Rob: STELLA --
SHE'LL SORT OF LULL YOU IN, AND THEN, SUDDENLY,
APROPOS OF NOTHING, SHE'LL BITE YOU. OH! NO, NO, NO, NO!
OH, NO! I AM A 6',
200-POUND GUY. I AM AFRAID OF THIS CAT. OW! [ Voice breaking ] ROB AND I
REALLY, REALLY WANT A FAMILY. AND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO BRING
A BABY INTO THIS HOUSEHOLD THE WAY THAT IT IS. Cameron:
MR. FLUFF IS A TERROR. HE'S JUST SO SEDENTARY
AND THEN... HE SNAPS,
AND HE JUST GOES CRAZY. OW, OW, OW! HE WILL DEFINITELY
ATTACK US. AAH! IF MR. FLUFF
CAN'T GET HELP, THEN MOVING OUT
IS THE ONLY SOLUTION. 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 Rob:
I AM AFRAID OF THIS CAT. ROB AND STEPHANIE SENT ME IN
A VIDEO OF THEIR CAT, STELLA, AND THEY SAY THAT STELLA IS STOPPING THEM
FROM HAVING A FAMILY. Stephanie:
BITING, HISSING... OW! WOW! ...PEEING ON THINGS. OHH! BE NICE. DADDY'S --
OW! Stephanie:
[ Voice breaking ] WE BOTH
REALLY, REALLY WANT A FAMILY. I'M ROB. I'M STEPHANIE. AND WE MET OUTSIDE A BAR, AND IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
FOR BOTH OF US. AND WE GOT MARRIED
3 1/2 YEARS AGO. WE'RE BEST FRIENDS. WE'RE DORKS. WE'RE DORKS TOGETHER. WE ARE BEST FRIENDS, YEAH. I SORT OF ADOPTED STELLA,
WHICH WAS HER FIRST CAT. WE ALSO HAVE THREE OTHER CATS
AND TWO DOGS. AND WE HAVE A REALLY,
REALLY HAPPY HOME, EXCEPT FOR ONE THING. UH... [ HISSING ] STELLA'S PROBLEMS
RIGHT NOW ARE BITING, HISSING,
PEEING ON THINGS. I AM A 6',
200-POUND GUY. I AM AFRAID OF THIS CAT. SHE'LL SORT OF LULL YOU IN,
SHE'LL RUB UP AGAINST YOU, AND THEN, SUDDENLY,
APROPOS OF NOTHING, SHE'LL BITE YOU. OW! CRAP. WE'RE REALLY AT THE POINT
WHERE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS TIME, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO
BRING A BABY INTO THIS HOUSEHOLD THE WAY
THAT IT IS WITH STELLA. [ Voice breaking ] WE BOTH
REALLY, REALLY WANT A FAMILY. AND I THINK
IF WE DIDN'T HAVE STELLA, WE WOULD HAVE A FAMILY
BY NOW. AND IT'S REALLY HARD
TO HEAR MY PARENTS, HIS PARENTS TELLING US
THAT WE NEED TO GIVE HER AWAY. THE WAY WE LOOK IT AS --
SHE'S A MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY. SHE'S A CHILD. IF WE HAD TO
GIVE STELLA AWAY -- MY DAD WON'T TAKE HER,
MY MOM WON'T TAKE HER, HIS PARENTS WON'T TAKE HER,
MY BROTHER WON'T TAKE HER, FRIENDS WON'T TAKE HER. NO ONE LIKES HER. SO THE SHELTER
REALLY WOULD BE, LIKE, HER... I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE
THINKING ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOW? SO, YEAH. SO JACKSON REALLY IS
OUR LAST RESORT HERE. Galaxy: I'M ABOUT TO GO IN
TO MEET ROB AND STEPHANIE, AND I'VE WATCHED THE VIDEO. I MEAN, SHE ATTACKS THEM.
SHE HAS THEM IN FEAR. AND I DON'T BLAME THEM
FOR THINKING TWICE ABOUT HAVING A BABY
RIGHT ABOUT NOW. HEY! HI! Rob:
HE WALKED IN THE DOOR, AND I SAW
A PRETTY SIZABLE GUY WITH A BRIGHT PINK SHIRT,
TATTOOS, EARRINGS, AND I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD
THE WRONG ADDRESS. WELL, WE HAVE
A NUMBER OF ANIMALS HERE. EVERYBODY GETS ALONG
REALLY WELL, EXCEPT FOR STELLA, WHO, IN ADDITION TO BEING
EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE -- RIPPING UP FURNITURE,
CLAWING FURNITURE, URINATING,
MARKING HER TERRITORY, SO ON AND SO FORTH -- SHE IS ALSO COMPLETELY ALIENATED
FROM ALL THE OTHER ANIMALS. WHEN STELLA STARTED EXPERIENCING
OTHER CATS, DID HER BEHAVIOR
GET EXPONENTIALLY WORSE? SHE'S GOTTEN WORSE. YEAH, SHE'S GOTTEN WORSE
AND WORSE. EVERY TIME YOU ADD
ANOTHER CAT. YEAH. WE'D LIKE TO HAVE CHILDREN. IT IS PRETTY MUCH
AN IMPOSSIBILITY TO BRING AN INFANT INTO
THE SAME ENVIRONMENT AS STELLA. BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENCE? BECAUSE OF
HER AGGRESSIVENESS. [ HISSES ] I CAN REMEMBER BEING
LIKE 13 YEARS OLD, AND IT'S PARENTS' DAY
AT SCHOOL. AND EVERYBODY'S PARENTS
LOOK THE SAME, BUT THEN THERE'S
ONE FRIEND OF YOURS WHOSE DAD IS LIKE 65. I DON'T WANT TO BE
THAT FUNKY, OLD DAD BECAUSE MY CAT WON'T LET ME
HAVE A KID. ALL RIGHT, SO,
IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME FOR ME TO SEE
THE REST OF THE HOUSE. YOU GOT SOME DAMAGE FOR ME
TO SEE, I ASSUME. OH. WE DO. AND HOPEFULLY,
I GET TO MEET STELLA. ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT. LET'S DO IT. THE FIRST THING I SEE
IN THE LIVING ROOM IS ALL OF
THIS WRAPPED-UP FURNITURE. THIS IS HOW IT WAS DELIVERED
TO THIS HOUSE 4 1/2 YEARS AGO. SO YOU'RE<i> THAT</i> SCARED
THAT YOU'D NEVER EVEN, LIKE... I'M NOT SCARED. I JUST DON'T REALLY
WANT TO SEE IT DESTROYED. IN FOUR-PLUS YEARS, THEY'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ENJOY
WHAT SHOULD BE THEIR HOME. AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF STELLA?
AND THAT'S JUST NOT RIGHT. Galaxy:
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'VE SEEN EVERYTHING
THAT I NEED TO SEE HERE. SHOW ME
THE REST OF THE HOUSE. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. YOU CAN DEFINITELY SMELL
THE CAT URINE HERE. AND AS YOU COME DOWN,
IT GETS WORSE. OH, YEAH. IT'S LIKE GOING INTO
DANTE'S INFERNO OF PISS. THE SMELL IN THAT ROOM
WILL KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR FEET. TAKE A GOOD,
DEEP BREATH IN HERE. [ LAUGHS ] WHAT DO YOU SMELL? THAT'S HORRIBLE. IT IS HORRIBLE. SHOULD I SHOW YOU? YEAH. PLEASE SHOW ME. YOU WANT TO SEE? OKAY, WELL,
THIS IS COVERED. AND IT IS COMPLETELY
SOAKED THROUGH WITH PISS. THEY'RE STAINED.
