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MY CAT IS THE CAT FROM HELL.
BUT I DON'T WANT HER TO CHANGE.
[ MEOWS ]
[ HISSES ]
OW!
I THINK SHE'S A ***.
[ LAUGHS ]
PLUS, SHE'S NOT NICE AT ALL TO ARAGON.
[ YOWLS ]
HE'S A BIG STAR ON THE HIT SHOW "GLEE."
HE'S A BIG DEAL.
MM. OKAY.
I'M FED UP.
THIS CAT NEEDS HELP.
WATCHING MY BEAUTIFUL PERSIAN
TAKE CRAPS ALL OVER MY FURNITURE...
IS LIKE WATCHING A SUPERMODEL FART.
[ COUGHS ] DISGUSTING.
I'M CLEANING UP [BLEEP] ON THE FLOOR,
UP IN THE LOFT,
ANYWHERE BUT THE LITTER BOX.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO WITH HER.
I'M AT THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO DECIDE
DO I BUY PUPPY PADS
OR DO I PAY THE ELECTRIC BILL.
MORE [BLEEP]
I'M SO EXCITED.
Galaxy: I'M JACKSON GALAXY.
I'M A MUSICIAN BY NIGHT
AND A CAT BEHAVIORIST BY DAY.
[ HISSES ]
I'VE MET CATS WITH ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS.
AAH!
[ HISSING ]
BUT I'VE NEVER MET ONE I COULDN'T HELP.
OH, HELLO.
IN MY CAREER, I'VE WORKED WITH THOUSANDS OF CATS, ONE-ON-ONE,
ANALYZING THEIR BEHAVIORS
AND RETRAINING THEM AND THEIR GUARDIANS.
WHEN RELATIONSHIPS ARE AT AN END...
I DON'T HAVE MANY MORE OPTIONS THAN TO JUST LEAVE.
...AND CAT GUARDIANS HAVE REACHED THEIR EMOTIONAL LIMIT...
JUST GET RID OF HER.
...I'M THEIR LAST HOPE.
[ CAT YOWLING ]
Woman: OW! OW! [ WHIMPERS ]
Galaxy: ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
SORRY. I DON'T KNOW.
CATS HAVE NINE LIVES,
BUT HUMANS ONLY HAVE ONE.
Woman: WHOA!
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CeCe: OUCH!
OW!
I'M IN BEAUTIFUL NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, RIGHT NOW.
I'M HEADING OVER TO SEE KRISTA AND CeCe
AND THEIR CATS BEA AND ARAGON.
NOW, I KNOW THAT BEA IS
BEATING THE SNOT OUT OF ARAGON...
OH! BEA!
MAN.
NO, MAN, SHE'S GONNA HURT SOMEBODY.
...BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT ARAGON IS BEING CODDLED
AND TREATED LIKE A PRINCESS.
CeCe: HE'S GETTING ALL THE LOVE.
NEITHER ONE OF THOSE BEHAVIORS IS ACCEPTABLE,
AND I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF BOTH OF THEM.
I'M KRISTA.
AND WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER TWO YEARS.
AFTER DATING FOR ABOUT A YEAR,
WE DECIDED TO MOVE IN TOGETHER.
AND I HAVE A CAT.
HER NAME IS BEATRICE, AND SHE'S A BRITISH SHORTHAIR.
AND MY CAT, ARAGON,
IS A HUGE BENGAL CAT,
AND HE'S A BIG STAR.
HE PLAYS THE ROLE LORD TUBBINGTON
ON THE HIT SHOW "GLEE."
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
HE'S BEEN IN SEVERAL COMMERCIALS.
HE DOES CELEBRITY APPEARANCES.
HE'S A BIG DEAL.
HE'S A BIG DEAL.
MM. OKAY.
I LOVE THIS GUY.
DO YOU?
I LOVE HER.
MY CAT IS THE CAT FROM HELL,
AND I LIKE THAT,
'CAUSE SHE'S LIKE HEAD *** IN CHARGE.
[ MEOWS ]
[ HISSES ]
BEA LUNGES AT ME EVERY DAY.
[ YOWLS ]
OW! DANG IT!
OUCH!
SHE DRAWS BLOOD ALL THE TIME.
OUCH!
PLUS, SHE'S NOT NICE AT ALL TO ARAGON.
BEA!
[ LAUGHS ]
KRISTA FINDS IT ENTERTAINING AND FUNNY.
[ Laughing ] YES. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT. YEAH.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BEA BE A LITTLE MORE AFFECTIONATE,
STOP SWATTING, STOP HISSING.
[ HISSES ]
BUT I DON'T WANT HER TO CHANGE.
I LIKE HER THE WAY SHE IS.
[ HISSES ]
[ HISSES ]
[ HISSES ]
I'M FED UP.
IT'S BEEN OVER TWO YEARS,
AND I REALLY WANT TO SEE SOME CHANGE.
THIS CAT NEEDS HELP.
HI. I'M CeCe.
HELLO, CeCe. I'M JACKSON.
NICE TO MEET YOU, JACKSON.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
HI, JACKSON. KRISTA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
CeCe: I LOVE JACKSON.
I LIKE THAT HE'S STREET-SMART,
AND I'M HOPING, WHEN ALL THIS IS OVER,
THAT WE GROW AS A FAMILY.
[ SCOFFS ]
Galaxy: SO, GUYS.
TELL ME WHAT'S UP. WHAT'S GOING ON?
WELL, WE HAVE TWO CATS --
Krista: THAT'S MY CAT.
ARAGON IS HER CAT.
HE'S ALSO A --
OKAY.
WOW.
BUT BEA IS JUST A CHAOTIC CAT.
CeCe: OUCH!
SHE DRAWS BLOOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
SHE BASICALLY DOESN'T LIKE ANYBODY BUT YOU?
EXCELLENT.
YOU NAILED IT RIGHT THERE.
OKAY, SO, WHAT I NEED TO KNOW IS
WHAT'S AT STAKE FOR THE HUMANS HERE.
I FEEL EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE IN MY OWN HOME.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING VERY MUCH SUPPORT.
THERE IS SOME TRUTH IN THAT, ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S A LOT OF STRESS ON A NEW RELATIONSHIP.
THE CAT BEING A CELEBRITY CAT IRRITATES HER
ALONG WITH ME TAKING THE CAT TO APPEARANCES
IN A STROLLER...
OR IN ONE OF MY SATCHELS.
[ CHUCKLES ] I'M SORRY.
SHE HAS, LIKE, ONE OF THOSE BABY SLINGS.
WOW.
THAT'S HIGHLY UNUSUAL.
WELL, HE'S 24 POUNDS,
AND IT'S EASIER TO MOVE HIM.
THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT BOTHER ME
ABOUT CATS IN BABY SLINGS AND STROLLERS.
I WANT CATS ON THE GROUND.
I WANT THEM TO HAVE LIFE ON THEIR TERMS,
NOT ON YOUR TERMS.
SO, LET'S GO TAKE A LOOK AROUND.
ALL RIGHT. COME ON.
KRISTA AND CeCe TOOK ME INTO THE BEDROOM
BECAUSE BEA'S CAMPED OUT THERE.
OKAY, SO, NOW, WE'VE GOT A CAT TREE HERE.
