a cat more adoptable and confident!
what an amazing thing to hear- and the best birthday present I could ask for. thank I for bringing your knowledge and passion to cats at home and in shelters and here’s to the beginning of a great career!😻
@@JacksonGalaxy thank you so much. I’ve mostly worked with dogs and am just now falling in love with working with cats. So far I focus on black cats at shelters, I’m a bit of a “black cats lives matter” kinda gal. I hope a cute trick can capture the heart of adopters. Once Covid restrictions lift, I’ll be visiting more Riverside county shelters and working with cats whom have behavior problems. This will be tricky since a shelter is not the place to see a cats true colors, but I won’t give up. Stay cool cat daddy, you’re inspiring a whole generation of future behaviors, no pressure ;)
Thank you SO much for your awesome insight, @Jackson Galaxy!! Xan and I will go dust off the old tape recorder and get started on this idea tonight 😜 Also I’ll keep an ASMR career in mind 🤣✌🏼♥️
Jackson I swear you know exactly what challenges I'm currently facing with a cat. I just adopted a new cat about 3 days ago and he's on high alert. He's made a lot of great progress and is definitely desensitized to traffic and outside people sounds but is struggling when people in the house open doors. I'll definitely be using these techniques! Thank you.
My cat has PTSD from being trapped under the next door neighbour’s house with children & dogs trying to reach him her & the dad yelling at them. She is mostly only comfortable with women now. I watched an episode of Cat from Hell where Jackson was saying I should block up her hiding places so she had to interact & I couldn’t do it. I refused to take away what safety she had. Her feeling safe is my top priority & magically she’s just gotten braver & braver. I have a male roommate & she will come out & watch TV with us, I feel like it’s only a matter of time before there is patting happening. Jackson has helped me out with so much other stuff like litter box fights but remember that you know your cat best & no one solution will work for every animal
For the sound reduction it isn’t the prettiest BUT cardboard egg holders. The bottom half where the eggs sit. The top u can cut off the recycle. And at the same time you are recycling lol. I had this problem with my very first cat Little Dude. And I did it when my sister who passed away from cancer told me to try it and it worked! Wasn’t totally silent but reduced the sounds enough for a not so scared fur-child 💚💜 Good luck and you got this ❣️ Jackson is awesome with the suggestion and knowledge
I wish I could like this video more then once. This will help me with Mimi. Thank you for all the information from your videos. I am a new cat owner. Thanks Cat Daddy!!
I think you're right. Mine will freak out about sounds after a prolonged period of silence. If people are sleeping, or out of the house, the cat gets used to things being super quiet, and overreacts hugely to minor noises. Once there's a more busy hustle & bustle for like 10 minutes, the cat is very relaxed about minor sounds. I notice it especially when coming home, or when I've just woken up. I close a cabinet (even softly) after prolonged silence? "freak-out!". If there's routine sounds? no big deal.
My cats are afraid of silence!😂. When it is not my family's working hours, at night, if it is just me at home (and I am really quiet), they start howling so loud thinking they are alone. So I turn the tv on for them and make some noise and play a little bit.
My little one is reactive to sounds such as the SodaStream and doors opening/closing, but she's also highly averse to people other than myself. The only way most of my friends and guests have seen her is through pictures I've taken on my phone. Notably loud or heavy footsteps are incredibly frightening to her.
Really nice video, plus Love your Lava lamp! I've had 2 in my lifetime, and I've always wanted another! I bet a cat would enjoy them..well, as long as they can't knock them over!😻 Oh, is it you birthday too? Well then Happy Birthday, Jackson Galaxy! Wishing you, and all cats the very best ever!🦁
It would be really nice to see followup videos to how cats like Xander and their people are doing afterwards. BTW, I love how you can laugh at yourself... it's very refreshing... and believe it or not, I still sell tape recorders and audio cassettes where I work... and they sell really well!
Happy Birthday Jackson! 🎂🎉🎈 Tomorrow is my daughter Natalie’s birthday. She turns 18! We have 2 cats. Stella and Lucy. Stella is our scaredy-cat. Any loud noises and she runs and hides.
