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Offbeat Way To Stop Your Two Cats From Fighting

O sole me-ow. Music may prevent two cats from fighting! What kind works best?

One woman with two constantly bickering cats kept classical music on for them all day while she was away and found it was the only thing that stopped them from fighting.

Another cat owner, who also also found that music diminished her cat's aggressiveness, found that classical harp music worked the best.

Here are some more off-beat facts about music and your cat.

A certain key may make kittens defecate and older cats become sexually aroused. (We'll tell you the note if you promise not to test it out for yourself: It's E in the fourth octave. Don't write us about the results. We don't want to know.)

Cats may respond to some music, for example, becoming happy when they hear the theme song of a TV show. (Some cats are also attracted to mice who sing offkey. Bet you didn't even know that they sang on key.)

And if you start singing off key, your cat may meow in distress. (As will other people around you.)

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Leaving Your Cat Alone All Day

First, it's not a bad idea to leave a radio on for your cat during the day while you're away. What type of program would your cat like best? One that has s-CAT-alogical humor like Howard Stern? Will he RUSH for Limbaugh? Does Imus give him morning sickness?

Whatever the person says, talk show stations are probably best, since human voices will give your cat the feeling that people are around, even if he can't see them.

Secondly, we've heard of people who call their cat on the phone during the day and leave a message on the answering machine so the cat hears their voice while they're gone. We think this would confuse as many cats as it would comfort, ("I hear Mommy but I don't see her") but we don't know, because so far we can't find anyone who admits to doing it. Stay tuned.

Third, leave your cat something that smells of you (hey, we're not implying anything). One man wore a T-shirt to bed each night so he could give it to his cat the next day when he went out. He called it "baking" the shirt. But anything you've worn, slept on (or sat on!) would probably work well, without your having to cook up anything special for your cat.

And, incidentally, if you're going to be gone for a while,say on vacation, Dr. Michael Fox suggests you send your cat a "smell" letter. That's a piece of paper you've rubbed on your forehead, hands, arm, and lightly under your armpits.

What should this "smell letter" say? It depends on whether your cat can read.

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