THAT'S GREAT. I'M GLAD YOU GUYS HAVE THAT.
AND WE HAVE A BIG GRAY CAT UP HERE.
SO, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
THAT LOOK IS A LITTLE CREEPY.
I JUST THINK IT'S POWERFUL.
I MEAN, THIS CAT STARES YOU DOWN.
LET ME TELL YOU --
SHE'S SCARY WHEN SHE'S UP ON THAT ARMOIRE.
I'M GONNA SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I GIVE HER MY HAND.
RIGHT? SO, SHE'S WATCHING ME.
[ GROWLING ]
OW-OW! OKAY, BABE.
[ GROANS ] DAMN IT.
THE CAT HAS NO PATIENCE FOR STRANGERS.
SHE LET ME KNOW THAT SHE MEANT BUSINESS,
BUT I WANTED CeCe TO SAY HI TO BEA FOR ME
AND SHOW ME HOW SHE WOULD APPROACH HER
WITH HER BODY AND HER VOICE.
LET HER KNOW THAT YOU'RE HERE.
CeCe: OKAY. BEA.
[ GROWLS ]
[ Sweetly ] HI, HONEY.
COME ON, LET ME...
...GIVE YOU A LITTLE PET.
[ GROWLS ]
[ Normal voice ] OUCH! SEE, THAT ONE GOT ME.
[ LAUGHS ] LOOK AT HER FACE.
CeCe PUTS HER HAND UP,
AND IMMEDIATELY, SHE GETS IT.
LOOK AT THE LOOK ON HER FACE RIGHT NOW.
SHE IS NOT KIDDING AROUND,
AND YOU THINK THIS IS A SITCOM.
[ Laughing ] I THINK IT IS.
THIS IS A CONFUSING DYNAMIC.
WE'VE GOT A MEAN CAT
AND A JOVIAL PARTNER.
IT -- YEAH, IT DOESN'T FEEL GOOD.
SHE FEELS HURT. SHE FEELS REJECTED.
IN THE MEANTIME, KRISTA'S LAUGHING,
AND SHE FEELS SAD, HURT, AND REJECTED BY HER PARTNER AS WELL.
SHE'S GETTING HIT BY BOTH SIDES RIGHT NOW. IT'S JUST NOT FAIR.
NOT ONLY DO I HAVE TO CORRECT BEA'S BEHAVIOR,
BUT I NEED TO CHANGE KRISTA'S ATTITUDE
TOWARDS HER CAT'S ACTIONS AS WELL.
THE NEXT STEP IS TO SEE HOW BEA WOULD BEHAVE WITH ARAGON,
SO I HAD KRISTA BRING BEA INTO THE DINING ROOM.
Krista: YUMMY.
CeCe: THIS IS ARAGON.
Galaxy: OH, MY GOD, HE'S ADORABLE.
AS I'M LOOKING AT ARAGON FOR THE FIRST TIME,
I'M REMEMBERING WHAT CeCe SAID ABOUT HIM.
HE'S JUST A BIG BENGAL.
A BIG BENGAL?
THIS GUY PASSED "BIG BENGAL" ABOUT 10 POUNDS AGO.
HERE WE GO. NOW.
[ BEA GROWLING ]
SO, HE'S PRESENTING, BY THE WAY,
YEAH.
[ HISSES ]
Galaxy: ARAGON WAS BEING RESPECTFUL.
HE WAS LITERALLY NOT GIVING HER ANY REASON TO GO AFTER HER.
PURE CAT EVIL.
[ GROWLING ]
[ HISSES ]
[ YOWLS ]
OH.
[ HISSES ]
YEAH, THAT ONE WASN'T GOOD.
AS ARAGON'S GETTING HIT
ONCE, TWICE, THREE DIFFERENT TIMES,
I LOOK OVER AT CeCe, AND SHE'S OBVIOUSLY HURT.
THIS IS HER BABY.
IS IT STILL SORT OF A FUNNY THING TO YOU?
NOT WHEN SHE BATS AT HIM, NO.
IT MAKES ME FEEL BAD FOR HIM.
Galaxy: BEA WAKES UP SUSPICIOUS.
WE HAVE TO TEACH HER THAT
THE WORLD IS NOT JUST TRUSTWORTHY BUT WELCOMING.
OKAY, GUYS, SO, THE FIRST THING I'D LIKE YOU TO DO
IS TO START THINKING ABOUT THESE CATS' HEALTH.
BEA IS BIG FOR HER BREED,
BUT ARAGON IS DANGEROUSLY OBESE,
AND HE'S GOING TO BE DIABETIC ANY DAY NOW,
AND, IF HE'S NOT ALREADY BEGINNING TO BE ARTHRITIC,
HE'S GONNA BE.
YOU'VE GOT TO GET HIM TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT.
THE WAY WE'RE GONNA DO THAT, FIRST OF ALL,
IS TO MAKE HIM EXERCISE.
NOW, THE FIRST THING IS --
SLING, GONE.
THE STROLLER IS SOMETHING THAT'S TRANSITIONAL.
HE'S TOO BIG FOR A CARRIER.
I GET THAT YOU NEED IT RIGHT NOW,
BUT WE ARE GOING TO PHASE IT OUT.
ARAGON GETS CARRIED AROUND TOWN IN A BABY SLING,
OR HE GETS PUSHED AROUND IN A STROLLER.
THAT'S CONCERNING TO ME BECAUSE
IT SYMBOLIZES CATERING TO HIS OBESITY.
SO, THE FIRST THING I WANT THEM TO DO --
I BREAK OUT A NEW VEST.
I WANT BOTH OF THE CATS GOING OUT FOR WALKS.
THE BIGGEST THING THAT I'M NOTICING
IS THAT YOU HOLD ON TO "MY CAT," "YOUR CAT."
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
THAT MEANS THAT YOU ARE NOW GOING TO BE THE ONE
TO WALK ARAGON AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, OKAY?
[ LAUGHS ]
WHILE YOU'RE TEACHING BEA...
WOW. WOW!
YEAH, SHE'S GETTING HAPPY.
AND TAKE HIM IN THE STROLLER WHEN HE NEEDS TO GO THERE.
OH, MY -- [ LAUGHS ]
NOW, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT?
NO, I'M GONNA FLIPPIN' DIE.
WHY ARE YOU GONNA FLIPPIN' DIE?
'CAUSE THAT'S HUGELY EMBARRASSING,
PUSHING A CAT IN A STROLLER.
THIS IS LIKE THE EPITOME.
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CO-PARENTING HERE,
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
CeCe, YOU'VE GOT TO LEARN BEA 101.
OKAY.
EVERYTHING THAT KRISTA DOES WITH BEA
THAT MAKES IT SO THAT SHE DOESN'T GET BEAT UP --
YOU'VE GOT TO LEARN THESE THINGS.
I ALSO WANT KRISTA TO START TEACHING CeCe BEA 101.
WHAT MAKES THIS CAT TICK AND NOT TICK?
WHAT MAKES HER HAPPY AND WHAT PUSHES HER BUTTONS
TO THE POINT WHERE SHE'S GONNA TAG YOU?
OUCH!
PLEASURE.
ALL RIGHT.
BYE-BYES.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY HOPE THAT THE HOMEWORK WORKS.
