Laura: PENNY LANE IS
OUT TO GET MY ROOMMATE LIZZY. [ HISSES AND YOWLS ] NO! I'VE TRIED BEING NICE
TO THE CAT. BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE
THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO TRY. OUR ONLY OPTION
IS TO GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS. IT TAKES A LOT TO SCARE ME.
I SPEND MY LIFE WITH CATS. THIS CAT FREAKED ME OUT. [ YOWLS ] WHOA. Karen:
WHEN WE MOVED TO THIS HOME, ROXY IMMEDIATELY BECAME
TERRIFIED OF OUR OTHER CAT, MAX. [ YOWLS ] IT'S LIKE A SWITCH
WAS JUST TURNED ON, AND SHE HATES
THE OTHER CAT. [ YOWLING ] AND IT'S JUST A REALLY VIOLENT
AND UGLY SITUATION. SHE SCRATCHED MY ARM
PRETTY BADLY. I MEAN, IT'S A MAJOR SOURCE
OF STRESS. IF WE COULDN'T IMPROVE
THE SITUATION, THEN WE SHOULD PROBABLY
FIND HER ANOTHER HOME. IT'S THE SAME AS ASKING ME
TO GET RID OF A CHILD. I'M NOT WILLING
TO GET RID OF MY CAT. I'M JACKSON GALAXY. I'M A MUSICIAN BY NIGHT AND A CAT BEHAVIORIST BY DAY. I'VE MET CATS WITH ALL KINDS
OF PROBLEMS. AAH! [ HISSING ] BUT I'VE NEVER MET ONE
I COULDN'T HELP. 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 FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN MY BEST FRIENDS. ...AND CAT GUARDIANS HAVE
REACHED THEIR EMOTIONAL LIMIT... IT'S THE END OF THE LINE. ...I'M THEIR LAST HOPE. [ CAT YOWLS ] OW! I THINK YOUR FEAR FEEDS THE
DYNAMIC BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU. CATS HAVE NINE LIVES, BUT HUMANS ONLY HAVE ONE. Woman: WHOA! --<font color="#FFFF00"> Captions by VITAC --</font><font color="#00FFFF">
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DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS [ YOWLS ] WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY
TO DO WHAT I DO. TODAY I'M GOING TO OVER
TO LAURA AND LIZZY'S HOUSE. THIS IS NOT
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL THING. THEY SENT ME IN SOME VIDEO
OF THIS CAT. PENNY LANE FLAT-OUT ATTACKS. [<i> YOWLS</i> ] THAT'S CRAZY.
SHE'S COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE. WOW! THE VIOLENCE IS TEARING
THESE TWO ROOMMATES AND BEST FRIENDS APART. I GOT TO GET OVER THERE. I'M LAURA. AND I'M LIZZY. AND WE JUST MOVED IN
TOGETHER. WE'VE BEEN LIVING TOGETHER
FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. LIZZY IS NOT JUST MY ROOMMATE.
SHE'S ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS. AND IT'S EXCITING
THAT WE LIVE TOGETHER. I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT TO SAY. I ADOPTED PENNY LANE
WHEN SHE WAS A KITTEN. YOU'RE A GOOD KITTY. YES, YOU ARE. PENNY LANE IS REALLY
AFFECTIONATE WITH ME, BUT SHE IS ALMOST
OUT TO GET LIZZY. [ YOWLS ] FROM THE SECOND THAT SHE CAME
TO MEET ME FOR THE FIRST TIME, PENNY HATED ME. [ HISSES ] I KIND OF DO THINK
THAT PENNY LANE IS THE DEVIL. [ YOWLS ] I'LL GO IN THE SHOWER
AND CLOSE THE DOOR, AND I'LL HEAR THIS NOISE. IT'S HER LITTLE PAWS
COMING UNDERNEATH THE DOOR TRYING TO GET IN. [ YOWLS ] LIZZY IS NOT FREE
TO WALK AROUND THE APARTMENT. I CAN'T EVEN GO IN MY ROOM? IT'S DEFINITELY CAUSING
A LOT OF ISSUES AND STRESS
ON OUR FRIENDSHIP. I'VE TRIED
BEING NICE TO THE CAT, BUT THE INTENSITY JUST SEEMS
TO BE GROWING AND GROWING, AND THE STRESS LEVEL
SEEMS TO BE GROWING. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE
WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING, AND THERE'S NOTHING
ELSE TO TRY. I THINK IF THINGS
DON'T GET BETTER, THEN OUR ONLY OPTION
IS TO GO OUR SEPARATE
WAYS AND MOVE OUT. L.A. IS A DIFFICULT CITY
TO BE ALONE AND STARTING OUT, AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW
THAT MANY PEOPLE OUT HERE YET. SO IF ANYTHING WERE TO CAUSE
LIZZY TO MOVE OUT, THEN I WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD
TO LIVE HERE. AND I WOULD PROBABLY
HAVE TO MOVE AWAY. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT
WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TO SAVE OUR FRIENDSHIP. WE DON'T HAVE
ANY OTHER OPTIONS. SOME CATS CAN FORM BONDS
WITH HUMANS JUST LIKE WE DO
WITH OUR OWN BEST FRIENDS. AND JUST LIKE FRIENDS, WHEN YOUR
CAT IS IN SERIOUS NEED OF HELP, YOU CAN'T JUST ABANDON THEM. HEY. COME ON IN. THANKS.
HOW YOU DOING? HOW ARE YOU GUYS? WHEN JACKSON SHOWED UP,
I WAS SO EXCITED. HE COULDN'T HAVE COME
A MINUTE SOONER. SO, GUYS,
I'VE SEEN THIS VIDEO. AND I'M INCREDIBLY
CONCERNED. HAS SHE DONE
ANY KIND OF DAMAGE TO YOU? YEAH.
I HAVE SCAR RIGHT NOW. YES, YOU DO. [<i> YOWLS</i> ] SHE DOESN'T HAVE FRONT CLAWS. SO THE ONLY DAMAGE
SHE'S GONNA DO IS WITH HER TEETH
AND WITH HER BACK CLAWS. SHE'S DECLAWED? MM-HMM. MM-HMM. IS THIS HER WORLD NOW
AND YOU RENT SPACE? I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T BE AT HOME
IN MY OWN APARTMENT. I GO IN MY ROOM
AND I JUST SHUT THE DOOR. THAT'S NO WAY TO LIVE,
EITHER. NEITHER OF US
WANT TO DEAL WITH IT. WE DON'T EVEN REALLY
WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE
WE BOTH GET ANGRY. I DO KIND OF FEEL AS IF MAYBE
LAURA IS TAKING THE CAT'S SIDE AND THERE IS A LITTLE BIT
OF A WAR GOING ON BETWEEN ME AND THE CAT. I FEEL THIS IS AFFECTING
NOT ONLY OUR ROOMMATE SITUATION, BUT OUR FRIENDSHIP. IF I GIVE MY CAT AWAY, THEN SHE'LL PROBABLY BE
PUT DOWN, AND THAT WOULD BREAK
MY HEART. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN MY TWO BEST FRIENDS. LET'S GET TO IT.
LET'S SEE HER. SHE HIDING SOMEWHERE? THERE SHE IS. SHE ACTUALLY SEEMS
KIND OF CALM RIGHT NOW. Lizzy: BUT USUALLY
IF I GO TO PET HER, SHE'LL INSTANTLY HISS
AND SWAT AT ME. [ YOWLS ] Galaxy: SO, I HAVE THE TWO GIRLS
IN THE ROOM WITH ME WITH PENNY. PENNY LANE WILL JUST LOOK
AT LAURA, AND SHE WILL JUST HAVE
THESE SORT OF ANGEL EYES. SHE'D LOOK AT LIZZY AND SHE
WOULD JUST START HISSING. Laura: HEY.