This is now one of my favorite videos! It's interesting in so many ways and Jackson, you have such a good sense of humor. Good luck to Xander in becoming less reactive to random sounds. Awesome teleporter kitty and Mom, yeah, you've got a potential career in hypno-relaxation... This was an information and fun video!
Jackson PLZ HELP MEOW♡ My 22 year old son thought he was playing with our kitten Tiggy (after we recently moved into our new house). Tiggy loves to run back and fourth through the house with him. Problem is it was dark, happened so fast. I was doing dishes with my back turned. It was not Tiggy. It was our very traumatized from the move kitten "Meow Meow" and now shes terrified of my son and of any heavy footsteps. We moved into a large new home. We dont have many belongings yet as we want a fresh start so the house kinda echos. Meow is now only residing in my quaters which consists of my Master Bedroom, my office, bedroom and 2 walk in closets that are all sets up with cat things, spaces, cat scratch pads.. everything you can imagine so its not a bad life but she only comes out of that zone if my son is not here and sometimes even when hes not. He puts in gentle effort with her every day. She was never like this. She was completely traumatized from this situation.
Happy birthday Jackson!!! Thank you for all the great work you do, for cats and their human serfs! We’d never have managed to befriend our formerly feral currently only semi-feral floof friends if it weren’t for you! 🙌
Very happy that you exist Jackson! You help so many people and cats.
So nice of you - thank you!
@@JacksonGalaxy you help lots of cat people
The cats mom is so chill….seems like the cat isnt use to all the noises….plus those are so beautiful cats
Aww, thank you!! I think so too but I know that I’m biased 😂
No wonder Xander freaked out, I’d too if I saw my buddy teleport away
I'm learning about noise and cats thanks to you. My girl reacts most of the the way I expect her to react. One morning however, she slept through an earthquake!
I’ve lived in California for a decade and I usually sleep through them...until a cat races across my face!
@@JacksonGalaxy Oh but a cat racing across your back is the best thing ever. Lol I wish I had a stampede of cats slowly Walking across my back as a massage. The pointed pressure from each step is perfect. 🤔🤔🤔 Maybe I should start a cat massage parlor hahaha
@@LEXICON-DEVIL Take my money! 💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵
She really does need to do ASMR, because I was SOOOO relaxed listening to her
OMG yes❤
Me too! I wish she would do sleepstories 😴
Gosh me too!! I was drifting of to sleep 😻😸😸
I’m in as well. Very soothing!
Definitely not boring but very relaxing...
I have a scaredy cat as well, same as Xander, he's super affectionate and sweet, but loud noises, me moving too quickly, me walking towards him (!) and he bolts. It makes me so sad. I honestly try to jostle him occasionally and be super kind afterwards, but he's ten years in and not changing. Poor baby.
My cat is the same. He doesn't run, he flinches at sudden movement and any small or sudden sound.
Mine does the same thing and it's just gotten worse as he's gotten older He's 15 years old so some of his senses are failing and sometimes he jumps when I go within 5 ft of him when he's sleeping and sometimes I have to jostle him for a little bit to wake him up. And then other times he's scared of his food dish he eats out of all the time, etc It's always a surprise what the day will bring with him lately lol
Aaa sweetie❤️🐾
@@faitht7410 my cat is like that too. He sometimes gets in a defensive position when I walk by him. Sometimes he goes in a Halloween cat position with a puffy down tail and sort of walks sideways. My wife and I don’t know why. He’s 2 an indoor cat lives in a house that 2000 sqf and been with us for a year and a half. Before that he was in a good shelter for 2 months. I don’t think he was abused or anything.
We have one of those too! A terrified boy
Makes a lot of sense. I feel like my house is a library sometimes. I talk so quiet and walk quiet and make slow movements constantly. Once anyone with a slightly louder voice or louder presence in general arrives, she's insecure
I had the same problem ....a cat whio had a previous owner that was 80 years old her kept her house so quiet like a mausoleum ...so when we adopted the cat even walking up the stairs or talking in a loud voice, or normal house sounds ..would send the cat running ......the cats getting bit better ....but doesnt like the sound of a male voice .....