I'M SKEPTICAL. I'M WILLING TO DO IT.
BUT I AM TIRED, I'M FED UP,
AND THIS IS SORT OF OUR LAST HOPE.
I'M GOING IN RIGHT NOW FOR MY SECOND VISIT
WITH KRISTA AND CeCe AND THEIR CATS, ARAGON AND BEA.
NOW, THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE,
WE HAD CAT-ON-HUMAN AGGRESSION PROBLEMS...
OUCH!
...AND THEN WE HAD SOME SERIOUS
CAT-ON-CAT AGGRESSION PROBLEMS
WITH BEA REALLY TAKING IT OUT ON ARAGON.
[ GROWLING ]
AND ARAGON'S GOT HIS OWN PROBLEMS.
THIS CELEBRITY CAT IS WAY OVERWEIGHT.
NOW, ON THE VIDEO HOMEWORK, I DID SEE A REAL COMMITMENT
TO BEA 101 AND ARAGON 101.
Krista: PRETTY GIRL.
PRETTY GIRL.
YEAH, I DON'T THINK SHE'S FEELING IT.
HER LITTLE TAIL IS GOING.
I DID SEE THAT BEA IS STILL BEING AGGRESSIVE.
SHE'S SWIPING AT ARAGON,
AND SHE'S SWIPING AT CeCe.
CeCe: COME ON.
I ALSO SAW KRISTA SWAPPING ROLES WITH CeCe
AND CARING FOR ARAGON,
WHICH MEANT PUSHING HIM IN A STROLLER.
OH, HONEY, YOU'RE BACK. HOW WAS IT?
UH, FULLY EMBARRASSING.
COMING IN, I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THINGS ARE A LITTLE BETTER.
JACKSON.
GOOD SEEING YA.
HOW ARE THINGS GOING?
WOW.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
Krista: THERE'S AN IMPROVEMENT.
YOU THINK?
MUCH BETTER THAN LAST TIME, HUH?
WELL, HI, ARAGON.
HI, BEA.
AND SHE'S TOTALLY CHILL, TOO.
I MEAN, THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING.
YOU GOT TO BE PRETTY PROUD, RIGHT?
YEAH, I THINK A LOT OF IT'S
THE HOMEWORK YOU SUGGESTED,
LIKE THE WALKING.
IT HAS REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR HER.
I WOULD SAY IT'S 50% BETTER.
WOW.
I AM SHOCKED AT THE IMPROVEMENT.
I'M ELATED.
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
THE BEST NEWS OF THE DAY, BY FAR,
IS TO HEAR THAT THE AGGRESSION IS DOWN BY 50%.
I KNOW WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE TO WORK ON,
BUT AT LEAST I KNOW THAT THE WORK WE'VE DONE
HAS YIELDED BIG RESULTS.
SO, YOU GUYS HAVE SORT OF STARTED
BLURRING THOSE LINES BETWEEN "MINE" AND "YOURS."
RIGHT.
WHAT'S THAT DONE FOR YOU GUYS?
I LOVE BEA.
DO YOU LOVE ARAGON?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE A CONNECTION WITH ARAGON?
NO.
Galaxy: I LOOK OVER AT CeCe, AND SHE'S HURT.
YOU COULD TELL SHE IS.
SHE WANTS HER PARTNER TO LOVE HER CAT,
AND IF SHE DOESN'T GET ON BOARD IN A HURRY,
THIS WHOLE THING'S GONNA FALL APART.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME,
AND I'D REALLY LIKE KRISTA TO PITCH IN
A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THAT AREA.
I CAN BUMP UP MY EFFORT, YES.
THAT WOULD BE NICE.
I LOVE IT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET UP, LET'S WALK AROUND JUST A LITTLE BIT,
AND LET'S START -- OH, WELL,
THERE'S BEA OVER THERE ON THE PERCH,
SO LET'S START OVER THERE, HUH?
ABSOLUTELY.
OF COURSE, I ALWAYS WANT TO GET UP
AND LOOK AROUND THE SPACE AND SEE ABOUT
ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE.
SO, WHAT I'D LIKE YOU TO DO IS COME AND JOIN ME, CeCe.
OKAY.
WHAT ARE YOU NERVOUS ABOUT, CeCe?
Krista: WISH YOU LUCK.
WELL, I'M ALREADY PICKING UP ON THE CUES
THAT I WOULDN'T TOUCH HER WITH A 10-FOOT POLE.
I'M HAPPY THAT YOU SEE THAT.
TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THAT'S UNCOMFORTABLE.
TENSION TO THE TAIL.
WHATEVER IS COMING AT HER NEXT
IS GOING TO GET ATTACKED.
KRISTA, WHAT'S THE GRADE YOU'RE GIVING HER
IN BEA 101 RIGHT NOW?
OH, I'D GIVE HER LIKE A "B," YEAH, B-PLUS.
CeCe STILL LIKES TO STARE AT BEA.
Galaxy: YOU GOT TO REMEMBER THAT CATS ARE PREY ANIMALS,
SO, IN THE WILD, THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR
ANIMALS THAT ARE AFTER THEM,
SO AS SOON AS THEY SEE SOMEONE STARING AT THEM,
THEY KNOW FIGHT OR FLIGHT.
CATS COMMUNICATE WITH A BLINK, RIGHT?
SO, THEY LOOK AT YOU,
AND WHEN THEY DO THIS FOR YOU...
THAT'S AN "I LOVE YOU."
...THAT'S AN "I LOVE YOU" -- YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
NOW YOU DO IT.
BEAUTIFUL.
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU HOMEWORK RIGHT NOW.
PRACTICE YOUR CAT "I LOVE YOU" WITH BEA.
IF YOU CAN BLINK TO HER AND HAVE HER BLINK BACK, YOU WIN.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, LET'S CONTINUE WALKING.
I WANTED TO HEAD BACK INTO THE DINING-ROOM AREA
BECAUSE THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE,
THAT WAS THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.
THAT'S WHERE THESE TWO CATS REALLY WENT AT EACH OTHER.
[ GROWLING ]
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO TODAY
IS JUST HAVE BEA UP ON THIS TABLE,
AND I'D LIKE TO KEEP ARAGON WHERE HE IS.
GET HER CHILL,
AND SEE HOW SHE ADDRESSES HIM AFTER THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
[ YOWLS ]
Krista: BEA, HI -- OH, MY.
Galaxy: WHEN BEA GAVE A SWIPE TO KRISTA,
I SAID, "MAN, IF THIS IS THE WAY THIS IS GONNA START,
I DON'T EVEN WANT TO KNOW HOW IT'S GONNA END."
Galaxy: WHERE ARE YOU GOING, BABY?
[ GROWLING ]
IN CAT, THAT'S SAYING,
"WHAT I REALLY WANT IS TO KICK YOUR ***."
[ GROWLING CONTINUES ]
GRAB MY LITTLE DRAGONFLY HERE.
SO, I SEE BEA JUMP DOWN NEXT TO ARAGON,
AND I THINK I GOT TO MOVE FAST
BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE HER NEXT MOVE IS TO ATTACK HIM.
MM-HMM.
I WANT TO GET HER UP TO HER SORT OF
SAFE, VERTICAL-WORLD PLACE,
SO YOU TAKE OVER FOR ME.