YOU CAN SEE THIS. STAINED ALL THE WAY. AND, THEN, THE REAL
PIèCE DE RéSISTANCE IS HERE. SO, THAT,
WHAT I'M SEEING HERE? THAT IS ALL STELLA'S. THERE IS A REALLY IMPORTANT
THING THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT. SHE HAS CREATED
"STELLA LAND." TO ME, IT'S REALLY SAD. SHE URINATES
BECAUSE SHE'S ANXIOUS, AND THEN SHE'S SCRATCHING
AT THE CARPET BECAUSE SHE WANTS
ROB AND STEPHANIE TO KNOW, "I EXIST. I LIVE HERE." SHE MAKES THE ROUNDS
WITH HER PEE TO SAY, "LET'S JUST MAKE SURE
THIS IS STELLA LAND." WE HAVE TO ASSURE HER,
"YES. IT'S STELLA LAND. "WE PROMISE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE IT.
IT'S GIVEN." THE THING ABOUT STELLA IS THAT, YES, SHE'S VERY
TERRITORIALLY INSECURE, BUT IT'S JUSTIFIED BECAUSE SHE LIVES IN A HOUSE
FULL OF ANIMALS AND PEOPLE, AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE
A BABY, TOO. POOR STELLA. THERE SHE IS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
YOU GUYS INTERACT WITH HER. TOUCH HER THE WAY
YOU NORMALLY WOULD. Stephanie: HI. HI, STELLA. Rob: SEE?
SHE'S BEING VERY NICE. SEE? SHE'S STARTING
TO GET A LITTLE -- [ HISSES ] OW! SEE? THERE WE GO.
AND A HISS. THAT WASN'T THAT BAD. BUT SHE JUST ROLLED OVER.
THAT'S SUPPOSED -- OW! SEE? NOW SHE'S IN A MOOD,
APROPOS OF NOTHING. WELL... ROB WAS KIND OF FOND OF SAYING
THAT SHE STRIKES OUT, APROPOS OF NOTHING. I WAS RELIEVED TO FIND OUT
THAT THAT WASN'T THE CASE. SHE ACTS OUT
WHEN SHE'S PROVOKED. NOW, SEE HOW
SHE LETS ME PET HER THERE? NOW, WATCH THIS.
I GO BACK HERE, AND YOU SEE? [ YOWLS ] Rob: YEAH. OKAY? SHE HAD A FALL. OR WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER. SHE CAME HOME WITH A BIG CUT
RIGHT NEXT TO HER TAIL. AND WE TOOK HER TO THE VET.
THERE WAS NO BROKEN BONES. I'VE KNOWN MANY CATS WHO HAVEN'T
ACTUALLY BROKEN ANYTHING, BUT AS THEY GET OLDER, THEY BECOME ARTHRITIC
AROUND THOSE AREAS. SHE MIGHT HAVE
A LITTLE SORENESS BACK THERE. SHE JUST HAS SOME PAIN. AND IF SHE HAS PAIN, THEN EVERY TIME YOU GUYS GO
TO TOUCH HER BACK HERE, IT'S "OUCH." GOTCHA. I GOT TO MAKE SURE
SHE'S NOT SUFFERING -- EITHER FROM ARTHRITIS OR FROM SOME LINGERING PAIN FROM
THE ACCIDENT SHE HAD YEARS AGO. WHAT I SEE IS A CAT WHO, TERRITORIALLY, FEELS LIKE
SHE DOESN'T HAVE A PLACE. "I USED TO OWN.
NOW I DON'T OWN. PEE -- NOW I DO." AND WE'RE GONNA SOLVE THAT,
OKAY? NOW, LET'S TALK HOMEWORK.
OKAY? THE FIRST THING
THAT WE'RE GONNA DO -- I REALLY WANT A LOT
OF LITTER BOXES DOWNSTAIRS. OKAY. BETWEEN SIX AND EIGHT
LITTER BOXES. OH, MAN. IT'S TOTALLY COOL
BECAUSE THE THING IS, YOUR HOUSE IS
ONE HUGE LITTER BOX RIGHT NOW. YOU'VE GOT A POINT. I JUST WANT HER PEEING IN A BOX. SO, SOMETHING ELSE
I REALLY WANT TO DO -- I FELT STELLA'S REAR AREA. I DON'T LIKE THE WAY
SHE'S HOLDING HER TAIL. I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE DO GET HER CHECKED OUT. NOW, THE LAST THING
THAT I'VE GOT -- SHE HAS NO HEIGHT. WE TALKED ABOUT
BEING SURROUNDED ON THE FLOOR AND NOT BEING ABLE TO CLAIM
THAT FLOOR ANYMORE. THE THING IS, YOU GUYS HAVE
A BEAUTIFUL, BIG HOUSE. IT NEEDS TO BE CAT-IFIED. WE'RE GONNA HAVE CAT FURNITURE
AND SHELVING IN HERE. I WANT HER TO BE ABLE
TO TRAVERSE THIS ROOM WITHOUT TOUCHING THE FLOOR. HE LIKES IT. ALL RIGHT. SO I AM GOING TO
LET YOU GET TO WORK. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK
TO DO IN HERE. I KNOW YOU DO. ALL RIGHT, GUYS. Stephanie: IT'S REAL
NOW THAT JACKSON'S HERE, BUT I'M A LITTLE FEARFUL
OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE GONNA BE COMING
IN THE FUTURE, JUST BECAUSE
I'M SO USED TO STELLA THE WAY THAT SHE'S BEEN
FOR EIGHT YEARS AND THE WAY
THAT I'VE HANDLED HER AND HOW ROB'S HANDLED HER. I GUESS I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS
TO KNOW IF IT'S GONNA WORK. Galaxy:
SO I'M HERE FOR MY SECOND VISIT
WITH ROB AND STEPHANIE, AND LISTEN,
THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, STELLA WAS A COMPLETE NIGHTMARE. [ HISSES ] SHE HAD THESE GUYS CONVINCED THEY COULDN'T EVEN HAVE A BABY
AROUND HER. HEY! HI! SO, I'M REALLY ANXIOUS TO SEE HOW THINGS ARE GONNA BE
THIS TIME AROUND. Stephanie: WE PUT
SOME CAT FURNITURE UP. YEAH. WHICH,
I THINK, HAS BEEN USED. GOOD, GOOD. WE CLEANED UP THE PEE,
AND THERE WAS A LOT OF IT. AND WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED
PUTTING OUT EXTRA LITTER BOXES. AND, OF COURSE,
THE BIG THING -- GETTING THE RESULTS BACK
FROM THE VET. SHE HAS SOME KIND OF
UNKNOWN TRAUMA. WE DON'T KNOW
THE SOURCE OF IT. THERE WAS A LACERATION
THAT YOU SPOKE OF. I'M SEEING WHAT LOOKS LIKE SOME MILD ARTHRITIC CHANGES
THERE. WHAT I'M GONNA PLAN
ON DOING NEXT IS PUTTING STELLA
ON ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT AND ALSO
AN ORAL JOINT SUPPLEMENT. THOSE ARE GONNA HELP
TO MAKE HER JOINTS HEALTHIER AND SAFELY REDUCE INFLAMMATION. HAVE YOU NOTICED ANY CHANGE
IN HER OVERALL DEMEANOR? YEAH. YEAH. I THINK
SHE'S BECOME MORE CALM AND A LITTLE BIT MORE
AT EASE. I LOVE THAT YOU GUYS
HAVE STARTED TO ADDRESS THIS, BUT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT
SHELVING LAST TIME. THERE'S NO SHELVING GOING ON.