YOU'RE SO CUTE. YEAH. IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY. SHE OBVIOUSLY LOVES
YOUR VOICE. MM-HMM. PEOPLE CLAIM HER
TO BE THIS EVIL CAT, BUT IT'S SO BIZARRE FOR ME BECAUSE I SEE
SUCH A DIFFERENT SIDE OF HER WHICH IS FILLED
WITH LOVE AND AFFECTION. OH. SEE, IT'S OKAY.
NO ONE'S GOING TO HURT YOU. I'VE SEEN THE VIDEO
OF PENNY LANE. I'VE SEEN HER INTERACT
WITH LAURA AND LIZZY. SO, I NOTICE THAT LAURA'S
RELATIONSHIP WITH PENNY IS PURELY VOCAL. IT'S ABOUT SOOTHING
AND REASSURING. ON THE OTHER HAND, LIZZY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH PENNY
WAS VERY NONVOCAL, SO I ASKED LIZZY
TO DO THE SAME THING. I REALLY WANT YOU TO TELL HER
WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT IN THAT VOICE. I KNOW THIS FEELS
REALLY STUPID. BUT GIVE ME A BREAK
AND DO IT. OKAY. [ Sweetly ]
PENNY LANE. I HATE WHEN YOU'RE GROWLING
AT ME AND HISSING AT ME
ALL THE TIME. AND I HATE
THAT YOU'RE SO SWEET TO LAURA, BUT YOU'RE SO MEAN TO ME. I WISH YOU WOULDN'T
SWAT AT ME WHEN I WAS WALKING
AROUND MY OWN HOUSE. PENNY. [ HISSES ] PENNY LANE'S BEHAVIOR
WAS SO DIFFERENT BETWEEN LAURA AND LIZZY, I DECIDED THAT I HAD TO SEE
WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON AND JUST PUT MYSELF
IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS. [ CLICKS TONGUE ] WHAT? COME HERE. LET'S HANG OUT. LET'S HANG OUT. YOU WANT MY FOOT? IT'S OKAY. [ YOWLS ] I GOT ON THE FLOOR
TO JUST SAY HELLO, AND SHE IMMEDIATELY ACTED
LIKE I WAS ABOUT TO EAT HER. [ MEOWS ] WHAT? [ YOWLS ] WHERE YOU GONNA GO? WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS
ALL DAY. WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS
ALL DAY. [ YOWLS ] IT'S OKAY. [ YOWLS ] WHOA. [ HISSES ] MELLOW. YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION
HER BODY LANGUAGE, THE UNPREDICTABILITY,
THE FACT THAT SHE'S DECLAWED, AND I THINK THAT SHE'LL GO
FOR HER TEETH FIRST, AND THE FACT SHE'S LOOKING
AT MY FACE, I WAS SCARED. Shh. [ YOWLS ] HERE'S WHAT
WE'RE GONNA DO. I'M GOING TO THINK HERE
FOR A SECOND. THIS CAT WAS
COMPLETELY UNHINGED. I COULDN'T GET A READ. I COULDN'T -- IT'S LIKE
SHE WASN'T SPEAKING CAT AT ALL. I'M NOT DONE. [ YOWLS ] I'M GOING TO BRING
SOME LOVIN' DOWN TO YOU NOW. [ YOWLS ] IT WAS TIME TO BRING OUT
MY GUITAR CASE AND SEE WHAT I COULD PULL OUT OF
THERE THAT<i> MIGHT</i> WORK WITH HER. ALL RIGHT. INSTANTLY YOU'RE DIFFERENT. I PULLED OUT MY MOUSE TOY,
AND FIRST I WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE SHE REALLY
WANTED TO PLAY. YOU DON'T CARE
ABOUT ANYTHING. YOU DON'T CARE
ABOUT MY VOICE OR MY HAND. WHAT IS THAT? [ HISSES ] SHE IS JUST FOLLOWING THE TOY, AND AS SOON AS I STOPPED IT
AND I WOULD SAY "GOOD GIRL"... [ SNARLS ] YOU KNOW,
SHE WANTED TO KILL ME. I PULL OUT MY TREATS AND, BANG,
SHE KNOCKS IT OUT OF MY HAND. Shh, Shh. I THINK MAYBE FISH -- BANG,
SHE KNOCKS IT OUT OF MY HAND, VIOLENTLY. IT TAKES A LOT TO SCARE ME. I SPEND MY LIFE WITH CATS. THIS CAT SCARED ME. YOU ARE INTERESTING...PENNY. Galaxy:
I'VE JUST MET PENNY LANE. THIS CAT IS IN A LOT OF TROUBLE. AND LAURA AND LIZZY'S FRIENDSHIP
IS IN A LOT OF TROUBLE, TOO. AND I'VE GOT TO
COME UP WITH SOMETHING. BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST
INTERESTING CATS I'VE EVER DEALT WITH. AND WHETHER I SAY "INTERESTING,"
I MEAN "TERRIFYING." I'M NO VETERINARIAN.
I'M A CAT BEHAVIORIST. BUT FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN,
I SUSPECT THERE'S SOMETHING MENTALLY UNBALANCED
ABOUT THIS CAT. I THINK PENNY'S PROBLEM
VERY SIMPLY IS THAT THERE'S
A NEUROLOGIC ISSUE. THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A MISBEHAVING CAT AND A MENTALLY IMBALANCED CAT IS THAT THE MISBEHAVING CAT
CAN STILL BE APPROACHED WITH TRUST-BUILDING EXERCISES,
WITH FOOD MOTIVATION, PLAY, WHEREAS
THE MENTALLY IMBALANCED CAT JUST SEES THREAT
AROUND EVERY CORNER. ALSO, SHE'S SO HYPER-AWARE
OF WHERE HER WEAPONS ARE, AS ARE EVERY DECLAWED CAT
IN THE WORLD. SO THEY'LL GO STRAIGHT
FOR TEETH, THEY'LL GO STRAIGHT
TO THOSE BACK CLAWS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE
TO FIGHT WITH. LATER ON IN LIFE, THEY SUFFER
A LOT MORE ARTHRITIS. IN GENERAL,
DECLAWING IS SOMETHING THAT I PERSONALLY
FIGHT AGAINST. I BELIEVE THAT THE CATS
SUFFER FOR IT. SO LET'S MOVE ON AND LET'S
START TALKING ABOUT ACTION. BECAUSE PENNY'S ENERGY
IS SO RADICALLY DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU GUYS, OBVIOUSLY, YOUR HOMEWORK
IS GONNA BE DIFFERENT. LIZZY,
LET'S START WITH YOU. EVERYTHING THAT IS
ASSOCIATED WITH YOU HAS GOT TO BE LIKE
"JACKPOT!" LIZZY'S HOME.
JACKPOT! FOOD. LIZZY'S HOME.