Galaxy: AND ALL I'M TRYING TO GET HER TO DO
IS BE A CAT.
I WANT HER TO PLAY WITH AN APPROPRIATE VICTIM.
KRISTA, NOW PULL THE TOY BACK JUST A LITTLE.
WOW!
GUYS, THAT WAS REALLY COOL.
I'M REALLY, REALLY HAPPY RIGHT NOW.
HOW BEAUTIFUL IS THAT, RIGHT?
SHE'S UP. HE'S DOWN.
SHE IS ABSOLUTELY FINE.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SEE 'CAUSE WE GOT TO REMEMBER
THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, THE FACT THAT NOBODY LIKED BEA
WAS FUNNY TO KRISTA,
AND TODAY THAT'S REPLACED.
TODAY IT'S GENUINE. IT'S PRIDE.
SHE CAN FINALLY FEEL PROUD AT
SHARING THE BEA THAT SHE KNOWS WITH EVERYBODY ELSE.
I GOT A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION TODAY,
SO I WANTED TO GIVE KRISTA AND CeCe THEIR HOMEWORK.
IT'S A DRUM.
ALL RIGHT!
WHOO!
THIS IS A CAT WHEEL THAT WAS DESIGNED FOR BENGALS.
LOOK AT THIS.
UNBELIEVABLE.
REALLY, THE BIG THING HERE IS EXERCISE.
I REALLY WANT TO SEE THEM UP THE EXERCISE VALUE IN THIS HOUSE
'CAUSE I AM WORRIED ABOUT ARAGON.
I ALSO GAVE THEM A ROTATING SCRATCH PAD AND HURDLES
SO BEA CAN BE A PART OF THIS, TOO.
OKAY, BESIDES THIS,
WE'RE GONNA KEEP THE WALKING GOING.
THE WALKING HAS GOT TO TAKE ON A NEW SHAPE, WHICH IS
ARAGON DOESN'T GET CARRIED OR STROLLED ANYWHERE.
OKAY.
DON'T ENABLE HIM AND DON'T GIVE UP,
MM-HMM.
BECAUSE HE NEEDS THIS.
HE NEEDS TO LOSE THIS WEIGHT.
OKAY.
NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT BEA 101 --
THE SLOW BLINK.
SHE WILL EVENTUALLY RETURN THAT BLINK,
AND ALSO PLAYTIME, WHERE SHE'LL ACTUALLY
PLAY WITH A TOY WITH YOU,
AND, KRISTA, I WANT YOU TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH ARAGON.
SEE IF THAT HELPS YOU FORM MORE OF A BOND WITH HIM.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, JACKSON.
I WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME,
AND WE WILL ROUND THE HOMESTRETCH.
THANK YOU, SIR.
BEA HAS MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS.
I'LL GIVE HER CREDIT FOR THAT.
I THINK SHE HAS A LONG WAY TO GO.
FOR THE UNITY OF OUR FAMILY, I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE
BEA AND KRISTA DELIVER THIS WEEK.
[ LAUGHS ]
Galaxy: NOW IT'S TIME FOR A KITTY BIT.
THE ANSWER AFTER THIS BREAK.
Galaxy: THE ANSWER IS...
FISH WAS ADDED TO COMMERCIAL CAT FOOD
AS AN AFFORDABLE SOURCE OF PROTEIN
DURING WORLD WAR II WHEN MEAT WAS ACTUALLY RATIONED.
I'M GOING IN FOR MY LAST VISIT WITH CeCe AND KRISTA
AND THEIR CATS, BEA AND ARAGON.
HELLO, CeCe.
GREAT SEEING YA.
THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I WAS STILL SEEING
THAT SIDE OF BEA NOBODY WANTS TO SEE --
A LITTLE EDGY, READY TO SNAP --
AND I'M STILL WORRIED ABOUT ARAGON'S WEIGHT,
SO I ASSIGNED SOME SERIOUS EXERCISE FOR THESE GUYS,
AND ON THE VIDEO HOMEWORK, I GOT TO SEE THAT CAT GYM
BEING USED TO THE Nth DEGREE.
ARAGON HAS LOST A POUND. IT'S GREAT.
ALSO, I SAW BEA PLAYING, RUNNING AROUND,
AND JUST JUMPING AFTER HER DRAGONFLY INSTEAD OF ARAGON.
I GOT TO SEE KRISTA TAKING ARAGON FOR A WALK,
AND THE GREAT NEWS IS THERE'S NO MORE STROLLER.
I GOT TO SEE CeCe DOING THE SLOW BLINK WITH BEA.
THAT WAS BIG STUFF.
SHE JUST DID IT.
TODAY I'M HOPING THAT BEA'S ATTACKS HAVE STOPPED,
BUT I'M ALSO HOPING THAT
KRISTA'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS ARAGON HAS IMPROVED.
YEAH. HOW ARE THINGS GOING?
EXCELLENT.
YEAH.
THAT MAKES MY DAY. TELL ME ABOUT IT.
BEA IS REALLY A HAPPY CAT,
AND WHAT IT'S CREATED IS A LOT OF CALM.
WOW.
YEAH.
CeCe: THE CHANGES THAT I SEE IN BEA
ARE DUE TO THE HOMEWORK
AND KRISTA'S HELP WITH BEA 101.
Krista: DON'T STARE AT HER, CeCe.
OH, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
Galaxy: THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE,
ARAGON WAS QUITE THE VICTIM.
HAVE THE ROLES EVENED OUT?
HAVE THEY CHANGED A LITTLE BIT?
ARAGON AND BEA ARE GETTING ALONG FINE.
BEA IS NOT ATTACKING ANYMORE.
YEAH.
I MEAN, THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
NO FIGHTS SINCE THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE --
NOTHING.
THIS IS FROM BEA,
WHO REALLY WAS A PRETTY VIOLENT CAT.
AMAZING.
I REALLY FEEL THAT BEA IS MY CAT.
KRISTA, WHAT ABOUT YOU?
THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE,
YOU COULDN'T SAY THAT YOU LOVED ARAGON.
WHERE ARE YOU NOW WITH ARAGON?
I LOVE HIM, YES. THERE WE GO.
I SAID I LOVE HIM.
"I LOVE ARAGON"?
I LOVE ARAGON.
[ LAUGHS ]
Krista: OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS,
I DEFINITELY HAVE IMPROVED MY RELATIONSHIP WITH ARAGON.
I'M PAYING HIM MORE ATTENTION.
I'VE BEEN DOING SOME OF HIS WALKING WITH HIM,
SO I'VE BEEN MORE INVOLVED.
NOW I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I LOVE THE CAT.
HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?
I LOVE IT. IT'S TOTALLY AFFIRMING.
CONGRATULATIONS, BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG CHANGE.
YEAH.
I DO WANT TO GET UP, WALK AROUND,
AND ALSO SEE THESE GUYS IN ACTION A LITTLE BIT.
Galaxy: THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO SEE
WAS ARAGON ON THE CAT WHEEL -- I LOVE THAT THING.
I SAW IT ON THE VIDEO HOMEWORK. I JUST WANTED TO SEE IT LIVE.
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
PAWS UP, ARAGON.