Nevermind a scardy cat, I wanna learn how to teach my cat to teleport like Suki! 😂😂😂
Magic Suki!
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I have two cats that already do. I really don't know how but I will see them cuddled up in the bedroom as I'm going down the hall and then I am suddenly tripping over them. It's a mystery. 😅
Lol my cat is called Suki. Maybe she can teleport.
My gerbils have this skill, too 🤣
About 6 years ago I adopted an "estimated 4-year-old" black cat without much of a tail. She had no history whatsoever as her previous owners had died. In the shelter, she was pretty much living on a roof beam and when I brought her home, she stayed under my couch for 2 months. I'm no expert, but I'd say, she was traumatized for all her 9 lives.
Now, 6 years later, this fearful cat has turned into a still somewhat shy, but food-motivated cat, that feels safe and loved enough around a small group of servants, to be the furry pain in the butt she is supposed to be.
Yeah, Jackson Galaxy and his knowledge helped me a lot in this process and I'm so happy how she turned out.
Jackson - thank you from Tasmania. I've always appreciated your advice and recommendations. My beautiful boy died 2 months ago after 17 years of being in my life. Not having a cat around was so painful and I missed him terribly. Two weeks ago I adopted 2 cats - 1 guessed at 5 years, the other 6 months. They have adjusted to each other wonderfully, sleep, eat, wee together. Yes I did say wee together 🙄😁.
After burying my much loved cat in the backyard I'm starting to love again.
The 2 new boys are a delight.
Thank you for helping me ensure my new cats settle in well and happily in their new home.
My new kitten has started to get used to certain noises that initially frightened him. I've found that exposure to these noises helped de-escalate his fear, obviously not to the point of traumatizing him for ones he really doesn't like, but he's begun to relax around my noisy house. (Edit: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 😄💕)
Much love ❤ my cat is terrified of the sound of plastic bags ... Except the kitty treats --the can hear that package from another room and running. Selective plastic phobia.
4:23 desensitization, counter conditioning
5:20 first step: capture the sound
6:40 second step: find his challenge line
7:35 make that sound less mortifying to him
7:46 counter conditioning
11:58 steps list
Happy birthday Jackson! I just wanted to say that you have made such a difference to both me and my cat Monty's life.
I knew nothing about cats when I first rescued him last year; I was feeding him dry food, letting him out all night and not playing with him nearly enough. Now he eats a raw food diet, loves his new catio (looking to cat proof the garden when I move out next year!) and goes mad for his 'da bird' toy.
Please never stop advocating for cats online and making your videos, you have no idea how much they help people like me.
that means sooo much to me. thank you and thank you for the great life you give Monty!
"Tape recorder" didn't sound wrong until you pointed it out. You're not that much older than I am.
Found and took in a cat a few weeks ago. Thank you Jackson for your videos. They truly do help me figure out this cat guardianship life
Happy birthday Jackson! You've helped my family SO much, thanks to you the quality of life of our 3 furbabies (and ours) have greatly improved! Purrs and kisses from Brazil :3
If you look closely, you can see Suki run across the back of the couch -- pay attention to the reflection from the tv! That's how she "teleported" 😁 timestamp: 1:41
As Suki’s mom I can confirm this is precisely what happened. Although it sure is cool to have the internet think my cat is magic 😂
That is very sharp observation, I must say. I hadn't caught it!
Good eye 🙂
@@karikennedy1399 How are your kitties faring these days? Is Xander less anxious? Is Suki still magical? 😉😁
I was gonna comment that!
Yesss!!! I just rescued a really scared cat and this is perfect!!!
Happy Birthday Jackson!! Thanks for spreading your knowledge. There are more happy cats and owners thanks to you!
Wait, where did it say it was his birthday *guilty confusion*
@@frefly6774 he mentioned it in a previous post!
Did you just swat at me? Lol. I love your videos a lot, you teach me to become a more conscious cat family member.
I've been watching your videos from the day I adopted a pure hearted cat. All of your hints, tipps and advises are pure gold. Since 6 years we are living a supreme happy life. Words can't express the love. Being open, we as humans can learn so much from our feline companions. Thank you.