SO, TELL ME WHY? WELL,
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DIDN'T REALLY DIG
THE AESTHETIC. ONE THING THAT REALLY UPSET ME WAS COMING INTO
ROB AND STEPHANIE'S HOUSE AND SEEING THAT ROB
HADN'T EVEN ATTEMPTED TO PUT UP SOME SHELVING. THE IDEA OF HAVING IT
ON THE WALL WAS SORT OF PROBLEMATIC. I'M DOING THIS
FOR STELLA'S WELL-BEING. I WANT TO SEE HER BE
THE CAT THAT SHE CAN BE. I WANT TO SEE HER
UP OFF THE FLOOR, NOT COMPETING FOR SPACE
WITH THE OTHER ANIMALS. I'M HOPING THAT
THE NEXT TIME I COME BACK HERE, I SEE THOSE SHELVES
UP ON THE WALLS. NOW, JUST TO REITERATE
HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS THING. GREAT THING ABOUT THIS -- I JUST LOVE
THE STEPPING-UP THING. FOR STELLA,
AT THIS POINT, WE'RE GONNA GET
HER PAIN MANAGED, AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO
STILL ALLOW HER TO GET UP AND SEE THE WORLD AWAY FROM DOGS
AND AWAY FROM OTHER CATS AND SURVEY HER TERRITORY. LET'S GO CHECK OUT DOWNSTAIRS,
THE DEN, AND ALL OF THE OTHER
GOOD STUFF, OKAY? JACKSON ACTUALLY LIKED
THE CAT TREE THAT WE PICKED OUT BECAUSE IT HAD
DIFFERENT LEVELS AND THERE WAS A LOW LEVEL
FOR STELLA TO GO ON. SO FAR,
WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB. OKAY. Rob:
SMELLS A LITTLE BETTER. I CAN STILL SMELL IT. YOU CAN STILL TOTALLY
SMELL IT IN HERE. NOW, THE FIRST THING I NOTICED
WHEN I WALKED DOWNSTAIRS WAS BEING SMACKED IN THE FACE,
ALMOST JUST LIKE LAST TIME, WITH THAT SMELL. OBVIOUSLY, THEY DIDN'T CLEAN
AS WELL AS THEY COULD HAVE. BUT LET'S GO ON
TO THE GOOD STUFF. I LOVE THIS BOX. Stephanie: OKAY, GOOD. THAT'S A GREAT BOX. I LOVE THIS ONE. I LOVE THE FACT THAT
YOU GUYS LISTENED TO ME. CLEAN THAT PLACE UP A LITTLE BIT
AND PUT OUT LITTER BOXES. IT GOES A LONG WAY. Rob: JUST IN THE, YOU KNOW,
PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, I'VE NOTICED
THINGS HAVE REALLY IMPROVED. I REMEMBER LAST TIME,
SHE REALLY WAS LUNGING AT ROB AND STRIKING AND SCRATCHING
AND CAUSING YOU TO BLEED, AND THIS TIME,
SHE JUST SEEMS KIND OF CONTENT. THE PROGRESS IS AMAZING. [ YOWLS ] OHH! WHAT? YOU DON'T LIKE THAT? SHE DID HAVE A MOMENT. YEAH, SHE HAD A MOMENT. SO, THIS AREA HERE
REPRESENTS TRAUMA. [ YOWLS ] RIGHT? BUT THAT -- WHAT I'M GETTING
FROM HER RIGHT NOW IS SAYING, "BUDDY,
YOU KNOW, I'VE HURT MYSELF." OH. NOW SHE'S LIKE,
"I'M OUT OF HERE." EXACTLY. SHE WOULDN'T HAVE
DONE IT FIVE MINUTES AGO. NOW WE PUT HER IN A PLACE
WHERE WE ACTIVATED THE TRAUMA. SHE'S IRRITATED. OKAY, SO THAT'S
WHERE MAYBE SHE'S... SEE?
WE GOT TAIL GOING NOW. TAIL. WE GOT REMOVAL
FROM THE SITUATION. "I'M GOING TO GO OVER HERE." WE GOT THE TWITCHING
IN THE BACK. SHE IS LIKE A WALKING
FELINE TEXTBOOK RIGHT NOW OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
TO BE ACTIVATED. Galaxy:
WHEN YOU'RE IN A ROOM WITH A CAT AND SHE'S SITTING THERE
WITH HER BACK AWAY FROM YOU, IT TELLS YOU
A VERY CLEAR MESSAGE, WHICH IS, "I DON'T WANT TO BE
A PART OF THIS. "I'M REMOVING MYSELF FROM THIS. SO IF I DON'T LOOK AT IT,
IT'S NOT THERE." HI, PUMPKIN. IT'S OKAY.
I'M SORRY. IT'S OKAY, STELLA. I'M SORRY, SWEETIE. SO, WHAT IS THIS?
NOW SHE'S PUTTING HER TAIL UP? IS THAT A SWITCH? SHE'S TRYING. STELLA. SHE'S TRYING TO
SHAKE IT OFF. COME ON. WHICH THAT IS
A BIG DIFFERENCE. THE STELLA THAT I MET
LAST TIME I WAS HERE WOULD DO NOTHING LIKE THIS. SHE WAS ABOUT LIVING
IN THAT MOMENT. YEAH. YEAH. I KNOW. SHE WAS ABOUT LIVING IN THE
MOMENT OF BEING PISSED OFF... YEAH. ...AND GROUCHY. YOU'RE TRYING. I'M VERY SORRY, SWEET BABY.
I'M SORRY. YOU'RE TRYING HARD,
AREN'T YOU? IT'S OKAY, BABY DOLL. WE'RE LAYING THE FOUNDATION HERE TO BUILD A BETTER CAT,
A BETTER STELLA. WE WANT STELLA TO BE AT A PLACE
WHERE SHE CAN ACCEPT TOUCH, WHERE SHE CAN ACCEPT COMPANY SO THAT WE CAN THINK ABOUT BRINGING A BABY
INTO THIS HOME, AS WELL. AND I THINK, AGAIN,
WE'RE NOT ALL THE WAY THERE. WE'RE HALFWAY THERE. Rob: WOW. I BEAR GIFTS. THAT LOOKS LIKE ART. IT<i> IS</i> ART. AND IT'S FUNCTIONAL ART,
WHICH IS THE BEST KIND OF ART. I'VE NEVER SEEN SCRATCHING POSTS
LIKE THIS. NOW, HERE.
LET ME SHOW YOU. WE'RE GOING TO START
LEADING HER TOWARDS PLACES WHERE WE WANT HER
TO SCRATCH. MM-HMM. THIS'LL BE
ONE OF THOSE THINGS. SO YOU CAN PUT THIS ON EITHER
SIDE OF YOUR NEW FURNITURE, AND THAT'LL BE
OUR WAY OF SAYING, "YES,
I WANT YOU TO GO HERE." NOW, THE SECOND ONE -- I CHOSE THIS ONE BECAUSE,
"A," IT'S HORIZONTAL. THE OTHER THING
I WAS THINKING WAS, "WELL, IF THEY GO FOR
FURNITURE -- COUCHES -- "AND THEY WANT TO SCRATCH
HORIZONTALLY ON THESE THINGS, I WANT TO GIVE THEM
THEIR OWN PIECE OF FURNITURE." SOMETIMES I'M REALLY SURPRISED BY THE LENGTHS THAT PEOPLE
WILL GO TO KEEP THINGS SAFE. LIKE, ROB WILL SIT THERE
AND WRAP HIS FURNITURE AND NOT HAVE SEEN IT
IN FOUR YEARS. YET THERE'S NOT ONE
SCRATCHING SURFACE IN THAT HOUSE WHERE THE CATS<i> CAN</i> GO. ROB, THIS IS WHERE IT COMES
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR YOU, BECAUSE I WILL NOT REST UNTIL YOU UNCOVER
SOME OF THIS FURNITURE. BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO HAVE
THE "YES" ESTABLISHED BY NEXT TIME I'M HERE. BUT AS LONG
AS WE CAN SAY TO THEM, "NO, NOT ON THIS.
YES, ON THIS." THAT'S ALL WE CARE ABOUT, OKAY?