OH, WOW, COACH.
GUIDE HIM UP. GUIDE HIM UP. GUIDE HIM UP.
THIS WAY, THIS WAY. COME ON, BUD.
LET'S MOVE IT. LET'S MOVE IT.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, THERE WE GO.
WE MOVE. WE MOVE.
AFTER A LITTLE BIT, STOP.
LET ME WIPE THE SWEAT OFF HIS EARS.
Krista: [ LAUGHS ] GEEZ.
[ LAUGHTER ]
AFTER WATCHING ARAGON,
I'M ACTUALLY REALLY PROUD OF THE BOY.
HE'S EXERCISING. HE'S BREATHING HARDER.
BUT NOW I REALLY WANTED TO SEE BEA COME INTO THE ACTION.
SO, WE HAVE ARAGON AND BEA
LITERALLY SIX INCHES FROM ONE ANOTHER.
BEA WAS JUST SITTING THERE, AND YOU CAN TELL
SHE WAS JUST HOLDING ON TO THIS NERVOUSNESS.
THAT MAKES ME EVEN MORE NERVOUS.
BUT I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOT TO PUSH IT JUST A LITTLE BIT.
GOOD BOY. NOW WHAT ABOUT YOU?
YOU GONNA PLAY, TOO?
YOU GONNA PLAY A LITTLE BIT?
COME CLOSER.
GOOD GIRL.
GOOD GIRL.
A GOOD GIRL.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
[ LAUGHS ]
Galaxy: THE MOST AMAZING THING HAPPENS.
THEY BOTH START TO PLAY.
THEY TAKE TURNS.
OH, GOOD BOY.
AND THEN YOU.
SIX INCHES,
AND THE IMPULSE TO HURT ONE ANOTHER --
RIGHT, NEVER GONNA HAPPEN.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO FIGHT ANYMORE
BECAUSE NOW THEY HAVE A LANGUAGE BASED ON PLAY.
IN THAT MOMENT, THAT WAS IT.
YOU COULD PUT A BOW ON THIS ONE.
I CAN WALK AWAY AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.
I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, TOO.
ALL RIGHT, ARAGON, MISTER,
I'LL SEE YOU ON TV, HUH?
MAKE SURE TO GIVE ME A SHOUT-OUT OR SOMETHING.
THERE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN OUR HOME,
AND IT'S BEEN FOR THE BETTER SINCE JACKSON HAS COME.
IT HAS LIFTED THE TENSION OUT OF THE HOUSE.
CeCe: AFTER JACKSON,
THERE IS NO "MY CAT," "YOUR CAT."
THESE ARE OUR CATS.
CeCe'S HAPPIER. I'M HAPPIER.
IT'S A HAPPIER HOME OVERALL.
Galaxy: I'LL SEE YOU GUYS LATER.
BYE-BYE.
FI POOPS ALL OVER MY PLACE.
ARE YOU POOPING RIGHT NOW?
YOU SURE ARE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO WITH HER.
HEY. STOP.
I'M AT THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO DECIDE
DO I BUY PUPPY PADS
OR DO I PAY THE ELECTRIC BILL.
LOOK! IT'S A PILE OF [BLEEP]
Megan: LOOK! IT'S A PILE OF [BLEEP]
ARE YOU POOPING RIGHT NOW?
YOU SURE ARE.
[ MEOWS ]
I'M HEADING OVER RIGHT NOW FOR MY FIRST VISIT
WITH MEGAN AND HER CAT, FI.
NOW, FI IS FIVE YEARS OLD,
AND SHE'S BEEN IN FIVE DIFFERENT HOMES.
WHY? BECAUSE SHE HAS NEVER ONCE USED THE LITTER BOX BEFORE.
SO, I'M GOING OVER THERE RIGHT NOW
TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS HOME IS THE LAST HOME.
MY NAME IS MEGAN. I'M 41 YEARS OLD.
I HAVE A 5-YEAR-OLD CAT NAMED FI.
FI IS A RESCUE CAT THAT I RESCUED
WHEN I MOVED TO CALIFORNIA.
[ MEOWS ]
SHE IS LOVABLE.
SHE'S SWEET.
LOOK AT THE BABY'S FACE. I CAN'T TAKE HER.
SHE'S A GREAT CAT EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT
SHE [BLEEP] AND PEES ALL OVER MY APARTMENT --
THE COUCH...
THE CHAIR, THE RUG...
[ SIGHS ] AND I'M LATE FOR WORK.
...UP IN THE LOFT...
MORE [BLEEP] I'M SO EXCITED.
...ANYWHERE BUT THE LITTER BOX.
LOOK! IT'S A PILE OF [BLEEP]
WHEN I CLEAN UP AFTER FI, IT'S DISGUSTING.
[ PLASTIC RUSTLES ]
I'M CLEANING UP [BLEEP] FROM HER.
I'M CLEANING UP [BLEEP] ON THE FLOOR.
I GET IT ALL OVER MY HANDS.
[ COUGHS ] DISGUSTING.
I'M SERIOUSLY GOING TO RESEARCH COLOSTOMY BAGS FOR CATS.
ARE YOU POOPING RIGHT NOW?
YOU SURE ARE.
I AM TOTALLY
AT THE END OF MY ROPE WITH FI.
GO OUT AND BUY SOME MORE.
I'M NOT MADE OF MONEY.
SHE'S RUINED EVERYTHING I OWN.
I CAN'T HAVE ANYTHING NICE.
I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THEM,
AND THEY'RE RUINED.
ANY NEW FURNITURE I'VE GOTTEN,
SHE'S GONE TO THE BATHROOM ON IT.
THE APARTMENT WE LIVED IN BEFORE THAT I RENTED,
SHE RUINED THE RUGS THERE.
THAT COST ME A GOOD TWO GRAND.
FOUND OUT THAT SHE HAD FOUR OWNERS BEFORE ME.
WHAT?
[ MEOWS ]
IT BREAKS MY HEART THAT SHE'S BEEN ABANDONED SO MANY TIMES.
I MEAN, I'M HER FIFTH OWNER.
SHE'S FIVE YEARS OLD.
I MEAN, THAT'S LIKE -- THAT'S LIKE A KID IN FOSTER CARE.
SHE'S GOT THE FRONT OF THE COUCH.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO WITH HER.
I'M AT THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO DECIDE
DO I BUY PUPPY PADS
OR DO I PAY THE ELECTRIC BILL.
I DON'T WANT TO THINK OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN
IF JACKSON CAN'T HELP FI.
LITERALLY, HE IS MY LAST HOPE, SO...
HI.
YES.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'M JACKSON.
I WAS SO EXCITED FOR JACKSON TO MEET FI.
IT'S LIKE KISSING THE GODFATHER'S RING, YOU KNOW?
SO...
TELL ME WHY I'M HERE TODAY.
YOU ARE HERE TODAY
TO TRY AND HELP MY CAT, FI.
FI WILL NOT USE THE LITTER BOX.
HAS SHE EVER SINCE YOU'VE HAD HER?
NO.
TWO YEARS.
SHE GOES TO THE BATHROOM
ON MY FURNITURE,
ON THE FLOOR.
WOW.