It's weird that the bravest and most daring creatures in existence are so scaredy. Or maybe they are the bravest and most daring because they are scaredy? Beautiful cats she has :)
It makes sense to move quickly at first, ask questions later, ya know? Especially if you’re always up to mischief. :)
She sounds just like an ASMR or guided meditation video. Just 10 minutes of her talking about her cat would put me to sleep, and I mean that in a good way. 😆
Hey, thanks!! 😊
Kari you have the most soothing, calm voice, what a lucky scardy cat!!!
I love these wfh videos. Jackson is the reason I have such a chill little angel living with me. Im a first time cat daddy at the age of 38 and these videos have helped a lot! I would love to see some follow ups to these videos in the future.
Thanks for everything Jackson. Slow blinks from Jay and Tilly :)
We also found leaving the living room TV in 24/7 is helpful for the cats. It's a constant noise. They hear all kinds of signs the noise varies and they aren't as "spooked" as they were before. Now the issue is a power outage, they don't like the quiet.
As a person who hopes to welcome a cat into my home one day, these videos are so helpful : )
Next: How to keep an eye on your teleporting cat. 😊
😂👍🏼
First one here having a little one that hides away when guests arrive 😂😂
I have the same problem... He gets soo scared when someone comes ... Else he's boss
Do you have specific guests over often or random guests? If you have specific guests over that you want your cat to be friendly with, try asking them if they'd be okay with taking off their shoes, then introduce the shoes to your cat. That way, your fluff will start to get used to the scent of your guest. Other items with the guests' scent will also work, but I find shoes are best. (Of course don't do this if your cat likes to destroy things)
That's awesome .. I have specific guests at the moment ... Thanks I'll try this out
I have my company give him his favorite treat 💕
I have the same problem with my baby Simba. The only people he likes to be around is me, my boyfriend, and my parents and sister.
The way the scaredy-cat we were watching the video came out from under the couch as soon as we started this video, must be your voice!
Jackson, i discovered your videos maybe 1-2 months ago, i mustve watched 10-15 hours of your 5min-15 min videos, its entertaining and useful, the entertainment part really is in the little things and you voice, i love it, i watch them sometimes when my signficant other goes to bed, and i make it bonding time with my cat and put in practice the things i learn, i cant believe this is free, thank you very much and your talent at making a videos entertaining and not just useful is not unnoticed
My name is also Carey, and that first cat, is my Stevie (but she looks like a blue and white Abssinian, with a coat made of mink... Lol) We got her at very traumatized 5 months old. They even told us that we could bring her back, like others already had. But she was precisely what we were looking for, because we knew we had the right home, and the time she would require. We have had her for about a year, now. And although she is 90% better than she was, and has turned into a very happy, wickedly smart girl... given lots of space, time, patience, understanding, and our 11 year old Chester showing her the ropes (now, her best friend)... she still runs and hides at the smallest little thing. However, there are things that no longer bother her at all... like my electric razor. She is so very happy when she it out and about, following me around the house, cuddling, etc... but it must be HER idea. She has to be 100% certain of the routine, or she will not trust it. And it is not only sounds, it is movement. She LOVES my hubby, but he is extremely tall, where as I am only 5 feet tall. Lol. But if he stands up, she runs. Even if I am walking somewhere not normal in our routine, she will run.
My greatest concern is, we could never actually catch her. She can climb a wall from floor to ceiling (not exaggerating) and her nails are like razor blades (as she will not allow us to cut them, like we do Chester's). Chester is not afraid of anything at all, and we were hoping that his fearlessness would also catch on with Stevie. It has in ways, but not in others. We have been working with her, little by little. Picking her up and setting her on the ottoman, and letting go, etc. And she gets better each time, stays longer, doesn't fight it... but we worry about the day when she has to go to the vet, or there is a hurricane and we need to pack up and go. We would never get her into a carrier... and with hurricane season nearly here... is there anything else we can do, that we are not already doing, to move her progress along any faster?? And please don't say treats. Her desire for affection will pull her out faster than any treat. Lol
Hi Jackson ☺ My girl Mimi past owner did a lot of travelling and Mimi was left alone most of the time. When I got her she was so scared of every little sound. So I would show her where the sound was coming from. This helped her soo much Jackson. Every time it would thunder the poor girl would hide under the bed 😣 but with lots of love and understanding it know longer frightens my little girl 😸 I truly love and enjoy watching your videos 🤗 Jackson you are a blessing too all of the cat lovers out there ❤❤ Keep up the amazing videos my dear friend 👍👍👍Sending you loads of hugs from Mimi & Me 🤗🤗🤗🤗
This is so helpful for getting my cat used to street sounds - I live in a quiet neighborhood in a big city, so walking to the vet is stressful for her with all the cars and people and she’s not used to it
I just discovered you. This is the second video I saw by you and I love your videos/channel. I even subscribed.