SO IT'S A BIG DEAL. YOU GOT A GOOD DEAL OF WORK
COMING UP. SHELVES? SHELVES. YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THEM. SO, THE FIRST TIME
THAT I WAS HERE, YOU GUYS WERE PRETTY SCARED
ABOUT HAVING A CHILD, BRINGING A CHILD INTO
THIS SITUATION WITH STELLA. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO KNOW
WHERE YOU'RE STANDING RIGHT NOW. WE GOT A WAYS TO GO. WE DO HAVE A WAYS TO GO. I'M VERY HOPEFUL,
AND I SEE THE LIGHT. WE'RE LAYING THE FOUNDATION, AND, LIKE YOU SAID, ROB,
WE'RE HALFWAY. AND WE'VE GOT A WAYS TO GO. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
WE'LL TALK TO YOU SOON. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS RATE, I MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE A KID
WHILE I'M STILL IN MY PRIME. WE'LL SEE.
WE GOT OUR FINGERS CROSSED. Galaxy: AND NOW IT'S TIME
FOR A "KITTY BIT." FIND OUT AFTER THE BREAK. Galaxy: CATS ARE
VERY SENSITIVE TO SCENT, SO THEY CAN DETECT
THE HORMONAL CHANGES AND NEW PHEROMONES
IN A PREGNANT WOMAN. I'M COMING IN FOR MY LAST VISIT
WITH ROB AND STEPHANIE. NOW, THEY WERE DOING GREAT WORK,
BUT THEY STILL HAD STUFF TO DO. JACKSON! HOW ARE YOU? WHAT I REALLY HOPED TO SEE
THIS TIME WAS THAT SHELVING UNIT. Rob:
GOOD TO SEE YOU. I'M JUST HOPING
ROB EMBRACED THAT CONCEPT AND HE'S GONNA MOVE FORWARD
WITH IT. SO, TELL ME WHAT'S UP. WELL, STELLA HAS BEEN A MUCH MORE MELLOW
LITTLE FELINE. WE TOOK HER
TO THE DOCTOR. Man: SO, I'M JUST GONNA
GENTLY INSERT. OKAY. AND THE ACUPUNCTURE,
LIKE, WORKED. SO FAR, SO GOOD. SHE'S GONNA BLINK. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN SCRATCHED,
HISSED AT. SHE'S BEEN GREAT,
BUT SHE DID HAVE A MOMENT, AND IT WAS, LIKE, SHE WAS
KIND OF ANNOYED WITH ME. OW, OW, OW. YOU KNOW,
WE'VE HAD SOME RAINY DAYS. WE KNOW NOW
THAT SHE'S ARTHRITIC. THE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
DROPS, AND IT JUST PUTS PRESSURE
ON THINGS LIKE ARTHRITIC JOINTS. SHE'S GONNA HAVE GROUCHY DAYS.
SHE'S GONNA BE SORE. YEAH. WHAT ELSE? I STEAM-CLEANED THE CARPETS --
LIKE, THE ENTIRE THING. VERY COOL. SO, WE'RE BETTER
ON THAT WHOLE AREA DOWNSTAIRS. NOW I JUST GOT TO TURN
MY ATTENTION TO THIS. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU. Galaxy: THESE SHELVES,
THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL-LOOKING, AND THEY WERE
FUNCTIONAL-LOOKING. I THINK THIS IS AMAZING-LOOKING.
I LOVE THAT. THEY'RE USING
THAT SCRATCHING AREA. THEY HAVEN'T SCRATCHED
THE PLASTIC ON THE FURNITURE. THEY HAVEN'T
GONE THROUGH ANYTHING. NOW IT'S TIME, ROB.
LET'S DO THIS. COME ON. THE BIGGEST THING
THAT I WANTED TO DO, THE THING THAT I WANTED TO
LEAVE THESE GUYS WITH WAS BEING ABLE TO TAKE THIS PLASTIC
OFF THIS FURNITURE. I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. AND TODAY WAS OUR DAY. SHOULD WE DO IT? YEAH,
LET'S JUST TAKE IT OFF. WOW. Stephanie:
OH, IT'S PRETTY! IT'S LOVELY. THIS IS GREAT. THIS IS REALLY
A NICE PIECE OF FURNITURE. YEAH. OH, THAT'S A NICE CHAIR. [ LAUGHTER ] I'M SO EXCITED THAT ROB
ACTUALLY EMBRACED THIS PROCESS. AS ALWAYS, I WANTED TO TAKE
A TOUR OF THE HOUSE TO SEE HOW THE PROGRESS WAS. THE FIRST PLACE WE STOPPED
WAS THE DEN. DOES IT SMELL BETTER? GIVE ME A SECOND HERE. [ SNIFFING ] IT SMELLS BETTER TO ME. A LITTLE BIT? FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE TO DO
MY LITTLE WALKABOUT. SEE, THIS WAS THE PLACE
FROM HELL, RIGHT HERE. AND WE PROBABLY STILL HAVE TO
REPLACE THAT LITTLE CORNER. UM...YOU KNOW WHAT? THERE'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE
IN HERE. IT SMELLS AMAZINGLY BETTER
IN HERE. ROB AND STEPHANIE
STEAM-CLEANED THE CARPET, BUT THEY ALSO USED
AN ENZYMATIC CLEANER. AN ENZYMATIC CLEANER IS A BIODEGRADABLE,
NONTOXIC CLEANING AGENT THAT BREAKS DOWN
PROTEIN-BASED STAINS. THE ENERGY IN HERE
IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. THE THING I WAS
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST WAS, OF COURSE,
SPENDING SOME TIME WITH STELLA. LOOK WHO IT IS,
STELLA! HI, BABY DOLL. STELLA! THE FACT THAT SHE'S
SEEKING ATTENTION FROM YOU IS JUST BEAUTIFUL. HER AGGRESSIVENESS HAS
DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY. I HAVEN'T BEEN BITTEN OR
SCRATCHED ONCE IN THE PAST -- I DON'T KNOW THE LAST TIME. THERE WAS
SUCH A MASSIVE CHANGE IN STELLA FROM THE FIRST TIME
TO THE LAST TIME. HELLO, MY LOVELY. THIS TIME, SHE WAS JUST BOUNCING
AROUND FROM PERSON TO PERSON... HI! ...AND OWNING THE ROOM
CONFIDENTLY. GIVE ME SOME PETTING. AND THAT'S ALL I WANTED FOR HER. THIS IS
THE GOOD LITTLE GIRL THAT WE BOTH KNEW
WAS THERE. [ PURRING ] THE CHANGE
THAT I'VE SEEN IN STELLA -- BEFORE YOU GOT HERE,
SHE WAS REALLY UNHAPPY. OW! AND NOW SHE IS
MUCH MORE AT PEACE HERE. I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE AT THE END
OF THIS EXPERIENCE. BUT IT'S ACTUALLY
REALLY JUST THE BEGINNING. HI, BEAUTIFUL GIRL. STELLA HAS COME OUT OF HER SHELL
A LITTLE BIT, AND I FEEL LIKE
WE'RE ALL A FAMILY. [ Voice breaking ]
AND THAT'S SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT'S
REALLY WHAT WE WANTED. WE WANTED THIS FAMILY
TO BE ONE AND TO BE WHOLE. HOPEFULLY,
SHE'LL LET US HAVE A BABY AND BE OKAY WITH THAT. AND I THINK WE'RE JUST GONNA
START GIVING IT A SHOT. THANK YOU, JACKSON, FOR PUTTING OUR FAMILY
BACK TOGETHER. WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
FOR TWO YEARS, AND NOTHING'S GOTTEN BETTER. MR. FLUFF
WILL DEFINITELY ATTACK US. OW, OW, OW, OW, OW! FLUFF, NO. [ HISSING ] IF MR. FLUFF
CAN'T GET HELP, THEN MOVING OUT
IS THE ONLY SOLUTION. COME ON. NOW I'M HEADING OVER TO JESSICA
AND CAMERON'S HOUSE RIGHT NOW. THEY HAVE GOT A BIG MAINE COON. AND WITH A SUPERSIZED CAT SOMETIMES COMES
SUPERSIZED PROBLEMS. THEIR CAT IS BIG AND AGGRESSIVE. Jessica:
OW, OW, OW, OW, OW, OW! HE JUST GOT ME
REALLY, REALLY BAD. WE BOTH HAVE THEM. WHEW! HE'S A BIG CAT.