YOU KNOW, I GOT TO BE HONEST,
I CAN'T EVEN COUNT HOW MANY
DECLAWED CATS I WIND UP WORKING WITH
BECAUSE OF LITTER-BOX PROBLEMS.
WHEN YOU'RE DECLAWING A CAT,
YOU'RE ACTUALLY DE-KNUCKLING YOUR CAT.
YOU'RE CUTTING OFF A KNUCKLE OF EACH ONE OF HER FIRST DIGITS,
AND THAT'S INCREDIBLY PAINFUL.
AND THE FIRST TIME THEY GO TO THE LITTER BOX AFTER THAT,
THE PAIN INVOLVED IN THAT IS OVERWHELMING.
THEY'RE GONNA MAKE A NEGATIVE ASSOCIATION
AND NEVER GO BACK TO THE LITTER BOX AGAIN.
TELL ME THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE DONE.
I HAVE TRIED EVERY LITTER I COULD FIND.
I DO PUT PUPPY PADS DOWN,
AND FOR SOME REASON RIGHT NOW,
SHE SEEMS TO BE USING THEM FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME.
REALLY? OKAY.
YEAH, I HAVE POOP CORNER UPSTAIRS.
POOP CORNER.
SHE EATS DRY FOOD, AND SHE GETS
A SMALL LITTLE BOWL OF HALF-AND-HALF TWICE A DAY.
SHE GETS HALF-AND-HALF EVERY DAY?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
MNH-MNH.
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT THAT OLD ADAGE
ABOUT CATS AND PUTTING OUT A SAUCER OF CREAM
IS WHAT YOU SHOULD DO.
IT'S ACTUALLY THE LAST THING THAT CATS SHOULD HAVE.
MOST CATS CAN'T DIGEST DAIRY AT ALL.
SO, WHAT'S YOUR MONTHLY BILL?
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT -- MONTHLY BILL --
IN TERMS OF PUPPY PADS ALONE?
OH, GOD, PUPPY PADS --
$150 TO $200 A MONTH.
WOW!
THE LEVEL OF CRAZY THIS WOULD MAKE ANY HUMAN BEING,
IT MAKES ME CRAZY.
TALK TO ME ABOUT THAT.
THERE'S DAYS WHEN I'M JUST LIKE...
I'M DONE.
THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT ARE CAUSING MEGAN'S STRESS,
BUT I KNOW THAT FINANCES ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST.
LET'S WALK AROUND A LITTLE BIT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN GET.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW IT'S TIME TO GET UP, WALK AROUND,
AND GO SEE POOP CORNER.
Megan: SHE MIGHT BE GETTING READY TO GO.
Galaxy: THIS IS A NICE INTRODUCTION
YEP.
THAT IS AN UNGODLY SMELL.
YES.
THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY WRONG WITH HER POOP.
IT SMELLS REALLY AWFUL.
YEAH, IT'S GOT KIND OF A...
MM-HMM.
THE SMELL UP THERE WAS UNLIKE
ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE.
THE SMELL WAS JUST WRONG,
EVEN FOR POOP.
[ LAUGHS ]
HOO!
[ LAUGHS ]
Megan: SO, HERE'S THE LITTER BOX.
SHE WILL GO UP TO IT.
SHE WILL PEE ON THE PUPPY PAD.
AND THAT'S IT. BUT SHE WON'T POOP THERE.
IT'S ALMOST AS IF FI GOES,
"I KNOW. I KNOW I'M SUPPOSED TO DO THIS.
"I CAN'T GO IN THERE.
I'LL GO RIGHT NEXT TO IT, BUT NOT IN IT."
AND THAT, IN ITSELF, TELLS US
THAT FI HAS A BAD ASSOCIATION WITH THE BOX.
WELL, HELLO, MY LITTLE GIRLFRIEND.
I JUST WANTED TO HANG OUT HERE WITH FI BY MYSELF
AND JUST SEE WHAT SHE'S LIKE IN THERE.
DO YOU MIND IF I TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR PAWS, PLEASE?
OH, YOU REALLY DON'T LIKE THAT.
I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF SHE HAD A REFLEX ABOUT BEING TOUCHED,
AND THAT TELLS ME THAT THE DECLAWING ITSELF
IS STILL AN ISSUE IN HER LIFE.
SHH.
SHH.
OOH, I'M SO SORRY.
I MEAN, THERE WAS A FEATHERY TOUCH,
AND *** -- SHE'S PULLING BACK.
I JUST -- OKAY, IT'S OKAY.
I JUST WANT TO SEE THIS PAW, TOO.
BABY -- OH, I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY. I AM.
SO, IT'S NOT ONLY PHYSICAL.
THERE IS EMOTIONAL SCARRING HERE.
THERE IS THAT CYCLE OF TRAUMA BEING REPEATED FROM HER.
I SEE IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN WITH DECLAWED CATS.
I KNOW WHAT IT IS.
YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD GIRL.
OKAY, I'M GONNA GO TALK TO YOUR MOM
FOR A WHILE, ALL RIGHT?
AH!
SO DO I.
I KNOW YOU DO. SHE'S AMAZING.
I THINK THAT THERE'S A MIX
BETWEEN BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH.
NO MORE DAIRY AT ALL, PLEASE.
SO, I DO WANT YOU TO GO BACK TO THE VET
TO SEE A GASTROINTESTINAL INTERNAL MEDICINE SPECIALIST,
AND WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO, FIRST AND FOREMOST,
IS YOU'RE GONNA GET THAT FECAL SAMPLE
OKAY.
I THINK THAT THIS CAT EITHER HAS PARASITES
OR A FOOD ALLERGY OR IRRITABLE BOWEL DISEASE,
SOMETHING THAT'S MAKING THE POOP SMELL, LOOK,
AND HAVE A CONSISTENCY
THAT IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE AT ALL.
THE OTHER THING I WANT TO DO
IS START SOME PHYSICAL REHAB TO THOSE PAWS.
SCRATCHING DOESN'T JUST WORK FOR CLAWED CATS.
IT WORKS FOR DECLAWED CATS BECAUSE
IT STILL WORKS THE TOP PART OF THEIR BODY
AND THEIR PAWS THEMSELVES.
WHAT I'D LIKE YOU TO FIND IS A SCRATCHING POST
THAT HAS MORE OF A GENTLE INCLINE TO IT.
RIGHT ON.
RIGHT ON.
ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA TAKE OFF.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU TOO.
Megan: THE BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT IT JUST WON'T WORK,
AND IF THAT HAPPENS --
I DON'T WANT TO THINK OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN
IF JACKSON CAN'T HELP FI.
I AM NOT MADE OF MONEY.
YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH MORE DO I HAVE TO SPEND TO CLEAN?
IT'S JUST A CYCLE THAT NEVER BREAKS.
Galaxy: I'M HEADING IN FOR MY SECOND VISIT
WITH MEGAN AND HER CAT, FI,
AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, MEGAN IS A SAINT.
SHE HAS BEEN PUTTING UP WITH SO MUCH CRAP, LITERALLY,
FROM THIS CAT, WHO HAS NEVER USED THE LITTER BOX AT ALL.
Megan: GO OUT AND BUY SOME MORE.
Galaxy: AND THOSE PUPPY PADS SHE USES
RUNNING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS EVERY MONTH ALONE.