My cat was The Poster Kitty for Scardy Cat, we got her at 3 months old and wondered what the household was like. Our house was quiet, her hiding place, depending on what she was hiding from, company, noise or a sneeze. We had a room built, addition onto our house, the poor kitty. She would go to the top of the stairs, all you could see of her was the ears and forehead, the funniest part of a cat. She also much like that it took her looking deck door, I set up a perch in the new room, more to see, a cat bed but she never would go in the room as far as the threshold.
I rescued a kitten from the a tree in a ghetto, ~7 weeks old, broken femur, peeing blood, in a rain/wind storm, she did great the first 2 weeks at home, (limited mobility but seemed happy) but as soon as she could climb the stairs, she started hiding. No other pets in the house. She was only with me and few times a week my boyfriend comes over. She is scared of every single human being, or any environemtnal changes (even if I set grocery bags down on the floor). She is a true scaredy-cat… completely afraid of everything and it makes me so sad. She will only let me hold her occasionally for pets, while we are upstairs or when she knows I’m not leaving out the door. She’s very smart but super skittish. If I’m on my bed and she’s laying there with me and I move my foot, she jumps straight up. If a stranger comes in the house, she actually shivers, runs. I don’t know what happened to her before I got her or how she got a broken leg, but it’s so sad that she’s so afraid of everything and everyone. I really wish there were something to do about it. I play with her, she is sue to noise, tv, me….I don’t really want another animal but sometimes I think that might be the answer?
I feel for you. I have a very scared boy that sounds like your kitty. Although he hasn’t had any trauma that I’m aware of since we adopted him as a kitten. I wonder if cats suffer from autism? His fear of noise, change, anything visually different is something I’ve never seen in a kitty. But we love him so much and try to accept him as he is.
When you live in a area where gunshots are fired:
My cat: unfazed, not bothered
Me: I jump 15 meters in the air
Treats work well for this too. Keep bags of treats all around the house and frequently give the cat a treat or two. Frequently. It gets them to come out of their shell and feel more secure, more taken care of. In some cats it will work miracles after a day or two. I learned about this in another Jackson video.
So glad I saw this, my mango is a good example of this video since spring has sprung and my windows are open the landscapers have started with their mowers he is scared to death and runs away and under the bed. I am going to try this desensitization process you described to see if this works. He is such a sweet boy and I don't want him to be scared I got him and his sister during covid 19 and it has been extremely quiet until now although his sister gets used to noises very quickly, he does not. Hopefully I will have a good news update soon. Thanks Jackson I really needed this video😻
Happy Birthday, Jackson! These videos are helpful, even to those of us who don't have a cat yet.
The timing on this is perfect! Tomorrow new carpet is being installed and our quarantine boy (adopted before the lockdowns) is TERRIFIED of other people. By other people I mean delivery drivers and the mail man. He has had one interaction with someone entering the house and hid for hours after. Will be recording all the "scary" sounds tomorrow.
Happy birthday, Jackson! Thank you for everything you've done 🥰
The way the cat jump off the counter was kinda funny I hope your cat calms down and be more chill.
Jackson you the best ❤ i started watching your video before i adopted my cat, to be ready. I learned so much 🐱 i never had cat before. Thank you Tai grow for fantastic cat. He's is king in the house, living his happy kitty life, we are so happy too to can understand cats language. Thank you so much❤❤❤
Jackson Galaxy, you are AMAZING!!!! Gods gift to felines! Thanks to you, we have learned so much about our cats ways of communication. Your advice has changed our lives.