HE'S ALMOST 20 POUNDS. WHEN A CAT THAT SIZE
TAKES A SWIPE AT YOU, IT'S GOT TO FEEL LIKE A FIST.
MAN. IF MR. FLUFF
CAN'T GET HELP, THEN MY MOVING OUT PRETTY MUCH
IS THE ONLY SOLUTION. UGH! WHAT A MESS. I BETTER GET OVER THERE
AND HELP THEM OUT. I'M JESSICA. I'M CAMERON. WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS, LIVING TOGETHER
ALSO ABOUT TWO YEARS. OUR RELATIONSHIP
IS VERY STRONG, BUT ONE OF THE MAIN CAUSES
OF MOST DISAGREEMENTS COMES FROM MR. FLUFF. MR. FLUFF IS MY CAT. I FOUND HIM
IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES DURING THE RAINY SEASON. AND HE WAS
A HOMELESS STREET CAT. HE SEEMED
REALLY WELL-BEHAVED UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK IN
TO HIM BEING THERE. THEN, LIKE,
THE DEMON KITTY CAME OUT. [ GROWLING ] [ HISSES ] NO. Stephanie: OW!
FLUFF, NO! NOW HE'S LIKE
THIS BIG, OLD, FAT CAT. HE'S GOT A BAD ATTITUDE. MR. FLUFF
WILL DEFINITELY ATTACK US. FLUFF, NO! Cameron: FLUFF, NO! [ HISSING ] OW, OW, OW, OW, OW! WE BOTH HAVE THEM. FLUFF. MATCHING BATTLE WOUNDS. YEAH. HE'S JUST SO SEDENTARY,
AND THEN... HE SNAPS,
AND HE JUST GOES CRAZY. [ HISSING ] RIPS UP THE CARPET,
RIPS UP THE COUCH, THE SCREEN, RUNS UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS. IF YOU'RE COMING
FROM AROUND THE CORNER, HE'S, LIKE, HUNTING YOU. AND THEN GO IN TO PET HIS HEAD,
AND HE JUMPS UP. HE'LL LITERALLY GET ON
HIS HIND LEGS AND HE'LL JUMP UP, AND IF YOU LEAVE IT THERE
TOO LONG, HE'LL GRAB YOU. AAH! WHEN MR. FLUFF ACTS UP,
I WILL GIVE HIM TREATS. THAT'S JUST WHAT I'VE DONE
FOR SO LONG. THAT'S HOW I GET HIM TO STOP. ME --
I'M A LITTLE MORE STRICT. CAMERON THREATENS HIM
WITH THE PILLOW, AND CAMERON DOES NOT EVER
HIT HIM WITH THE PILLOW. BUT THAT'S SO SCARY.
IMAGINE BEING THE CAT. IMAGINE BEING ME,
GETTING ATTACKED ALL THE TIME. I KNOW, BUT I STILL DISAGREE
WITH DOING THAT. THE PROBLEM
WITH MR. FLUFF IS JUST HIM KEEPING US
FROM SLEEPING AT NIGHT. WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
FOR TWO YEARS, AND IT'S JUST BEEN, LIKE,
NOTHING'S GOTTEN BETTER. WE NEED SOMETHING
TO HAPPEN NOW. IF MR. FLUFF
CAN'T GET HELP, THEN I MAY HAVE TO
MOVE OUT. [ MEOWS ] HI. HEY. I'M JESSICA. JESSICA. CAMERON. HEY, CAMERON.
I'M JACKSON. GOOD TO MEET YOU GUYS. OBVIOUSLY,
I'M HERE BECAUSE... OF HIM! MR. FLUFF IS A TERROR. I MEAN, HE'S TOTALLY BECOME
A STRAIN ON OUR RELATIONSHIP, JUST DUE TO THE FACT THAT EVERY TIME
WE TRY TO GO TO SLEEP, HE ALWAYS ATTACKS US --
ESPECIALLY CAMERON AND FLUFF SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF TENSION
BETWEEN THEM. AS SOON AS THE LIGHTS GO OUT,
WE'VE GOT TO RUN TO THE BED SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO AVOID
HIS CLAWS. SO, ONE OF US WILL GET IN, AND THE OTHER ONE
WILL TURN OFF THE LIGHT AND TRY TO MAKE IT
WITHOUT GETTING MAULED. SO IT'S PRETTY MUCH LIKE A RACE
EVERY NIGHT. Galaxy: AND YOU'VE BEEN HAVING
TROUBLE WITH SCRATCHING, TOO? OH, YEAH.
HE, LIKE, DESTROYS OUR HOME, OUR FURNITURE,
ANY SCREEN DOORS WE HAVE. NOT ONLY IS IT JUST STRESSFUL
DEALING WITH WHAT HE DOES TO US. IT'S, LIKE, ALMOST A STRESS
TO DEAL WITH, YOU KNOW, WELL, I THINK THAT
I SHOULD BE THE IRON FIST, AND SHE'S THE VELVET GLOVE. SO IT'S, LIKE,
THIS WHOLE CONFLICT. BECAUSE CAMERON IS
VERY, VERY AGGRESSIVE IN THE WAY
THAT HE DEALS WITH HIM, AND I AM VERY LOVING. IT'S A CONSTANT STRESSOR TO
COME HOME TO FLUFF'S AGGRESSION AND HAVING TO, LIKE,
YOU KNOW, TIPTOE AROUND OR FEEL LIKE I'M WALKING
ON EGGSHELLS IN MY OWN HOUSE FOR A CAT. OKAY. I FEEL SO TORN
AND SO SAD ABOUT IT. I MEAN,
I WILL NEVER GIVE UP FLUFF. I WILL NEVER BRING HIM
TO A POUND OR GIVE HIM AWAY. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS, I JUST HAVE TO FIND
SOME OTHER LIVING SITUATION. TIME IS TICKING,
THEN, HUH? YEAH. YEAH. SO, LET'S GET TO WORK. Galaxy:
THE STAKES ARE HUGE HERE. EITHER THIS GETS FIXED,
OR CAMERON SAID, "I'M GONNA FIND
ANOTHER PLACE TO LIVE." THE PRESSURE'S HIGH FOR ME
AND FOR MR. FLUFF. YOU CAN SEE
RIGHT THERE IS, LIKE, A REALLY DEEP SCRATCH
THAT HE DID, WHICH DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE
ANYONE COULD DO THAT. I MEAN, IT SCARES ME. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A SCRATCH
THAT DEEP FROM A CAT BEFORE. NOW, A BIG CAT CAN DO
A LOT OF DAMAGE, AND I'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY FOR
MR. FLUFF TO EXPEND HIS ENERGY ON SOMETHING BESIDES
THE FURNITURE, THE CARPET, AND THE WALLS. SO, I WANT TO RE-CREATE THE WHOLE RITUAL
THAT YOU WERE DESCRIBING. ONE OF YOU GUYS
GOES INTO BED. YEAH. I'M USUALLY
THE FIRST ONE IN THE BED. SHE'S USUALLY THE ONE. I PRIME MYSELF... HIT THE SWITCH...
RUN... AND THEN WE HAVE TO TRY TO GET
TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE BED. 'CAUSE HE'LL GO CRAZY. HE'S LITERALLY, LIKE,
JUMPING AT OUR FEET. HE'LL RUN AROUND THE APARTMENT.