JACKPOT! WE'RE GONNA PLAY. YOU NEED TO STEP OUT OF ALL
OF THOSE THINGS NOW. RIGHT NOW IT'S CRUCIAL THAT
LIZZY TAKE OVER LAURA'S JOB IN TERMS OF FEEDING
AND PLAYING WITH PENNY LANE IN ORDER TO BUILD A BOND
AND GAIN TRUST. YOU NEVER ARE GONNA FEED
THIS CAT AGAIN FOR A WHILE. OH. [ LAUGHS ] IT'S ALL ABOUT LIZZY. THIS IS DEFINITELY
NOT WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR. I WAS HOPING THAT, HONESTLY,
JACKSON WOULD JUST COME IN AND BE SOME MIRACLE WORKER
AND SHE WOULD JUST BE CURED. SO, LAURA, IT'S YOUR TURN. I'D LIKE YOU TO GO TO THE VET,
LIKE, TOMORROW. I SUSPECT SHE'LL NEED TO BE
ON MOOD-STABILIZING MEDICATION. I'M HAVING LAURA
TAKE PENNY LANE TO THE VET TO CHECK
FOR ANY PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS. AND I REALLY SUSPECT THAT SHE'S GONNA WIND UP
ON A MOOD-STABILIZING DRUG. I'M NOT GOING TO PROMISE
ANYTHING, HONESTLY, BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, I'VE NOT
MET A CAT LIKE HER BEFORE. SO, I'M JUST COMING IN
FOR MY SECOND VISIT
WITH LAURA AND LIZZY. I'M PRETTY CONCERNED BECAUSE I'VE REVIEWED
SOME OF THE VIDEO HOMEWORK, AND ALL I'M SEEING IS LAURA
WHEN I SPECIFICALLY TOLD LIZZY THAT I NEEDED TO SEE HER
DOING THE PLAY AND FEEDING WITH PENNY LANE
IN ORDER TO BUILD A BOND. WITHOUT THAT HAPPENING, I THINK
WE'RE BACK TO SQUARE ONE. HEY. HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? WELCOME BACK. THANKS. WHAT'S GOING ON? I TOOK HER TO THE VET, AND THEN THEY DID PRESCRIBE HER
AN ANXIETY MEDICINE. Galaxy:
IT TURNS OUT I WAS RIGHT. PENNY LANE DOES NEED TO BE
ON MOOD-STABILIZING MEDICATION. NOW, IT'S HARD FOR ME BECAUSE I DO COME FROM A
COMPLETELY HOLISTIC BACKGROUND. BUT LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY --
IF MOOD-STABILIZING DRUGS HELPS PENNY LANE SEE THE WORLD
IN A LESS THREATENING WAY, THEN THAT'S WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN. I THINK
IT'S KIND OF WORKING. SHE'S ONLY BEEN ON THE MEDS
FOR, WHAT, A WEEK? FIVE DAYS. WE'RE LOOKING
AT, ACTUALLY, FOUR TO SIX WEEKS ON CERTAIN MEDS BEFORE WE HIT A REAL PROPER
BLOOD-SATURATION LEVEL. HONESTLY,
THE MEDICATION IS PART OF IT. IT'S NOT THE WHOLE THING. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT PLAY AND THE FEEDING AND THINGS LIKE THAT
ARE HAPPENING EVERY DAY. I MEAN, I'M TRYING
TO PLAY WITH HER. I DEFINITELY SHOW HER
MORE AFFECTION THAN SHE NEEDS. BUT I THINK MAYBE OTHER PEOPLE
SHOULD BE MORE INVOLVED. I'M NOT TAKING
THE BLAME FOR THIS. I'M NOT BLAMING YOU. BUT YOU ARE, AND IT'S REALLY
STARTING TO MAKE ME MAD. I HATE YOUR CAT
AND I'M PUTTING UP WITH THIS AND DOING THIS FOR YOU. YEAH. SO DON'T GET ME STARTED
RIGHT NOW. I'M ABOUT TO GET
REALLY MAD. LIZZY, I GAVE YOU HOME WORK.
HOMEWORK DIDN'T GET DONE. WHAT'S GOING ON
WHERE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN? WHAT WENT ON? IT'S NOT MY CAT. AND THEN THE TRUTH CAME OUT. IT'S KIND OF FRUSTRATING THAT
I HAVE TO DO ALL THIS EXTRA WORK WHEN -- LET'S BE HONEST -- THE
CAT HASN'T BEEN VERY NICE TO ME. SO... I CAN EMPATHIZE WITH LIZZY. SHE'S LIVING IN A HOUSE
WITH A CAT WHO IS NOT HERS AND WHO'S VICIOUS. BUT SHE'S GOT TO GET
OVER THIS RESENTMENT AND GET MORE INVOLVED
IN PENNY LANE'S LIFE IF SHE WANTS TO SEE HER
GET BETTER. A LOT OF THIS, TO ME,
IS ABOUT YOU. AND IT'S ABOUT YOU BEING ABLE TO
MOVE PAST WHERE YOU WERE, WHICH WAS LOCKING YOURSELF
IN THE ROOM AND THE RESENTMENT
AND ANGER, RESPECTIVELY. DO YOU FEEL WILLING TO MOVE
PAST THE RESENTMENT PART, THE ANGER PART? I'M GONNA DO IT.
IT'S JUST FRUSTRATING BECAUSE IT'S NOT MY PET
THAT LOVES ME BACK. ALL RIGHT. MOVING FORWARD. NEXT THING IS,
I HAVE TO SEE HER. WHERE IS SHE AT? SHE'S IN MY ROOM. GOOD. I'M GONNA GO IN,
SPEND A FEW MINUTES WITH HER. I'LL BE BACK, OKAY? OKAY. GOOD LUCK. I'VE ALREADY BEEN BEATEN UP
PRETTY GOOD BY THIS CAT. GOING IN THERE FOR A SECOND TIME
JUST STARTING THE MEDICATION FEELS LIKE A SUICIDE MISSION. PENNY LANE? HI, PUNKIN. HOW ARE WE TODAY? [ HISSES SOFTLY ] YOU HATE MY VOICE.
I FORGET ABOUT THAT. GET IT. GO GET IT. GOOD GIRL. LAST TIME,
I PUT DOWN THE TOY, AND INSTANTLY SHE IS GOING
AFTER MY FACE. [ CHUCKLES ] THIS TIME, THERE WAS A PAUSE. ARE YOU GONNA ATTACK ME
LIKE LAST TIME? [ YOWLS ] WHOA. WHAT'S THAT?
WHAT'S THAT? THE QUALITY OF THE TIME
I SPENT WITH PENNY LANE WAS SO MARKEDLY DIFFERENT. SURE, SHE WAS STILL GOING
AFTER MY HANDS OR IF MY FEET MOVED
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT WITH PENNY LANE,
JUST SEEING ANY PROGRESS SHOWS ME THAT THERE'S
A GLIMMER OF HOPE. ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA GO TALK TO YOUR MOM, GIVE HER THE GOOD NEWS... AND THE BAD NEWS. OKAY. WELL,
THAT WAS ADVENTUROUS. THE ONLY THING THAT'S A NO-GO
STILL IS HANDS. THAT'S OKAY. WHAT I'M SEEING IN TERMS
OF THE MEDICATION IS MEASURABLE. IT ACTUALLY STARTED TO DO
WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO, WHICH IS GET HER
MORE TRUSTING. BUT THAT IS NOW HOW WE CAN
TAKE OUR ACTION PLAN AND START TO HONE IT IN. OF COURSE, YOU KNOW I'M STARING
AT YOU RIGHT NOW, LIZZY, BECAUSE
IT'S YOUR ACTION PLAN. YEP. YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE
THESE POSITIVE ASSOCIATIONS. SO, HOMEWORK
IN A NUTSHELL -- YOU'RE DOING DINNERTIME
WITH HER. SO IT'S PLAY, DINNER...