To the community, regarding scaredy cats, thanks to the cat daddy methodology(at least my interpretation), we had good luck with fast and furious movies lol...but seriously, i lost my voice last Nov and its now been almost 6 months. In Feb we adopted a new feral light footed munchkin girl. She was terrified of everything!!! Hissy Missy! Anywoo, our solution was as follows: we used a tablet with cat videos from TH-cam on the floor to lure her out, i left it on the floor until she came to it on her own. Once she got very excited and would run to the living room for it, i put on the tv at the highest volume she would tolerate, then slowly turn it a little louder each day till reaching movie theater volume. Now she is out in the livingroom with me hours a day and only perks up and does rounds in a healthy way. Just remember cats take 100X's longer than you to make a decision or take action. Be patient. This is part of who they are, major re-evaluation till the last second then total commitment. There is a lot going on behind that little squishy face we love! So glad i know more because of the Cat Daddy Jackson Galaxy!! Thank you thank you!!
Happy Birthday Jackson! 💕 greetings from Armonia and Elizabeth in Mexico
Thank you!
Didnt know it was your Birthday, if it is then of course, Happy Birthday Cat Daddy you're the best
Zander: chillin
Suki whispers: run
Zander: 😬
We just rescued a kitten and she’s getting used to my klutziness. Last night while I was cleaning her base camp, I dropped the entire bowl of dry food, and it went everywhere, and the kitten just sat down and looked at it all. I think she was impressed with my skill level. 😅
Beautiful timing i have a new 3 yr old rescue and she's having a hard transition poor thing got spayed 48 hrs ago, moved to the main adopt floor then adopted by some strange lady that only got 20 mins to meet her and moved to a new home (its a lot) Fingers crossed.
Thank you Jackson for adressing this! I have a family of four cats, one of who, Junior, is highly reactive, unlike her sisters, who are both very cool cats, and their mother is sort of in between. It is nice to know that the reactiveness is a personality trait, not bad behavior, and that I can work with it.
You are brilliant dude!!!
I have a three year old adopted from a shelter. Everything including he is really chill and then, he freaks out every time someone walks into the room.
Tape recorder lmao. I love it
Me to the person upstairs - Hey do you think you can stomp around up there MORE so I can record it? Thanks!
They would be probably be like, "Ok I will try to be quieter but you don't have to be a smart ass about it."
I agree. Kari is super chill. I just zoned out when Kari started talking. My brain just said "Ahhhhhhh."
Happy birthday Cat Daddy! You’re a cat-saver, hope you have a joy filled celebration, like human catnip
This technique actually works really well! My Bombay, Daisy, was born a street cat and she was so afraid of men that my male friends almost didn't believe I had a cat. I invited 3 of them over at the same time, sprayed their pant cuffs with catnip, and we all sat very quietly and watched a 2 hour movie.
By the end of 2 hours, she had actually revealed herself to them and now, she can actually approach the strange man from Comcast who literally drilled a hole through my outer wall and made ALL of the loud, scary noises. One of my male friends that visits the most has even been permitted to pet her.
Jackson: "so grab your tape recorder"
My 34 year old self: *listens but doesn't react*
Jackson: "did I just say tape recorder?! wow i aged myself"
Me: 👀🤷
Lol at 35 myself I didn't react either.
Also me at 20 😂
Also me at 24
I didn't even think about it and I'm turning 29 on Thursday, I don't recall those lol
@@RosheenQuynh Lol I do but admittedly I was a kid at the time.
I don't understand why there are no comments about hes retro intro?! It's so badass :;D
her voice was angelic.
I was gonna say too she should do asmr videos! Such a calm relaxing voice, the purring happy kitty also makes it even better.
You always have such great answers for any problems or issues, however, with my cat Lacey, well, if I trained her with treats I would have to give her treats each time she heard a loud noise. She’s so smart. Lol
I agree that Keri (?) is super chill to listen to! Also, I have a wallflower kitty, but thankfully she's totally chill with sounds unless they're very sudden. First time I brought out the vacuum cleaner and started that bad boy? She came up like: whatcha doin'?