ALL I CAN HOPE FOR IS THAT
WE CAN ALL DEAL WITH A LITTLE LESS POOP.
HI.
I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
I'M DOING GREAT.
HOW'S IT GOING?
IT'S GOING A LITTLE BETTER.
OH. JUST A LITTLE BETTER, HUH?
WELL, HER POOPS ARE BETTER.
AND WHY ARE HER POOPS BETTER?
BECAUSE I TOOK HER OFF THE HALF-AND-HALF.
OH, GO FIGURE.
YOU WERE RIGHT.
TELL ME ABOUT THE VET VISIT.
I BROUGHT IN HER POOP,
AND SHE GOT A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.
GREAT. WELL, THAT I'M HAPPY ABOUT.
NOW...
THEY ULTRASOUNDED
AND X-RAYED HER PAWS?
NO.
WE HAVE TO KNOW THAT.
I'M TELLING YOU, THERE'S EITHER JOINT PAIN
OR PAW PAIN OR BOTH.
THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I CHECKED OUT FI'S PAWS MYSELF,
AND THEY WERE REALLY SENSITIVE.
NOW, I KNOW FINANCES ARE REALLY TIGHT FOR MEGAN
AND X-RAYS CAN COST HUNDREDS,
BUT IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE FIND OUT
WHAT'S WRONG WITH FI'S PAWS.
SO, CUT TO THE CHASE WITH ME FOR JUST A SECOND.
HAS SHE POOPED IN A BOX AT ALL?
HAS SHE DONE ANYTHING IN THE BOX AT ALL?
NO.
OH, GOD.
IN CASES LIKE THIS,
I'VE GOT TO SEE BIG PROGRESS BY THE SECOND DAY,
OR ELSE WE GOT BIG TROUBLE.
RIGHT NOW, WE GOT BIG TROUBLE.
ALL RIGHT, SO, WE'VE GOT
SOME MIXED RESULTS THIS TIME AROUND.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE VIDEO HOMEWORK
OKAY.
Megan: GOOD NEWS, JACKSON.
I WOKE UP THIS MORNING.
NICE, SOLID, DARK POOP.
LOOK.
LOOK AT YOUR SCRATCHER.
REALLY, I DID SEE SOME OF THE SILVER LININGS
THAT I THINK MEGAN IS SEEING.
WE SAW THAT FI'S USING THE NEW SCRATCHER WE LOOKED FOR.
PERFECT FOR A DECLAWED CAT LIKE FI.
WELL, COOL.
I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING TO HANG OUR HAT ON.
NOW, BECAUSE THERE IS MORE OF
A CONCENTRATED PEEING AND POOPING
[ LAUGHS ]
...THAT'S THE FIRST PLACE I WANT TO
GO TAKE A LOOK AT, SO LET'S GO UPSTAIRS.
LET'S GO.
IF THERE'S ONE LITTLE SLIVER OF HOPE IN THIS HOME,
THAT'S WHERE IT IS.
INTO POOP CORNER.
YAY!
YAY!
YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D DO SORT OF A HAPPY DANCE
WHEN YOU SAW POOP BEFORE, BUT, YOU KNOW...
IT'S, LIKE, DARK AND SOLID.
I KNOW. IT'S DARK. IT'S WELL-FORMED.
TWO THINGS THAT I FIND KEY --
ONE IS THAT WE'RE LOCALIZED ON THE PADS.
SECOND THING IS THAT I DON'T SMELL IT.
I MEAN, LITERALLY, I'M NOT SMELLING POOP RIGHT NOW.
THAT IS AN UNGODLY SMELL.
THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY WRONG WITH HER POOP.
AND WE GOT A BUNCH OF PILES HERE.
AND PEE.
NOT ONLY WAS POOPING ON THOSE PUPPY PADS
AND CENTRALIZING THE LOCATION A BIG DEAL,
THE FACT THAT THERE WAS URINE ON THOSE PADS,
WHICH I DIDN'T SEE THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE,
MADE IT EVEN BETTER.
THEN SHE TRIES TO SCRATCH THE PADS
IN THE SAME WAY SHE WOULD LITTER.
SEE? WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE OVER HERE.
AND SHE COVERS IT, RIGHT?
SO, THAT MEANS THAT SHE WANTS TO
DO THE ACT OF GOING TO THE LITTER BOX.
IT'S THE LITTER BOX ITSELF THAT'S CAUSING THE AVERSION.
THIS IS A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THIS CAT.
SHE WASN'T EVEN ACTING LIKE A "NORMAL" CAT BEFORE.
NOW THIS BATHROOM ACTIVITY IS LOOKING LIKE
A CAT WOULD IN A LITTER BOX.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS ADD THE BOX.
SO, WE CAN WORK WITH THIS. GREAT.
SO, THAT'S IT FOR POOP CORNER.
LET'S GO.
OKAY, LET'S JUST GRAB THIS ONE.
OKAY.
THE LAST THING THAT I WANT TO SEE IS FI WALKING.
AND HONESTLY, I DO THINK THAT
THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON THERE.
Galaxy: IT'S THAT. THERE IS A DISTINCT LIMP.
LIKE A LIMP, YEAH.
THERE'S A DISTINCT LIMP.
I JUST REALLY WANT TO SEE HER WALK AND NOT RUN.
THERE IT IS.
IF IT'S HER PAW,
IF IT'S HER SHOULDER --
IT'S SOMETHING.
THE THING ABOUT THE DECLAW SURGERY
IS THERE'S COLLATERAL DAMAGE.
THERE'S ALSO THE DAMAGE
THAT CATS ARE WHAT WE CALL DIGITIGRADE.
THEY'RE TIP-TOE WALKERS,
SO AS SOON AS THEY GET DECLAWED --
BOOP -- THEY SINK DOWN.
IT AFFECTS THEIR ELBOWS, THEIR SHOULDERS,
THEIR SPINES, THEIR HIPS.
THEY ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF BALANCE,
AND THAT'S THE KIND OF THING
THAT I THINK THAT I'M SEEING IN FI.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT OUR HOMEWORK.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THE FIRST THING THAT WE'RE GONNA DEAL WITH HERE
IS THIS.
THIS IS BASICALLY A TRAINING PAD FOR PUPPIES.
THIS IS NOW POOP CORNER.
RIGHT?
ALL WE'RE GONNA ASK HER TO DO IS WALK IN HERE
AND POOP ON THIS AND PEE ON THIS.
SO, NOW, ONCE SHE STARTS DOING IT PREDICTABLY,
THEN YOU START ADDING THE WALLS OF THE LITTER BOX.
ONCE ALL THREE OF THESE WALLS ARE ON,
WE PRETTY MUCH GOT A LITTER BOX.
I WANT YOU FIND A LITTER THAT SHE'S NEVER USED BEFORE.
I WANT IT TO BE SOFT, OKAY?
AND THEN YOU SPRINKLE A LITTLE BIT...
EXACTLY.
AND THEN OUR LAST STEP IS
LITTER MORE, PUPPY PADS LESS,
WOW.
YEAH, I DO, ACTUALLY.
NOW, ANOTHER THING, I WANT TO BRING
MY FRIEND DR. MAHANEY OVER HERE.