HE'LL DROP THINGS OVER. AND WE JUST HAVE TO
TRY TO NOT MOVE, NOT MAKE A SOUND,
SO THAT EVENTUALLY IT'LL STOP. THIS IS WHAT YOU GO THROUGH
EVERY NIGHT? YEAH. PRETTY MUCH. THAT BEDROOM SCENARIO
THAT I WATCHED WAS ONE OF THE MOST INSANE
RITUALS AROUND A CAT THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN
IN MY LIFE. THIS IS FLUFF'S "PUNISHMENT"
FOR BAD BEHAVIOR IS... [ CHUCKLES ] ...MOUNDS AND MOUNDS
OF FOOD. HE'S FREE-FED ALL DAY. I ALWAYS LEAVE HIM
A BOWL OF DRY FOOD. BUT HE DOES STRESS-EAT. LIKE, WHEN HE GETS ANNOYED
OR SOMETHING, YOU'LL SEE HIM
ALWAYS COME OVER AND JUST START TAKING
MOUTHFULS OF FOOD. AND THEN I'LL GIVE HIM
ONE CAN OF WET FOOD A NIGHT... OKAY. ...AND THEN TREATS. HE'S A BIG BOY. YEAH. AND I'LL STOP BEING GENTLE.
HE'S FAT. WHEN CATS ARE OBESE, THEY'RE CARRYING AROUND
EXTRA WEIGHTS NATURALLY ON THEIR JOINTS. WHEN THEY'RE CARRYING AROUND
THAT EXTRA WEIGHT ON THEIR JOINTS,
IT CAN MAKE THEM IRRITABLE. THAT COULD BE PART OF THE REASON WE'RE SEEING SO MUCH AGGRESSION
OUT OF MR. FLUFF. RIGHT NOW I WANT TO SEE
WHAT HAPPENS IN YOUR NORMAL, EVERYDAY
INTERACTIONS WITH HIM. HOW WOULD YOU GET HIM OUT? IF YOU NEEDED TO GET HIM OUT
RIGHT NOW? I NEED TO SEE THAT. COME ON, FLUFF. I KNOW. [ MEOWING ] I KNOW. I KNOW. I KNOW. AAH! Jessica: UH-OH. Galaxy: THIS MOVEMENT --
GOING TO A CAT AND GOING OVER THEIR HEAD
LIKE THAT, IS A PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION
OF FEAR AND DISTRUST. AAH! [ YOWLING ] AAH! OVER THE TOP IS ALMOST LIKE,
"I EXPECT YOU TO DO BAD THINGS." WHEN YOU EXPECT BAD THINGS,
BAD THINGS HAPPEN. WHAT'S THIS? WHAT IS THAT? MAINE COONS WERE BRED
IN THE NORTHEAST TO DO ONE THING
AND ONE THING ONLY, AND THAT WAS
TO PROTECT GRAIN STORES. THEY SAID, "WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU GUYS CAN KILL VERMIN?" "YES, WE CAN KILL VERMIN." "WELL, THEN
YOU CAN HANG AROUND." NOW, HE'S OBVIOUSLY
A PROFESSIONAL MOUSER, 'CAUSE HE JUST GRABBED IT
WITH ONE HAND, AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD. WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING IS
EXPENDING HIS ENERGY. THE ENERGY THAT HE SPENDS ALL
NIGHT LONG TORTURING YOU GUYS... YEAH. ...HE'S GOT TO BE TORTURING
THESE THINGS. I WANT HIM TO DO
WHAT HE DOES NATURALLY TO HOLD YOU HOSTAGE, BUT THIS TIME,
YOU HOLD THE CARDS. OKAY. A MAINE COON
IS UNIQUELY CONDITIONED TO DO THIS HUNTING. SO LET'S PAY ATTENTION TO IT.
LET'S PLAY INTO IT. AND AT THE SAME TIME,
WE'RE GOING TO EXERCISE HIM IN A VERY CONDENSED,
AEROBICALLY FULFILLING WAY SO THAT HE LOSES
SOME WEIGHT, TOO. I'M EXCITED TO GIVE YOU
A COURSE OF ACTION. SO LET ME SIT DOWN HERE AND START TALKING TO YOU
ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. THE FIRST THING
THAT WE HAVE TO MOVE TOWARD IS A SCHEDULED
FEEDING TIME. HE'S OBESE. WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS
GET TWO MEALS A DAY INSTEAD OF WHAT YOU GOT
OUT THERE, WHICH IS
CONSTANT GRAZING. CATS AREN'T NATURALLY
GRAZING ANIMALS. ALSO, FOOD HAS GOT TO BE
A TOOL. WHAT YOU'RE DOING
IS REWARDING BAD BEHAVIOR. BASICALLY, HE'S SAYING,
"WAIT A MINUTE. IF I DO THIS, I GET THIS?" YOU HAVE NOW TRAINED HIM
TO PRETTY MUCH ATTACK YOU. CRAZY PART ABOUT THIS IS, YOU HAVE ALSO TRAINED HIM
TO ATTACK YOU. THE PILLOW IS A GAME. THE "SWITCH AND DIVE
INTO THE BED" IS A GAME. YOU ARE TEACHING THE HUNTER
TO HUNT SOMETHING. YOUR JOB,
AS WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD, IS TO KEEP HIM ACTIVE
IN HIS JOB. PLAYTIME INTO FEEDING TIME, FEEDING TIME
INTO SLEEPING TIME. HIS RHYTHMS WILL START TO RESET
OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEK. ALSO, BECAUSE MR. FLUFF HAS
SO MUCH PENT-UP ENERGY, PLAYING WITH HIM
ON A DAILY BASIS MAY HELP STOP SOME
OF HIS DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS LIKE SCRATCHING UP YOUR CARPET
AND FURNITURE. THAT'S IT IN A NUTSHELL.