I've got a scaredy cat who's, luckily, come a LONG way. She REFUSED to sit on laps when we first adopted her, then would only sit if there was a blanket, and 3yrs later, she demands to lap sit now. She still leaves if you sniffle, and she used to run like Xander, but she's dead asleep if you actually sneeze 😂. Lots of positive reinforcement and desensitizing like Jackson said. She's still a little bit of a scaredy cat with sounds, but not like Xander anymore. Jackson's advice over the years has been a godsend for making my Coco a happy kitteh 😺
So frustrating how TH-cam won’t allow me to check for notifications…. Love love love watching and sharing your videos
I about died laughing with the talk of her zen. I actually think the same might be true for my house. I am super calm and happy and my cat has been skittish for his entire life. After partnering with cats my entire life, I just recently realized how much more goes into their emotions and being in the world. Thanks for the great advice! And love to Xander from Kaiser, a fellow scaredy cat tabby baby.
I'm sure glad you're around Jackson
Happy Birthday Jackson! 💕
Happy birthday Jackson!
I want to let you know your TH-cam channel has helped me get my first formal education in Pet Psychology. Cats seem to be less focused on when it came to why they do what cats do (if that makes sense).
I hope the text books catch up but for now, you have made understanding the complexity of cat behavior easier for me to grasp and apply when interacting and studying my in-laws cats. Oh and it helped me pass a ton of tests ;)
PS been teaching shelter cats to high five because of you. It REALLY does make a cat more adoptable and confident!
what an amazing thing to hear- and the best birthday present I could ask for. thank I for bringing your knowledge and passion to cats at home and in shelters and here’s to the beginning of a great career!😻
@@JacksonGalaxy thank you so much. I’ve mostly worked with dogs and am just now falling in love with working with cats. So far I focus on black cats at shelters, I’m a bit of a “black cats lives matter” kinda gal. I hope a cute trick can capture the heart of adopters. Once Covid restrictions lift, I’ll be visiting more Riverside county shelters and working with cats whom have behavior problems. This will be tricky since a shelter is not the place to see a cats true colors, but I won’t give up.
Stay cool cat daddy, you’re inspiring a whole generation of future behaviors, no pressure ;)
Thank you SO much for your awesome insight, @Jackson Galaxy!! Xan and I will go dust off the old tape recorder and get started on this idea tonight 😜
Also I’ll keep an ASMR career in mind 🤣✌🏼♥️
Jackson I swear you know exactly what challenges I'm currently facing with a cat. I just adopted a new cat about 3 days ago and he's on high alert. He's made a lot of great progress and is definitely desensitized to traffic and outside people sounds but is struggling when people in the house open doors. I'll definitely be using these techniques! Thank you.
My cat has PTSD from being trapped under the next door neighbour’s house with children & dogs trying to reach him her & the dad yelling at them. She is mostly only comfortable with women now. I watched an episode of Cat from Hell where Jackson was saying I should block up her hiding places so she had to interact & I couldn’t do it. I refused to take away what safety she had. Her feeling safe is my top priority & magically she’s just gotten braver & braver. I have a male roommate & she will come out & watch TV with us, I feel like it’s only a matter of time before there is patting happening. Jackson has helped me out with so much other stuff like litter box fights but remember that you know your cat best & no one solution will work for every animal
For the sound reduction it isn’t the prettiest BUT cardboard egg holders. The bottom half where the eggs sit. The top u can cut off the recycle. And at the same time you are recycling lol. I had this problem with my very first cat Little Dude. And I did it when my sister who passed away from cancer told me to try it and it worked! Wasn’t totally silent but reduced the sounds enough for a not so scared fur-child 💚💜 Good luck and you got this ❣️ Jackson is awesome with the suggestion and knowledge
Happy birthday Jackson!!!
I got a kitty yesterday guyssssss!!!!!! I love him
Yaaay. Welcome to the cat gang. Meow 😸
Welcome to the cat family
@@mtshyna Yasssss he is my first ever cat and btw he is sleeping 😴!!! So cute
I got my first kitty in October. It's a great experience!
@@KarenGaylor4712 yasss!