HE'S GONNA MAKE A HOUSE CALL TO YOU,
AND I WANT HIM TO TAKE A MUCH BETTER LOOK,
A MUCH CLOSER LOOK AT HER PAWS, HER ELBOWS, HER JOINTS.
I WANT HIM TO DO SOME ACUPUNCTURE ON HER.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
A REAL CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH 'CAUSE IT'S NOT THERE.
Megan: CAT ACUPUNCTURE,
OR AS I LIKE TO CALL IT, "CATUPUNCTURE."
[ SNICKERS ]
MY GOAL HERE
IS TO ELEVATE HER.
SO, WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS
I WANT YOU TO WRITE HER STORY.
I'D LIKE YOU TO WRITE IT IN THE FIRST PERSON.
ALL RIGHT? HERE'S THE KICKER, THOUGH.
I WANT YOU TO WRITE A HAPPY ENDING --
THE CHERRY ON TOP, 'CAUSE I WANT YOU TO RECORD THIS.
I WANT HER TO FEEL THE POSITIVITY OF THIS CAT'S LIFE
AND THE POSITIVITY OF HER INFLUENCE ON THIS CAT'S LIFE,
BECAUSE THE NEXT TIME I COME BACK HERE,
I KNOW THAT THINGS ARE GONNA GET BETTER.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU TOO.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL TALK TO YOU SOON.
BYE.
I'VE PUT UP WITH THIS FOR SO LONG.
I'VE LIVED WITH IT FOR TWO YEARS.
IT'S EXHAUSTING MY WALLET, SO,
LOOKING AT THIS FROM A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW
CAN'T DO ANYTHING BUT HELP.
IT CAN'T HURT.
I'M HERE FOR MY FINAL VISIT WITH MEGAN AND HER CAT, FI.
NOW, WHEN I FIRST MET FI,
SHE WAS PEEING AND POOPING ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
I MEAN, SHE HAD NEVER USED A LITTER BOX IN HER LIFE.
NOW, WE'VE BEEN MAKING GREAT PROGRESS,
BUT THIS TIME AROUND, I'M GONNA GO IN THERE.
I WANT TO SEE POOP AND PEE IN THE LITTER BOX
IN POOP CORNER, NOT THE CARPET.
HOW ARE YA?
I'M GREAT.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
SO, TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO, UM...
WE HAVE ALL THREE WALLS UP...
OF THE LITTER BOX.
...OF THE SMALL LITTER BOX, THE PUPPY PAD HOLDER.
GO AHEAD. TELL ME.
USING IT!
ALL THE TIME?
GET OUT OF HERE!
WHOO!
[ LAUGHS ]
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MAN GET MORE EXCITED
ABOUT AN ANIMAL TAKING A CRAP THAN JACKSON.
I KNOW THAT YOU PROBABLY HAVE
SOME GREAT VIDEO HOMEWORK FOR ME,
OKAY.
AWESOME.
Dr. Mahaney: SHE HAS ARTHRITIS
AND THEN DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE.
IT'S MY ASSERTION HERE THAT, BECAUSE OF THE DECLAW,
FI SUNK DOWN ONTO HER PADS
IN A WAY THAT CATS JUST AREN'T MEANT TO DO.
IT THREW OFF HER ENTIRE PHYSIOLOGY.
SHE HAD DR. MAHANEY COME ON OVER TO HER HOUSE,
AND BY JUST LOOKING AT THE X-RAYS,
DR. MAHANEY SAID YEAH, THIS CAT'S ARTHRITIC.
Dr. Mahaney: IT'S A CALMING POINT RIGHT THERE.
ANOTHER REALLY COOL THING THAT DR. MAHANEY DID
WAS HE USED LASER ACUPUNCTURE.
THAT'S COOL STUFF RIGHT THERE, RIGHT?
WE WERE ABLE TO USE LASERS WITH THE SAME EFFECT
ON THE MERIDIANS ONE TIME,
AND REALLY GIVE HER SOME COMFORT, WHICH WAS MUCH NEEDED.
IT WORKED.
FI IS GOING TO THE PUPPY LITTER BOX
JUST AS SURE AS SHE'S GOING TO
THE OTHER BUILD-A-BOX THAT I PUT NEXT TO IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
ALL THE TIME.
LET'S SEE IF I CAN READ MY WRITING.
"MY NAME IS FI.
"AS WITH ANY GOOD CAT WHO'S GOT A STORY WORTH TELLING,
"MINE IS FILLED WITH HEARTBREAK AND UNCERTAINTY.
"ONE DAY, OUT OF THE BLUE,
"I WENT FOR A RIDE.
"WHEN I WOKE UP, MY PAWS WERE HURTING --
"HURTING REALLY BAD.
"SO I STOPPED USING THE LITTER BOX.
"IT HURT.
"THE NEXT WEEK, I WAS SENT TO A SHELTER.
"THEN ONE DAY, I MET MY PRESENT HUMAN.
"THAT WAS TWO YEARS AGO.
"WE'RE STILL GOING STRONG.
"I'VE DECIDED THAT I'M GOING TO STAY.
"AFTER ALL, SHE DID GIVE ME
A CORNER OF THE HOUSE ALL MY OWN."
[ LAUGHS ]
SHE ASSURED THIS CAT
FROM THE DAY SHE STEPPED FOOT INTO HER HOME
THAT "THIS WOULD BE YOUR FINAL HOME."
WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO NOW,
I WANT TO GO SEE POOP CORNER -- THE BOUDOIR.
OH, MY GOD. I WANT YOU TO SEE IT.
I'M SO EXCITED.
COME ON.
OH, MY GOD, OH, MY GOD, OH, MY GOD.
I KNOW!
SHE'S USING IT.
POOP CORNER IS ACTUALLY
YEAH.
YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD GIRL.
YOU [BLEEP] IN A BOX.
SHE'S COVERING AS IF SHE HAD LITTER,
WHICH MEANS THAT THE NEXT MOVE TOWARDS LITTER,
I THINK, IS GONNA BE PRETTY PAINLESS.
WELL, THERE IS SOMETHING I DO NEED TO SHOW YOU,
BUT I THINK YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA WANT TO SIT DOWN.
YEAH.
I FIGURED, HEY, IT'S BEEN ALL GOOD NEWS TODAY.
THERE'S GOT TO BE, YOU KNOW, ONE CLOUD IN THE SKY.
FINE. LET'S HEAR IT.
TODAY I HAVE SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU.
OKAY.
DID YOU JUST POOP IN THE CAT BOX?
[ Laughing ] OH, MY GOD!
IT TOOK ME BY SURPRISE.
DID YOU JUST POOP IN THE CAT BOX, BABY?
[ Laughing ] NO.
THAT IS FRESH. YOU WENT.
AHH!
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, MY GOD!
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
EVERYBODY GAVE UP ON HER,
AND JACKSON CAME IN...
AND DIDN'T GIVE UP ON HER.
I'M SO HAPPY WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW,
AND IT'S ALL THANKS TO JACKSON.
I'M SO HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE YOU TODAY.
THANK YOU.
ME TOO.
ALL RIGHT, COOL.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A CAT CHANGE SO WILLINGLY
JUST BECAUSE WE SET THE TABLE FOR HER.
IT MAKES IT ALL WORTH IT.
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