YOU GUYS READY? WE ARE READY. YES. GOOD. WE'LL TAKE IT ON. I WILL SEE YOU GUYS NEXT WEEK. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
TAKE CARE. THANKS, JACKSON. BYE-BYE. WHAT I'M REALLY EXPECTING
FROM THIS FIRST WEEK IS A TRUE COMMITMENT TO ROUTINE. IF THEY CAN GET INTO THE GROOVE
WITH MR. FLUFF, HE'S GONNA REWARD THEM. Cameron: I FEEL LIKE
THIS IS OUR ONLY SOLUTION, SO EVERYTHING'S RIDING
ON THIS, AND I'M REALLY, REALLY HOPEFUL
THAT EVERYTHING TURNS OUT. Galaxy: I'M GOING TO JESSICA
AND CAMERON'S HOUSE FOR MY SECOND VISIT. NOW, THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE,
MR. FLUFF WAS SUCH A TERROR THAT CAMERON WAS ACTUALLY
CONSIDERING MOVING OUT. HI. HEY. WELCOME. COME IN. HOW YOU DOING? GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU? Cameron: NOT BAD. ON THE VIDEO-JOURNALING
FOR JESSICA AND CAMERON, ACTUALLY, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED
WITH WHAT I SAW. Cameron: TOO BAD. Galaxy:
CAMERON AND MR. FLUFF SEEM TO HAVE FORMED
A BOND TOGETHER, AND THAT'S BECAUSE HE'S PLAYING
WITH HIM ON A REGULAR BASIS. AND JUST AS I SUSPECTED, OUR PROFESSIONAL MOUSER
LOVES HIS MOUSE TOY. CHASING MICE
IS IN MR. FLUFF'S DNA, SO WHAT BETTER WAY
TO SATISFY THAT NEED TO HUNT THAN TO CHASE A MOUSE TOY? HOW HAVE THINGS BEEN? IT'S DEFINITELY MADE
A DIFFERENCE WITH JUST THE FEW SUGGESTIONS
THAT YOU'VE TOLD US. OKAY. AFTER YOU CAME LAST TIME
WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES HE ACTUALLY SLEPT
THROUGH THE NIGHT BY THE BED AND DIDN'T MESS WITH US
AT ALL. HE ALLOWED YOU TO SLEEP
THAT NIGHT. YEAH. DID HE ALLOW YOU
TO GET INTO BED? YEAH. YEAH. HE DID. I THINK HE WAS EXHAUSTED. HE NEEDS TO NOT BE HYPER
WHEN WE'RE GOING TO SLEEP. YEAH. TUCKER HIM OUT. JESSICA AND CAMERON
HAD THIS INSANE RITUAL OF RUNNING AWAY FROM MR. FLUFF
BEFORE BED EVERY NIGHT. THE FIRST NIGHT AFTER I LEFT, THEY PLAYED WITH MR. FLUFF
BEFORE BED, AND HE WENT STRAIGHT TO SLEEP. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE PLAY
SESSIONS ARE REALLY WORKING. SO, NOW,
TELL ME ABOUT SINCE THEN TRYING TO ESTABLISH A ROUTINE
SO THAT HIS BODY IS READY FOR CERTAIN THINGS
AT CERTAIN TIMES. YEAH. ONE THING HE'S STILL DOING
IS GETTING UP ON THE BED AND PATTING MY FACE
WHEN I'M SLEEPING, LIKE WHEN HE'S READY
FOR ME TO GET UP. HE'S LIKE, "IT'S BREAKFAST!" SO YOU'VE ELIMINATED
FREE-FEEDING? YES. YOU GUYS ROCK. THAT'S AMAZING
THAT YOU DID THAT SO FAST. AND HE'S RESPONDED TO IT,
OBVIOUSLY, WELL. YEAH. BECAUSE NOW HE'S GOT A SCHEDULE
THAT HE'S ADHERING TO. I MEAN, I'LL STILL BRING HIM -- LIKE, FROM WORK,
I'LL BRING HIM HOME CHICKEN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
OR WE'LL GIVE HIM TREATS. TREATS? I WANT TO ESTABLISH A ROUTINE
FOR MR. FLUFF. I WANT TO SEE HIM EATING
TWICE A DAY AND ONLY TWICE A DAY. NOW, ONCE THIS ROUTINE
IS ESTABLISHED, THEN JESSICA CAN GIVE HIM TREATS
WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE. BUT FOR RIGHT NOW,
I WANT TO SEE A STRICT PLAN. NO MORE TREATS? WE STILL HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM
ON OUR HANDS. HE'S STILL FAT. [ MEOWING ] TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON
OTHERWISE. ANYTHING? WELL, HE STILL DOES
THE SCRATCHING THING. ALWAYS ON THE COUCH. THE SIDE OF THE COUCH.
HE DOES IT A LOT. NOW, OF COURSE, WE HAVE -- OH, YEAH. A LOT. OBVIOUSLY CHEWS HERE. JUST, I MEAN, ALL OVER
BOTH SIDES OF THE BED. Galaxy: CAMERON, I SEE THAT
YOU'RE A LITTLE MORE WORKED UP ABOUT THE SCRATCHING. IS THIS YOUR COUCH? WE BOUGHT IT TOGETHER. OH, YOU DID. OKAY. I PAID FOR MOST OF IT. I LIKE
HOW YOU REMEMBER THAT. WELL, THE SCRATCHING IS
WHAT BRINGS IT TO MEMORY. OTHERWISE,
IT WOULDN'T MATTER. AND SOMETIMES THAT'S WHAT
COMES WITH HAVING A PET. WHICH IS TRUE, BUT... IT'S FUNNY THE WAY RESENTMENTS
POKE THEIR HEADS UP OVER THE SMALLEST THINGS -- OR WHAT YOU THINK ARE
THE SMALLEST THINGS. WHEN I WAS ASKING JESSICA
AND CAMERON ABOUT THE COUCH, AND I SAID, "IS THIS A COUCH THAT CAME INTO THE RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOU?" HE SAID,
"NO, WE BOUGHT IT TOGETHER. I PAID FOR IT." THAT'S WHERE RESENTMENTS
COME FROM. Galaxy:
SINCE WE HAVE HIM ALMOST IN THE SAME SPOT
AS WE DID LAST TIME, CAMERON, I'D LOVE TO SEE
HOW YOU APPROACH HIM PHYSICALLY. AND CAN WE SEE THAT? ALL RIGHT. SO, AS OPPOSED TO BEFORE, I WOULD TRY AND SNEAK UP
AROUND HIS COLLAR AND TRY TO AVOID GETTING BIT. [ MEOWS ] HE REALLY LIKES
THE UNDER-THE-CHIN. YOU CAN SEE HE RESPONDS TO IT
REALLY WELL. LIKE, IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE CHEST, HE KIND OF LIKES IT. SO, GETS HIM
A LITTLE MORE RELAXED. LAST TIME,
IT WASN'T AS PRETTY, YOU KNOW? THE BITE
AND SCRATCH MARKS. [ HISSING ] AAH! NOW I'VE, YOU KNOW,
FIGURED OUT HOW TO KIND OF APPROACH HIM
WITH MORE TRUST AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF RUB
UNDER HIS NECK AND EVERYTHING. THIS TIME, I THINK YOU HAVE
A DIFFERENT TOOL THAN YOU HAD LAST TIME,
WHICH NAMELY WHAT? TOYS, MAYBE. Jessica: OH, YEAH. THE MOUSEY TOY. GET HIM OUT. HE REALLY LIKES
WHEN YOU MOVE IT SLOW AND HAVE IT, LIKE,
DISAPPEAR BEHIND A CORNER, SO... YOU HAVE TO BE PATIENT. SEE? I'VE GOT
HIS ATTENTION NOW, BUT... YEAH, YOU DO. ...WHEN I MAKE IT DISAPPEAR
BEHIND THE CORNER... HE MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE
WILLING TO COME AFTER IT. NICE GOING! NICE GOING, MAN! THAT WAS GREAT.
THAT WAS PERFECT! Galaxy: CAMERON PULLED OUT
MR. FLUFF'S FAVORITE MOUSE TOY, AND IT TOOK FIVE SECONDS, AND THAT CAT WAS OUT
LIKE A SHOT. IT WAS A BRILLIANT MOMENT. THE WAY
YOU MADE THAT DISAPPEAR, THE WAY
YOU GOT HIM OUT OF THERE WITH HIM THINKING
THAT IT WAS ALL HIS IDEA, NOW YOU'RE THINKING CAT,
RIGHT? NOW YOU'RE THINKING CAT.
THAT WAS BRILLIANT. [ MEOWS ] OKAY. IT IS TIME FOR THE SCRATCHING
TO STOP AND START. Jessica:
OH, HE'S GONNA LOVE THAT. Cameron:
HE'S LOOKING AT IT. I THINK THAT THIS ONE'S
REALLY GONNA WORK WELL FOR HIM. SO LET'S MAKE THIS
HIS BED, AND LET'S BRING THIS UPSTAIRS
FOR HIM. WHAT'S THIS, BUBBA?
OH! YOU'RE AHEAD OF ME. COME ON. GOOD BOY! COME HERE, BUBBA. THAT'S YOUR NEW BED,
FLUFF. SO, I JUST WANT TO
PUT IT RIGHT HERE. FLUFF. [ SMOOCHING ] Galaxy: AND KABOOM. IT'S LIKE A KING-SIZE BED. GOOD BOY! NOT ONLY IS IT GOING TO BE
A PLACE WHERE HE CAN SLEEP. HE CAN ALSO
SORT OF SEE YOU. AND HE PUTS DOWN SCRATCHING
SCENT AND SIGHT MARKERS, AND THAT WAY,
HE OWNS THIS BED WITHOUT ACTUALLY HAVING TO DO
SOMETHING TO YOUR BED. YEAH. RIGHT? LET'S GO
BACK ON DOWNSTAIRS. [ MEOWS ] ALL RIGHT, SO LET ME RUN IT DOWN
REALLY QUICKLY. THIS IS YOUR HOMEWORK
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS. I WANT YOU TO WORK ON GETTING
OTHER TYPES OF PRODUCTS FOR HIM TO SCRATCH ON, SCRATCHERS THAT SERVE
A DOUBLE PURPOSE -- THAT HE CAN LAY ON
AND HE CAN ALSO SCRATCH. BECAUSE THEN WE'RE TAKING CARE
OF THE HORIZONTAL SURFACES THAT HE TENDS TO GO FOR. WE'RE GOING TO STRIKE TREATS.