My poor girl are scared of people, if I have company they will hide until they leave then they come out as if nothing happened
Yep that's my cat
Brilliant!
I wish I could like this video more then once. This will help me with Mimi. Thank you for all the information from your videos. I am a new cat owner. Thanks Cat Daddy!!
I was watching this for my cat Mimi too! Great name haha
Jason this is brilliant! I would have never thought about such solutions
I think you're right.
Mine will freak out about sounds after a prolonged period of silence. If people are sleeping, or out of the house, the cat gets used to things being super quiet, and overreacts hugely to minor noises. Once there's a more busy hustle & bustle for like 10 minutes, the cat is very relaxed about minor sounds.
I notice it especially when coming home, or when I've just woken up. I close a cabinet (even softly) after prolonged silence? "freak-out!". If there's routine sounds? no big deal.
You have taught me so much. I have a scary cat too. I’m honing to try this.
Happy Birthday, Mr Jackson Galaxy!
Thank you for this post.
My cats are afraid of silence!😂. When it is not my family's working hours, at night, if it is just me at home (and I am really quiet), they start howling so loud thinking they are alone. So I turn the tv on for them and make some noise and play a little bit.
Thanks for this! Great video!
Great question great answer this was a really good topic Cat Daddy you nailed it! we love you man!
My little one is reactive to sounds such as the SodaStream and doors opening/closing, but she's also highly averse to people other than myself. The only way most of my friends and guests have seen her is through pictures I've taken on my phone. Notably loud or heavy footsteps are incredibly frightening to her.
Describes Destiny my rescue to a T. She loves the other cat there but other than me, no humans.
He said tape recorder! I love it thanks for this video.
Really nice video, plus Love your Lava lamp! I've had 2 in my lifetime, and I've always wanted another! I bet a cat would enjoy them..well, as long as they can't knock them over!😻 Oh, is it you birthday too? Well then Happy Birthday, Jackson Galaxy! Wishing you, and all cats the very best ever!🦁
Happy birthday Jackson!
It would be really nice to see followup videos to how cats like Xander and their people are doing afterwards. BTW, I love how you can laugh at yourself... it's very refreshing... and believe it or not, I still sell tape recorders and audio cassettes where I work... and they sell really well!
thank you!! my cat has exact same issue. you explained great
Happy Birthday Jackson! 🎂🎉🎈 Tomorrow is my daughter Natalie’s birthday. She turns 18! We have 2 cats. Stella and Lucy. Stella is our scaredy-cat. Any loud noises and she runs and hides.
Happy birthday, Natalie!!
@@JacksonGalaxy Thank you! 🙂
This is now one of my favorite videos! It's interesting in so many ways and Jackson, you have such a good sense of humor. Good luck to Xander in becoming less reactive to random sounds. Awesome teleporter kitty and Mom, yeah, you've got a potential career in hypno-relaxation... This was an information and fun video!
If you watch the TV, Suki runs along the back of couch in the reflection, then evidently hops down and around the table quick lol.
Jackson PLZ HELP MEOW♡ My 22 year old son thought he was playing with our kitten Tiggy (after we recently moved into our new house). Tiggy loves to run back and fourth through the house with him. Problem is it was dark, happened so fast. I was doing dishes with my back turned. It was not Tiggy. It was our very traumatized from the move kitten "Meow Meow" and now shes terrified of my son and of any heavy footsteps. We moved into a large new home. We dont have many belongings yet as we want a fresh start so the house kinda echos. Meow is now only residing in my quaters which consists of my Master Bedroom, my office, bedroom and 2 walk in closets that are all sets up with cat things, spaces, cat scratch pads.. everything you can imagine so its not a bad life but she only comes out of that zone if my son is not here and sometimes even when hes not. He puts in gentle effort with her every day. She was never like this. She was completely traumatized from this situation.
Happy birthday Jackson!!! Thank you for all the great work you do, for cats and their human serfs! We’d never have managed to befriend our formerly feral currently only semi-feral floof friends if it weren’t for you! 🙌
Congrats Jackson ❤. Thank you for all the really helpful tips.
Thx for the videos they are very helpful