PLAY, BREAKFAST. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE GONNA BE GOOD WITH DOING? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. BYE. THANK YOU. WE'LL TALK TO YOU SOON. Laura: THIS IS CRUCIAL
FOR OUR FRIENDSHIP AND OUR LIVING
SITUATION TO BE FIXED. AND I MORE THAN ANYONE
WANT IT TO WORK OUT. BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HER
TO RESENT ME FOR HAVING A CRAZY CAT. I DON'T LIKE THAT YOU JUST SAID
"MORE THAN ANYONE," LIKE I DON'T WANT IT
TO WORK. YOU KEEP SAYING
THINGS LIKE THAT. NO, I FEEL BAD FOR YOU. YOU DON'T FEEL BAD
FOR ME. DO YOU? WELL, IT'S YOUR CAT. I KNOW, EXACTLY. WHY WOULD I FEEL BAD
FOR YOU? IT DOES NOTHING WRONG
TO YOU. YEAH. <i> AND NOW IT'S TIME
FOR A KITTY BIT.</i> <i> FIND OUT AFTER THE BREAK.</i> THE ANSWER IS "C." A CAT HAS 300 MILLION NEURONS
IN THEIR CORTEX. A DOG ONLY HAS 160 MILLION. THE NUMBER OF NEURONS CORRELATES
WITH INTELLIGENCE. HAVING MORE NEURONS SUGGESTS
THAT CATS HAVE MORE INFORMATION-PROCESSING
CAPACITY THAN DOGS. THIS IS MY LAST VISIT
WITH LAURA AND LIZZY. I HAVE NEVER BEEN
MORE NERVOUS IN MY LIFE TO SEE THE FINAL RESULT. THIS TIME I'M JUST HOPING
THAT LIZZY DID HER HOMEWORK AND THAT PENNY LANE WON'T
TURN OUT TO BE A LOST CAUSE. HEY. HELLO. SO, THE LAST TIME
I WAS HERE, YOU DIDN'T DO
YOUR HOMEWORK AT ALL. I ASKED YOU TO DO IT
CONSISTENTLY, THAT HER RECOVERY
DEPENDED ON IT. DID YOU DO IT? YES. I WAS A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE
DOING IT ONCE PENNY WAS KIND OF ADJUSTED
TO THE MEDICATION, AND I COULD SEE
LITTLE, SMALL CHANGES. I WAS LIKE, "ALL RIGHT.
SUCK IT UP IF SHE ATTACKS ME." SHE'S BEEN ATTACKING ME
FOR MONTHS. SHE'S GOING TO
ATTACK ME ANYWAY. LET'S JUST TRY IT,
SEE WHAT HAPPENS. SHE FOLLOWS ME WHEN I GET HOME
FROM WORK BECAUSE SHE'S HUNGRY. SHE FOLLOWS ME TO THE KITCHEN
TO GET FED. WE DID THE HOMEWORK,
AND WE'VE SEEN THE CHANGES. CONGRATULATIONS. THANKS. GOOD. GOOD WORK. THIS ALL HINGED ON YOU, WHICH IS A LOT OF BURDEN
TO BEAR, I KNOW THAT. BUT YOU'RE THE ONE WHO GETS,
I THINK, THE MOST DIRECT PAYOFF. LIZZY EVEN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PET HER WHILE SHE WAS PLAYING. THAT'S AMAZING. YOU WERE ABLE TO PET HER. THAT SHOWS ME THAT
THE RESENTMENT TOWARDS HER IS JUST HISTORY. YOU KNOW?
SO THAT'S AMAZING WORK. I WOULD SAY
THAT MY RELATIONSHIP WITH PENNY IS DEFINITELY
A LOT BETTER. WE'RE GETTING ALONG, AND THAT'S A LOT MORE
THAN WE WERE DOING BEFORE. THE COOL PENNY LANE IS NOT
A FIGMENT OF YOUR IMAGINATION. IT'S GREAT TO KNOW THAT
THIS IS THE KITTY THAT I KNOW AND LIZZY GETS TO SEE THAT. HERE'S
AN AMAZING THING NOW. THERE WE GO. CUTEST LITTLE BELLY. THAT MOVE RIGHT THERE -- DO YOU KNOW HOW SIGNIFICANT
THAT IS? THAT THIS CAT,
SURROUNDED BY US, OPENS UP
WHAT I CALL THE MIDLINE. WHETHER IT'S A HUMAN
OR IT'S AN ANIMAL, THAT MIDLINE IS THE MOST
VULNERABLE PLACE WE HAVE. THIS MOVE IS TO SAY TO YOU,
LIZZY, BY THE WAY, "I TRUST YOU." AND THAT'S A HUGE MOVE. Galaxy: TODAY TO SEE HER OUT
IN THAT ROOM PLAYING WITH TOYS, EXPOSING HER STOMACH TO US, JUST OWNING THE SPACE IN A VERY
POSITIVE AND SELF-CONFIDENT WAY DOES ME A LOT OF GOOD. PENNY LANE IS SO MUCH HAPPIER
AND CALM. AND IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE
OF THE MEDICATIONS. IT'S BECAUSE THAT LIZZY
IS FINALLY INVESTING IN QUALITY PLAYTIME WITH HER AND
LETTING GO OF HER RESENTMENT. OOH. [ CHUCKLES ] IT'S AMAZING TO SEE THE THREE
OF YOU IN THIS ROOM TOGETHER. HONESTLY, I FEEL LIKE THE JOB
IS VERY MUCH DONE BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE
ALL SITTING HERE TOGETHER. AND, LIZZY, YOU'RE NOT WAITING
TO GET BEAT UP. SO IT'S REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY, REALLY NICE TO SEE THIS. SHE'S CHANGED A LOT. SHE ACTUALLY COMES
OUT IN THE LIVING ROOM, LIKE, HANGS OUT WITH US. OH, MY GOD. AND THAT'S SOMETHING
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE, SO JACKSON WAS RIGHT. I DID THE HOMEWORK, AND THINGS
HAVE DEFINITELY CHANGED. AND YOU MOVING OUT
AT THIS POINT -- STILL ON THE TABLE
OR WHAT? NO. I DON'T THINK ANYONE
IS MOVING OUT. NO ONE'S MOVING OUT? NO. WHOO! WHOO! VERY NICE. NO, GOOD.
THAT'S AMAZING. GOOD WORK. I AM SO RELIEVED. LIKE, MY TWO BEST FRIENDS
ARE GETTING ALONG, SO I CAN ACTUALLY BREATHE
AND LIVE IN MY SPACE AND NOT FEEL THE TENSION. WE'RE JUST THREE FRIENDS HANGING
OUT IN OUR LITTLE APARTMENT, AND EVERYTHING IS GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JACKSON! WE LOVE YOU! YEAH. Karen:
WHEN WE MOVED TO THIS HOME, IT'S LIKE A SWITCH
WAS JUST TURNED ON. ROXY HATES
OUR OTHER CAT, MAX. Marty: I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. AND IT'S JUST A REALLY VIOLENT
AND UGLY SITUATION. Karen: MAX, BACK OFF. Marty: THE ATTACKS
HAVE BEEN SO BAD, I'M AFRAID THAT ROXY
COULD BE REALLY SERIOUSLY HURT. [ CAT YOWLS ] I'M GOING OVER
TO MARTIN AND KAREN'S HOUSE. I'VE SEEN THE VIDEO OF THIS ONE. TWO CATS GOT ALONG FINE BEFORE
THEY MOVED INTO THEIR NEW HOUSE, AND NOW THEY HATE EACH OTHER. [ CATS YOWLING ] OUCH. THE CATS' FIGHTING HAS KAREN AND MARTIN
AT THEIR WITS' END. SO I HAVE TO GET IN THERE
AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S TRIGGERING THE AGGRESSION
BETWEEN ROXY AND MAX. I'M KAREN... AND I'M MARTY... AND WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
FOR SEVEN YEARS AND MARRIED
FOR A LITTLE UNDER A YEAR. MARTY WAS MY SISTER'S ROOMMATE
IN MY CHILDHOOD HOME. AND I CAME HOME
FROM COLLEGE AND FOUND HIM LIVING
IN MY CHILDHOOD BEDROOM, AND THAT'S HOW WE MET. WE HAVE TWO CATS,
ROXY AND MAX. WE'VE HAD THESE TWO CATS FOR SIX
YEARS, AND THEY GOT ALONG FINE. THEY WERE BUDDIES.