NO MORE NONSENSE. I THINK IT'S VERY FEASIBLE
WITH THE DIET THAT HE'S ON, THE VERY HEALTHY
HIGH-PROTEIN DIET -- WHAT WE CALL
THE "CATKINS" DIET. I CAN EASILY SEE
ABOUT A POUND, MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE BIT MORE,
COME OFF HIM. [ MEOWS ] THE TRUTH WAS,
IF YOU COULDN'T GET SOME REST, IF YOU COULDN'T LIVE
KIND OF UNMOLESTED BY MR. FLUFF, THAT YOU GUYS WERE
ACTUALLY THINKING ABOUT LIVING SEPARATELY. Cameron: MM-HMM. HAVE YOU HAD MORE DISCUSSIONS
ABOUT THAT? I MEAN, IT'S DEFINITELY
A BIG CHANGE AND IT'S EASIER, BUT IT'S NOT EXACTLY
WHERE I WANT TO BE AS FAR
AS A LIVING SITUATION. WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS IS TAKING US
AROUND THE HOMESTRETCH. REMEMBER,
YOU'RE ONLY HALFWAY THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT.
APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT.
I'LL TALK TO YOU GUYS REAL SOON. OKAY. THANKS. LATER. I REALLY DIDN'T LIKE HEARING THAT CAMERON'S NOT
WHERE HE WANTS TO BE IN HIS LIVING SITUATION. I MEAN, I DON'T WANT CAMERON
MOVING OUT OVER THE CAT. SO I'M REALLY HOPING THAT ALL OF THE HARD WORK
THEY'RE PUTTING IN RIGHT NOW PAYS OFF THE NEXT TIME
I COME OVER HERE. HI! HEY. WELCOME. Galaxy:
I'M GOING IN FOR MY FINAL VISIT
WITH CAMERON AND JESSICA. FIRST OF ALL, I HOPE
THAT SHE'S NOT FEEDING HIM AS MUCH AS SHE WAS BEFORE,
SHE'S REGULATING HIM. AND I'M HOPING, FOR THE SAKE OF JESSICA
AND CAMERON'S RELATIONSHIP, THAT MR. FLUFF IS NO LONGER
TERRORIZING THEM AT NIGHT THE WAY HE USED TO. Galaxy: THE FIRST TIME
THAT I CAME HERE, I HAD YOU GUYS
SORT OF DEMONSTRATE THAT WEIRD ROUTINE
THAT YOU HAD TO DO WITH HIM. HOW'S THAT GOING? I WOULD SAY
THE LAST TIME HE'S DONE IT IS PROBABLY JUST BEFORE
YOUR LAST VISIT. LIKE, I CAN ACTUALLY
CONFIDENTLY TURN OUT THE LIGHT, NOT WORRY ABOUT HIM
LURKING BEHIND A CORNER. YOU KNOW, HE'S GOT HIS BED
UP HERE IF HE WANTS. HE'S GOT A SCRATCHER
DOWN THERE. HE'S GOT SO MANY VICES NOW. IT'S JUST LIKE ALL THE PUZZLE
PIECES FELL TOGETHER. I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT
UNTIL, LIKE, TURN OUT THE NIGHT
AND NOT HAVE TO FEEL NERVOUS. AND IT WAS ALMOST KIND OF LIKE
A FOREIGN FEELING. I WAS LIKE,
"SOMETHING'S DIFFERENT." LIKE,
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS." AND I GET IN THE BED,
AND YOU'RE LIKE, "OH, YEAH. I'M NOT BLEEDING
ON MY ANKLES." YOU'RE NOT BEING HELD HOSTAGE,
WHICH WAS SUCH A HUGE PROBLEM. YEAH. REALLY,
REALLY, REALLY HAPPY. GOOD WORK. GOOD WORK. THANKS. ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GO HEAD DOWNSTAIRS. I WANTED TO CHECK IN
ON A FEW MORE THINGS. THIS HAS BEEN
THE SCENE OF THE CRIME MANY TIMES OVER FOR US. THE FIRST TIME
I CAME IN HERE, I ASKED YOU TO GET RID OF TREATS
AT THIS POINT. YOU RID OF THE TREATS? WELL, WE STILL HAVE
THE DRY ONES. SERIOUSLY,
WHERE IS IT? WHERE IS IT? THAT'S HUMAN. NO. [ LAUGHS ] YEAH, I'M NOT... GOD. JESSICA. WHEN JACKSON WENT IN THE KITCHEN
AND FOUND THE TREATS, I FELT LIKE I HAD BEEN CAUGHT
RED-HANDED. I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY. THIS IS
LEAVING THIS HOUSE WITH ME. NOW. OKAY. Galaxy: WE'VE BEEN WORKING
FOR OVER A MONTH TO GET MR. FLUFF
INTO FIGHTING SHAPE, AND HE IS LOOKING
SO MUCH BETTER. HE'S LOST OVER A POUND. HIS COAT IS SHINY.
IT'S SMOOTH. NOW, WHY DOES JESSICA
STILL THINK IT'S NECESSARY TO HAVE JUNK FOOD FOR HIM
IN THE CABINET? MAKE A PROMISE TO ME. RIGHT? BECAUSE I MADE YOU
MAKE THIS PROMISE TWICE NOW. ARE YOU PROMISING ME? I PROMISE. YES. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. LET ME SHOW YOU
SOMETHING ELSE. I ASKED JESSICA AND CAMERON TO EXPLORE A VARIETY
OF DIFFERENT SCRATCHERS. AND IT SEEMS LIKE MR. FLUFF REALLY LIKES
THE HORIZONTAL ONES, SO I HAD THEM ADD AN EXTRA
SCRATCHER BY THE COUCH. HE'S ONE OF THOSE GUYS, MAN. ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS
POINT THE WAY TO HIM, AND HE'S IN. THIS IS DAY AND NIGHT. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE, "NOW LET'S SEE IF WE COULD DO
A 'HAPPILY EVER AFTER,' WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE." THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE,
YOU KNOW? Jessica: YOU KNOW, NOW THAT
JACKSON'S COME INTO THE PICTURE, THERE'S JUST NO MORE ANXIETY
AND STRESS AND DISAGREEMENTS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH FLUFF. AND, I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE IT'S LIGHT YEARS
OF A DIFFERENCE. YOU KNOW THE FIRST DAY
THAT I WAS HERE, WE HAD TO PULL HIM OUT
FROM DIFFERENT PLACES. WE DON'T HAVE TO
PULL HIM OUT TODAY. THAT'S WHAT A CONTENT CAT
LOOKS LIKE. Cameron: I WOULD SAY THE BEST
PART OF THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE IS THAT OUR RELATIONSHIP
IS SALVAGED. ALL THREE OF US--
FLUFF AND JESSICA AND I -- WE'RE ALL
ONE HAPPY FAMILY NOW. DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT MOVING OUT. YEAH. WE'LL SEE YOU LATER. THANKS, JACKSON. BYE. BYE-BYE. THIS IS PROOF POSITIVE -- YOU FIX
THE CAT-TO-HUMAN DYNAMIC, YOU FIX THE HUMAN-TO-HUMAN
DYNAMIC. RELATIONSHIPS
CAN BE FIXED QUICKLY, AND THIS IS WHAT MAKES FOR
A "HAPPILY EVER AFTER." HAVE A HELLISH CAT? GET MY TIPS ON HOW TO BETTER
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