THEY SNUGGLED WITH EACH OTHER. THEY'VE ALWAYS
GOTTEN ALONG FINE UP UNTIL OUR MOVE
TO THIS HOUSE. HEY, ROXY. HI, PRINCESS.
IT'S OKAY, ROXY. [ CAT YOWLING ] YOU ALL RIGHT? SHE SCRATCHED MY ARM
PRETTY BADLY. SHE TORE UP MY SHIRT,
AND SHE ALSO PEED ON ME. HI, SWEETIE PIE.
YOU WANT TO GET OUT? I MEAN,
IT'S DEVASTATING TO US. IT'S LIKE A SWITCH WAS
JUST TURNED ON IN ROXY'S HEAD, AND SHE HATES MAX --
ABSOLUTELY HATES HIM. ANYTIME THEY'RE
IN THE SAME ROOM, ROXY WILL IMMEDIATELY START
HISSING LIKE CRAZY. AND USUALLY MAX WILL LUNGE
AT ROXY AND ATTACK HER. [ YOWLING ] AND IT'S JUST A REALLY VIOLENT
AND UGLY SITUATION. THE ATTACKS
HAVE BEEN SO BAD, ROXY HAS LITERALLY POOED
WHERE SHE WAS SITTING OUT OF JUST FEAR
AND ANXIETY. WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED, BUT IT'S LIKE THERE WAS
A GHOST IN THIS HOUSE, AND SOMETHING CHANGED. HONEY, I GOT ROXY.
WHERE'S MAX? YOU'LL FIND HIM. I THINK THE FIRST YEAR
OF ANY MARRIAGE IS HARD, AND BUYING A NEW HOUSE
IS HARD. BUT ADDING TO THAT
THAT OUR CATS DON'T GET ALONG HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT
FOR US. I MEAN, IT'S MAJOR SOURCE
OF STRESS. WE HAVE TO TIPTOE
AROUND THE HOUSE BECAUSE OUR CATS
DON'T GET ALONG. OUR CATS HAVE TO LIVE
IN SEPARATE ROOMS. WE HAD TO PARTITION OFF
OUR HOME. ROXY LIVES IN THE BACK ROOM,
AND WE KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED. AND MAX HAS
THE REST OF THE HOUSE. HE'S INTERACTING WITH US FREELY
AS THEY ALWAYS HAVE. BUT ROXY IS LOCKED IN THE BACK
AND NOT ABLE TO DO THAT. THE CATS HAVE BEEN MEDICATED.
THEY'VE GONE TO THE VET. WE'VE HAD BEHAVIORISTS
IN HERE. JUST,
NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. I CONTINUE TO BE AGAINST
GETTING RID OF ANY OF OUR CATS. I THINK THAT WHEN YOU ADOPT A
CAT, IT'S A LIFELONG COMMITMENT. AND LIKE PEOPLE,
THEY ALL HAVE ISSUES. I UNDERSTAND
THERE ARE THINGS I SHOULD DO JUST TO MAKE YOU HAPPY. BUT HER PARENTS HAVE SAID THAT
THEY'RE WILLING TO TAKE ROXY, AND I FEEL LIKE SHE SHOULD GET
A BETTER LIFE IF SHE WENT THERE. I MEAN, IT'S THE SAME AS ASKING
ME TO GET RID OF A CHILD. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE FOUGHT
ABOUT MANY TIMES. AND CONTINUE
TO FIGHT ABOUT. IT'S OKAY, PRINCESS.
HE'S THE DEVIL. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] HEY. HI. MARTY. MARTY, JACKSON. PLEASE, COME ON IN. Karen: HI, I'M KAREN. KAREN.
NICE TO MEET YOU. YOU, TOO. LET'S SIT AND TALK
FOR A LITTLE BIT. Karen: WHEN WE MOVED
TO THIS HOME LAST YEAR, ONE OF OUR CATS, ROXY, IMMEDIATELY
BECAME TERRIFIED OF MAX. WHEN WE MOVED IN,
WE BROUGHT THE CATS FIRST AND WE PUT THEM
IN OUR BACK ROOM, AND THEN WE MOVED IN. WHILE THEY WERE
IN THAT ROOM TOGETHER, THERE WAS NO FIGHTING? AS FAR AS WE KNOW. OKAY. SOMETHING HAPPENED. YEAH. THERE HAS TO BE
A DEFINING EVENT. ALL RIGHT,
SO, THE NEXT STEP WE HAVE IS FOR ME TO SEE
WHERE YOU GOT THESE GUYS LIVING AND HOW THEY'RE LIVING. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. LEAD THE WAY. Galaxy: THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT
SOMETHING HAPPENED IN THIS HOUSE TO CAUSE ROXY AND MAX
NOT ONLY TO BECOME STRANGERS, BUT TO BECOME PREY AND PREDATOR. WHEN WE FIRST BROUGHT THE CATS
IN, WE PUT THEM IN THIS ROOM AND, YOU KNOW, SHUT THE DOOR,
LET THEM GET ACCLIMATED. WERE THESE GUYS
ABLE TO SEE OUT WINDOWS? YES, 'CAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE
ANY WINDOW COVERINGS. BUT THEY WERE GETTING UP THERE
AND LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW? YEAH. THEY HAD THINGS
THAT ALLOWED THEM TO DO THAT. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S MOVE ON. HOW DO THE CAT DYNAMICS SUDDENLY
DEVOLVE INTO CHAOS IN ONE DAY? IT'S VERY SIMPLE -- IT'S CALLED
"REDIRECTED AGGRESSION." LET'S SAY ROXY
IS SITTING IN THE WINDOW. SOMETHING AS SIMPLE
AS A GARBAGE TRUCK GOING BY, AND SHE JUMPS OUT OF HER SKIN. WHEN SHE JUMPS OUT OF HER SKIN, THERE COULD BE MAX
SITTING NEXT TO HER GOING, "WHO<i> ARE</i> YOU?"
AND HE ATTACKS HER. JUST LIKE THAT,
IN THAT ONE SECOND, THEY DON'T KNOW ONE ANOTHER
ANYMORE. MAX SPENDS A LOT OF TIME
IN OUR BEDROOM. HE SLEEPS US
WITH EVERY NIGHT, SO HE SPENDS A LOT OF TIME
IN HERE WITH US. SO,
WHERE WOULD MAX HIDE? MAX IS PROBABLY UNDER THE BED
OR BEHIND MY -- Marty: OH, THERE HE IS.
THERE'S MAX. THERE'S THE BOY. WANT TO SAY HI? AFTER SEEING THE FOOTAGE OF MAX, I EXPECTED
TO GET MY HAND MANGLED. HI. HI, MAX. THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, SO THAT TELLS ME THAT MAX REALLY
ISN'T AS MUCH THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS ROXY. SHE NEEDS TO GAIN SELF-ESTEEM IN ORDER TO LIVE PEACEFULLY
IN THIS HOUSE WITH MAX. HI. HE'S ONE OF THOSE GUYS
THAT YOU CAN SEE MORE OUTGOING. AND OUTGOING CAN BE
A GOOD THING AND BAD THING 'CAUSE OUTGOING
IS ALSO MANIFESTED IN BEATING THE SNOT
OUT OF ROXY. PRETTY MUCH. TO SEE THEIR RELATIONSHIP
COMPLETELY DETERIORATE LIKE THIS HAS GOT TO BE EXHAUSTING. WE JUST WANT PEACE
IN THE HOUSE. I'VE DONE THIS BEFORE
IN MY HOUSE. AND ONE CAT -- HAPPENED TO BE
MY GIRLFRIEND'S CAT -- LET'S JUST PUT THAT
OUT THERE -- BEAT THE SNOT
OUT OF EVERYBODY ELSE. AND IT WOUND UP
BEING THIS THING WHERE OUR RELATIONSHIP
STARTED TAKING THIS HIT. IT REALLY DOES --
I MEAN, BOTH OF US. WE HAVE DIFFERENT
INTERPRETATIONS OF HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. HE IS MORE INCLINED TO ACTUALLY FIND A NEW HOME
FOR ROXY AND I'M NOT, SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE
CONFLICT ABOUT THAT. HOW ADAMANT ARE YOU? I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE
GOTTEN RID OF AN ANIMAL, AND I DON'T THINK
I EVER WILL. I HAVEN'T HAD TO GET RID
OF AN ANIMAL, EITHER. I REALLY STRONGLY BELIEVE
WHEN YOU ADOPT AN ANIMAL, IT'S A LIFETIME
COMMITMENT. BUT I'VE ALSO NEVER FOUND MYSELF
IN THIS POSITION BEFORE WHERE I FEEL LIKE THE ANIMAL MIGHT BE BETTER OFF
SOMEWHERE ELSE. GOOD. Karen: ALTHOUGH MY PARENTS
ARE WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND LOVE CATS, TOO,
THEY LIVE FAR AWAY, AND I WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO VISIT ROXY. I MEAN, WE'VE HAD HER
FOR SIX YEARS, AND I'M VERY ATTACHED
TO HER. I KNOW THAT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO
BE A UNITING THING, COMING
INTO THE DREAM HOUSE, AS OPPOSED
TO A FRACTURING THING. AND SO FAR, ANYWAY,
IT SEEMS PRETTY FRACTURED. SO, SPEAKING OF THAT,
WHERE'S ROXY? LET ME GO MEET HER. Galaxy: IT'S GOING TO BE
A CHALLENGE TO HEAL THIS FRACTURED RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN MAX AND ROXY, BUT WE HAVE TO BRING THESE TWO
CATS BACK TOGETHER AGAIN TO HEAL MARTIN AND KAREN'S
MARRIAGE, AS WELL. THIS IS OUR OFFICE
AND WHERE ROXY LIVES. SHE IS PROBABLY RIGHT NOW
IN THIS CLOSET. SHE IS USUALLY IN THERE
WHEN SHE'S A LITTLE SCARED. BACK IN HERE? HEY, HONEY.
[ LAUGHS ] THAT WOULD BE CALLED
THE TORTY STINK-EYE RIGHT THERE. MIND IF I INTRODUCE MYSELF
TO YOU? HI. HI, ROXY, BABY. GOOD GIRL. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIDE
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO. I'M GONNA SIT HERE
FOR A SECOND, OKAY? NORMALLY I WOULD VISIT A CAT
AND PLAY WITH HER, BUT WITH A CAT LIKE ROXY
WHO IS A REAL SCAREDY-CAT, I JUST WANTED TO SAY HI,
BACK OFF, AND LET HER DICTATE
THE INTERACTION. SHE'S ACTUALLY NOT AS BAD
AS I THOUGHT SHE'D BE. SHE'S FINE AROUND PEOPLE.
IT'S JUST THE OTHER CAT. SHE'S NOT FINE AROUND THINGS
THAT BEAT HER UP. YEAH. HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN
SINCE YOU MADE THIS HER HOME? SIX MONTHS. SIX MONTHS, YEAH. Galaxy: SIX MONTHS ROXY HAS BEEN
LIVING IN THIS ROOM. THAT KIND OF CONFINEMENT
MAKES ME SO SAD. SHE LITERALLY HASN'T BEEN
OUT OF HERE IN SIX MONTHS? Karen: USUALLY SHE IS
SITTING IN A CAT TREE THAT LOOKS OUT
ON OUR NEIGHBOR'S BACKYARD. LET'S GO TAKE A LOOK. IT'S HOT IN HERE. IT'S THE SUN AND THE FURTHEST
POINT FROM THE AC. AND SHE TENDS TO BE UP HERE? Karen: YEP, SHE HANGS OUT
ON THE TOP OF THAT CAT TREE. WHAT IS SHE LOOKING AT
OUT HERE? Marty: THERE'S NOT
A WHOLE LOT TO SEE. OKAY. THIS IS PRETTY MUCH
UPS THE STAKES. THIS ROOM IS SMALL AND IT'S HOT. THIS IS WHERE SHE LIVES?
IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT. JUST, HER STATE
IS JUST GONNA DECLINE MORE. SO WE DON'T HAVE TIME
ON OUR SIDE. LET'S GET GOING. OKAY. I WANT TO SEE THE POSITIVE
IN EVERYTHING. RIGHT NOW ALL I AM
IS FILLED WITH FEAR FOR ROXY. IF I LET HER OUT RIGHT NOW,
SHE'S GOING TO BE BEATEN DOWN, AND I DON'T SEE HER
GETTING BACK UP AGAIN. WE ARE GOING TO WORK THROUGH
A PROCESS OF REINTRODUCTION. REINTRODUCTION
IS ABOUT POSITIVE ASSOCIATION. IT MEANS THAT EVERY TIME
THESE TWO CATS SMELL FOOD, THEY'LL SMELL EACH OTHER,
AND THAT WAY, WE CAN REPLACE A NEGATIVE
ASSOCIATION WITH A POSITIVE ONE. I'D LIKE YOU TO PUT UP
A SCREEN DOOR. RIGHT NOW THERE IS A SOLID DOOR
SEPARATING THE CATS. [ MEOWS ] Marty: I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT INSTALLING A SCREEN DOOR
INSIDE MY HOUSE. IT SEEMS A LITTLE WEIRD,
A LITTLE UNCONVENTIONAL. WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON GRADUALLY
MOVING THEM CLOSER AND CLOSER THROUGH THE SAFETY
OF THE SCREEN DOOR. DINNERS AND BREAKFAST
AT THE DOOR. IF YOU CAN'T MAKE
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS, I'M GOING TO BE
VERY LOUD ABOUT THAT, THAT I THINK ROXY
SHOULD BE REHOMED. I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I APPRECIATE
THAT YOU'RE ON HER SIDE. I'M NOT WILLING
TO GET RID OF MY CAT. ROXY HAS GOT TO HAVE THE OPTION
ON THE TABLE THAT SHE CAN FIND ANOTHER HOME BECAUSE THIS<i> IS</i> LIFE OR DEATH. SHE<i> CAN</i> BE KILLED BY MAX. Galaxy:
I'M GOING IN FOR MY SECOND VISIT
WITH KAREN AND MARTIN. THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE,
ROXY WAS REALLY AFRAID OF MAX. AND THE FIGHTING
BETWEEN THE CATS WAS CAUSING A LOT OF STRESS IN
MARTIN AND KAREN'S RELATIONSHIP. HEY. HEY, WELCOME BACK.
COME ON IN. Marty: I'M FEELING
ACTUALLY A LOT BETTER ABOUT JUST HAVING
JACKSON HERE AGAIN BECAUSE I DIDN'T FEEL
AS IF WE WERE MAKING ALL THAT MUCH PROGRESS WITH
SOME OF THE INITIAL SUGGESTIONS. HOW'S LIFE WITH CATS? IT'S GOING. YEAH. WANT TO GO OVER SOME OF THE
VIDEO-JOURNALING THAT YOU DID... OKAY. GREAT. ...WHICH I FOUND
REALLY INTERESTING. I THINK WE SHOULD GO OVER IT
TOGETHER. Marty:<i> ROXY.</i> <i> ROXY.</i> <i> COME ON.
HERE, BABY.</i> Galaxy: REINTRODUCTION IS
ABOUT POSITIVE ASSOCIATION. I ASKED THEM TO INSTALL
A SCREEN DOOR IN THE HALLWAY AND TO REINTRODUCE THE CATS WITH FOOD ON EITHER SIDE
OF THE SCREEN DOOR. HAVE YOU WORKED TOWARDS
INCHING UP A LITTLE BIT? SHE'S GETTING CLOSER. CLOSER. THE IDEA IS TO REASSOCIATE
THESE CATS, REINTRODUCE THEM AS IF
THEY'VE NEVER MET BEFORE. <i> RIGHT NOW, ROXY IS EATING.</i> <i> BUT ABOUT THREE OR FOUR FEET
FROM THE DOOR -- HERE --</i> <i> MAX DECIDED TO GO
THROUGH THE SCREEN DOOR,</i> <i> SO, BABY GATE IN FRONT
OF THE SCREEN DOOR</i> <i> WITH A TOWEL OVER IT.</i> I AM MORE CONCERNED NOW
WITH THE SCREEN DOOR AND THEM SHIMMYING OUT OF IT, THERE MIGHT BE AN ESCAPE
AND AN ALTERCATION. LET'S GO TAKE A LOOK
AT THE DOOR. Marty:
JACKSON HAD ADVISED US THAT IF WE DIDN'T MAKE
THE RIGHT KIND OF PROGRESS THAT HE WOULD RECOMMEND
WE FIND A NEW HOME FOR ROXY. THIS IS THE SHIMMY
WE DO EVERY DAY. KAREN'S PRETTY MUCH FELT AS IF
I SHOULD GO BEFORE ROXY, SO I'M ANXIOUS. HOLY CRAP. WHAT HAPPENED WAS MAX JUST WENT
THROUGH THE FAR SQUARE. KAREN CAME UP
WITH A GOOD IDEA THEN TO PUT A BABY GATE
IN FRONT OF IT. HOWEVER, MAX THEN SHIMMIED UP
THE BABY GATE AND JUMPED OVER. THAT'S DETERMINATION. I WAS EXCITED THAT THESE GUYS
EMBRACED THE IDEA AND HUNG THE SCREEN DOOR. I WAS EQUALLY DISAPPOINTED THE SCREEN DOOR WAS DESTROYED PRETTY MUCH
AS SOON AS IT WAS HUNG. THERE IS SOMETHING
CALLED ANIMAL SCREENING. AND I THINK WE SHOULD RESCREEN
THIS WITH ANIMAL SCREENING. HOW ABOUT CHICKEN-WIRE
FENCING? MAYBE SOME DEER WIRE,
ACTUALLY. Marty: IT'S BEEN
AN INTERESTING PROGRESSION. I'M WONDERING IF A BANK-VAULT
DOOR IS NEXT. WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO NEXT IS ACTUALLY HAVE YOU
PREPARE THE MEAL. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT I GET TO SEE ROXY DO WHAT SHE DOES. THE NEXT THING I WANTED TO DO WAS ACTUALLY DO
THE FEEDING EXERCISE THE WAY THESE GUYS
HAD BEEN DOING IT. I WANTED TO SEE HOW CLOSE
WE COULD GET ROXY TO THE GATE AND STILL GET WORK DONE. THAT'S A GOOD BOY. Karen: GOOD GIRL. SHE KNOWS HE'S THERE. AND I'M NOT SEEING
BAD STUFF RIGHT NOW. WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO GET
ROXY AND MAX PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT GATE. UNFORTUNATELY,
IT'S A LITTLE FURTHER AWAY THAN I'D LIKE IT TO BE. MARTY, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SNEAK
HIM UP A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. YEP. PERFECT.
NEEDS A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT. A FEW STEPS MORE. STAY HERE, SWEETIE PIE. COME ON, BABY. GOOD GIRL, ROXY. THERE HE IS CLIMBING UP. Karen: OH, MAX IS -- HE GOT ONE PAW OVER. WHEN MAX PEEKED HIS HEAD
OVER THAT BABY GATE, I COMPLETELY EXPECTED ROXY
TO HIGH-TAIL IT OUT OF THERE BACK INTO THE CLOSET... [ LAUGHTER ] ...BUT SHE DIDN'T. SHE ACTUALLY WALKED TOWARD HIM AND GAVE HIM
A LITTLE BIT OF ATTITUDE, WHICH WAS AMAZING PROGRESS
TO SEE. SHE SHOWED MAX, "I'M HERE, TOO." SHE'S GOING GREAT. PREVIOUSLY ROXY WOULD HUNCH DOWN
AND HISS TO TRY TO GET MAX TO GO AWAY. NOW SHE IS STANDING TALLER, WHICH TELLS ME
SHE'S GAINING CONFIDENCE. THOSE MOMENTS
DEFINE THE FUTURE, BECAUSE AS LONG
AS SHE DOES THAT, THEN I THINK THAT THE
RELATIONSHIP BEGINS TO CHANGE. RIGHT. SO...ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO TRY
SOMETHING. OKAY. IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY, SWEETIE PIE.
STAY HERE. IT'S OKAY.
THAT'S ALL I WANTED. STAY RIGHT HERE. [ MEOWS ] YOU'RE OKAY. OH, IN THE CLOSET. ALL RIGHT,
SO SHE'S NOT READY. THE REINTRODUCTION PROCESS<i>
IS</i> WORKING, BUT THIS IS A REALLY DIFFICULT
SITUATION, AND IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME FOR THEM TO BE
IN THE SAME ROOM TOGETHER. OKAY, GUYS, LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT THE GREAT ROOM HERE. THE FIRST THING I NOTICED
ABOUT THE GREAT ROOM WAS HOW EMPTY IT WAS. IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO OWN
IN A ROOM, IF IT'S BARE, WELL, THEN YOU'RE
NEVER GONNA OWN IT AS A CAT. AND IF THEY CAN'T OWN IT,
THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON EDGE. WHERE WAS THIS
IN THE OLD PLACE? IN OUR OLD PLACE, WE HAD THAT
AND THEN A BIG THING THAT WE BUILT ALL IN FRONT
OF A BIG WINDOW. OH. OUR OLD APARTMENT
WAS VERY CAT-FRIENDLY. I THINK THE ABSOLUTE EMPTINESS
OF THIS HOUSE AFFECTS THE CATS. WE WANT TO HANG OUT
THE WELCOME SIGN. LET'S START
GETTING MORE IN HERE. AS LONG AS IT CAN
SOMEWHAT MATCH THE DECOR, WE'RE FINE WITH THAT. Galaxy: MARTIN, I THINK, IS A
LITTLE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE OVERALL AESTHETIC
IN THE HOME. DECORATING FOR CATS
MIGHT SEEM EXTREME, BUT WE HAVE A REALLY SERIOUS
SITUATION HERE. AND BECAUSE KAREN REFUSES TO
REHOME EITHER ONE OF THESE CATS, I FEEL THIS IS THE ONLY WAY
TO GET BOTH CATS FEELING CONFIDENT
AND COMFORTABLE IN THIS HOME. I'LL SHOW YOU THINGS
THAT YOU GUYS CAN BRING IN HERE THAT YOU WILL LOVE,
AND YOU'LL GET JEALOUS BECAUSE THE CATS HAVE IT BETTER
THAN YOU GUYS. THEY USUALLY DO. [ LAUGHTER ] SO, HOMEWORK FOR THIS TIME. WE GOT TO FIX YOUR DOOR. THERE IS NO WAY
WE CAN ALLOW YOUR CATS TO JUST SORT OF
AT WILL COME OUT. I'D LIKE TO GET MORE OF AN
ANIMAL-GRADE SCREENING IN THERE. THE SECOND THING IS WE'RE BACK
TO THE FEEDING WITH THE TOWEL. TODAY WE FOUND OUT THAT
EVERY TIME I RAISED THE TOWEL, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT
TOO MUCH FOR ROXY. Karen: YOU'RE OKAY.
IN THE CLOSET. WE KNOW
WHERE HER TOWEL SPOT IS. WE REALLY WANT TO
START MOVING THAT. WE'LL START MOVING IT
IN A SEMICIRCLE SO THAT WE END UP WITH HER
THREE FEET ON THE OTHER SIDE. OUR GOAL BY THE TIME
I GET BACK HERE NEXT TIME IS THAT PICTURE -- THREE FEET ON ONE SIDE,
THREE FEET ON THE OTHER. BIG THING HERE --
REMEMBER HOW YOU SAID THAT THE OLD APARTMENT
WAS MORE OF A CAT PLACE THAN A HUMAN PLACE. IT REALLY WAS. THE THING IS,
IS WHEN THEY CAME OUT HERE WHERE THERE WAS NOTHING
TO IDENTIFY WITH, THAT THINGS WENT BAD. THIS HOUSE,
I WANT YOU TO START FILLING IT. IF WE BUILD A SPACE
FOR THEM, THEN YOU ALSO BUILD A SPACE
FOR YOU. I'M DOWN FOR THE PROCESS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS CELEBRATE
THE SMALL MOMENTS, BECAUSE I ALREADY SAW
SMALL MOMENTS TODAY THAT I THOUGHT
WERE KICK-ASS. [ LAUGHTER ] KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND REMEMBERING THAT SMALL STEPS
ARE STILL STEPS. GETTING THESE GUYS TOGETHER
IN THIS HOUSE MAY BE SOMETHING THAT
WE'RE LOOKING AT QUITE A WHILE. NOT EXPECTING TOMORROW
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE FINE, BUT I'M THRILLED
WITH ROXY'S PROGRESS JUST IN TERMS
OF HER SELF-CONFIDENCE. I THINK THERE HAS REALLY BEEN
A CHANGE IN HER PERSONALITY. ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
TAKE CARE. THANKS. TAKE IT EASY. Galaxy:
I'M GOING IN FOR MY FINAL VISIT WITH MARTIN AND KAREN. ALL I'M HOPING FOR
IS THAT WE GOT THE CATS MAYBE GETTING A LITTLE CLOSER TO EATING ON EITHER SIDE
OF THE GATE. Karen: HEY, JACKSON. HOPEFULLY NO NEW FIGHTS
HAVE BROKEN OUT. I'M JUST KEEPING MY FINGERS
CROSSED WITH THIS CASE. HEY! NICE! THE FIRST THING I SAW
WHEN I WALK INTO THE GREAT ROOM WAS THIS BEAUTIFUL CAT TREE. THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I ASKED KAREN AND MARTIN
TO GO SHOPPING TO MAKE THIS HOME JUST AS MUCH A
CAT HOME AS IT IS A HUMAN HOME. AND THESE GUYS
WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND, AND REALLY,
IT KIND OF SURPRISED ME. THIS HAS TO BE A LITTLE BIT
OF A PROCESS FOR YOU, YOU KNOW, MARTY, BECAUSE IT WAS
A CONCERN OF YOURS TO GIVE UP THIS MUCH SPACE
TO THE CATS. YOU KNOW, IT'S A GIVE-AND-TAKE
RELATIONSHIP. I LOVE THE CATS.
THEY NEEDED IT. YOU RECOMMENDED IT. YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS
HAVE BEEN WORKING. SO, LET'S DO IT. IF I'M GOING TO DO A SCREEN
DOOR, I CAN DO A CAT TREE. I LOVE IT. AGAIN,
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS BECAUSE THIS IS JUST ONE
OF THOSE MOMENTS FOR ME 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS
ARE GOING TO BE OKAY. IT'S JUST A GREAT SYMBOL OF TURNING THIS
INTO A CAT DREAM HOME, AS WELL
AS A HUMAN DREAM HOME. WE SURPRISED OURSELVES. FANTASTIC JOB. "A" PLUS. KAREN AND MARTIN GET AN "A" PLUS ON THE FIRST PART
OF THEIR HOMEWORK, WHICH WAS GETTING
SOME CAT FURNITURE. NOW, HOW DID THEY DO
ON THE SECOND PART, WHICH WAS REINFORCING
THAT SCREEN DOOR THAT MAX JUST BUSTS THROUGH? [ CAT MEOWS ] HERE'S OUR DOOR. HEY, HONEY.
HI, ROXY. YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB.
IT'S NICE AND REINFORCED. WE DON'T HAVE
A PROBLEM ANYMORE WITH THESE GUYS
GETTING THROUGH HERE, RIGHT? NO. THERE'S NO
GETTING THROUGH THAT. OKAY. GREAT. [ MEOWS ] NOW, IN TERMS
OF THE BAND-AID APPROACH, I KNOW IT SERVED A PURPOSE. TODAY I WANT TO START
PUSHING THAT CHALLENGE LINE A LITTLE BIT
'CAUSE I THINK WE'RE READY. [ MEOWS ] HI, MAX. HEY, BUDDY. I WAS GOING TO SAY HI
TO YOU. HE MAY BE GOING TO SAY HI
TO ROXY. LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS
ABOUT THAT. [ MEOWS ] [ LAUGHS ] Galaxy:
MAX RECOGNIZES ROXY AS HIS EQUAL BECAUSE, AS A CONFIDENT CAT, SHE IS NO LONGER HISSING
AND ACTING LIKE PREY. THE THING THAT I LOVE IS THAT
WHEN WE SEE HIM RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A COMPLETE RELAXATION
IN HIS BODY. REINTRODUCING ROXY AND MAX
SLOWLY THROUGH THE SAFETY
OF THE SCREEN DOOR, FIRST THROUGH SCENT,
THEN THROUGH SIGHT, WAS A WAY FOR THEM TO COMFORTABLY GET TO KNOW
EACH OTHER AGAIN. NOW ROXY IS FREE
TO ROAM THE HOUSE WITH MAX. GOOD-BYE TO THE TOWEL. Karen: ALL RIGHT. RIGHT ON. LOOK AT YOUR NEW TOY. I'M VERY RELIEVED
THAT WE DO NOT HAVE TO CONTINUE DOWN THE ROAD
OF REHOMING ROXY BECAUSE IT WAS A VERY REAL
POSSIBILITY FOR ME, AND I KNEW IT WAS NOT A REAL
POSSIBILITY FOR HER. SO TENSION COULD HAVE
ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. THERE YOU GO. I THINK ROXY'S QUALITY OF LIFE
IS A LOT BETTER PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF JACKSON'S
SUGGESTIONS. IT IS STARTING TO FEEL
MORE LIKE A DREAM HOUSE BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING
THAT SERENITY THAT WE'D BEEN LOOKING FOR. BEFORE, IT JUST FELT LIKE
THERE WAS CONFLICT. JACKSON MADE
A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Galaxy:
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