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Oops..I lost my temper dammit
I'm a new first time cat owner who adopted a nice 1 year old male who
for the most part is very happy and contented but certainly likes to push the limits. Not knowing better,I allowed the cat to roam mostly wherever it wanted when it first came home but now he wants to get in the way in the kitchen and that includes grabbing meat or fish that is defrosting on the counter..I lost my temper last-night when he grabbed some hamburger while I was out of the room..I ended up slapping him and putting him in his carrier then putting him outside for an hour..it was cold and I couldn't leave him any longer and I'm not sure that will do any good anyway. I've tried putting sticky tape down,spraying him and yelling NO when I catch him but to no avail..somewhere I read I need to train ME..any suggestions. |
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On 2005-01-18, mystro penned:
I'm a new first time cat owner who adopted a nice 1 year old male who for the most part is very happy and contented but certainly likes to push the limits. Not knowing better,I allowed the cat to roam mostly wherever it wanted when it first came home but now he wants to get in the way in the kitchen and that includes grabbing meat or fish that is defrosting on the counter..I lost my temper last-night when he grabbed some hamburger while I was out of the room..I ended up slapping him and putting him in his carrier then putting him outside for an hour..it was cold and I couldn't leave him any longer and I'm not sure that will do any good anyway. I've tried putting sticky tape down,spraying him and yelling NO when I catch him but to no avail..somewhere I read I need to train ME..any suggestions. What was the point in putting him outside? -- monique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* |
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I'm a new first time cat owner who adopted a nice 1 year old male who for
the most part is very happy and contented but certainly likes to push the limits. Not knowing better,I allowed the cat to roam mostly wherever it wanted when it first came home but now he wants to get in the way in the kitchen and that includes grabbing meat or fish that is defrosting on the counter..I lost my temper last-night when he grabbed some hamburger while I was out of the room..I ended up slapping him and putting him in his carrier then putting him outside for an hour..it was cold and I couldn't leave him any longer and I'm not sure that will do any good anyway. I've tried putting sticky tape down,spraying him and yelling NO when I catch him but to no avail..somewhere I read I need to train ME..any suggestions. Yes. Set any unattended food in the microwave or the (cold) oven. Don't tempt the cat. And you're right. Setting him out in the cold didn't solve a thing. Sherry |
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"Sherry " wrote in message ... I'm a new first time cat owner who adopted a nice 1 year old male who for the most part is very happy and contented but certainly likes to push the limits. Not knowing better,I allowed the cat to roam mostly wherever it wanted when it first came home but now he wants to get in the way in the kitchen and that includes grabbing meat or fish that is defrosting on the counter..I lost my temper last-night when he grabbed some hamburger while I was out of the room..I ended up slapping him and putting him in his carrier then putting him outside for an hour..it was cold and I couldn't leave him any longer and I'm not sure that will do any good anyway. I've tried putting sticky tape down,spraying him and yelling NO when I catch him but to no avail..somewhere I read I need to train ME..any suggestions. Yes. Set any unattended food in the microwave or the (cold) oven. Don't tempt the cat. And you're right. Setting him out in the cold didn't solve a thing. Sherry As a matter of fact, setting a cat out in the cold *in a cat carrier* is both abusive and *dangerous.* This is far worse than a cat that is outdoors on its own because this poor cat could not go anywhere to seek shelter, and it was probably terrified. I realize that this is a first-time cat owner and and I hope he will learn from this. It really does no good to try to to discipline a cat in this way because the cat will not understand any relationship between the two events. Moreover, it is counterproductive because the most likely scenario is that the cat will learn to fear and distrust the owner. In the future you could simply pick up the cat, say "no," and place it on the floor if it grabs for your food. If necessary, place it in another room while you are cooking. If you have to leave your food unattended, place it someplace out of the cat's reach. Sherry already suggested the microwave or oven. You could also simply place it in a cupboard, as long as you will only be out of the room for a few minutes. MaryL Photos of Duffy and Holly: 'o' http://tinyurl.com/8y54 (Introducing Duffy to Holly) http://tinyurl.com/8y56 (Duffy and Holly "settle in") |
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On 17 Jan 2005 19:09:21 -0800, "mystro" wrote:
I'm a new first time cat owner who adopted a nice 1 year old male who for the most part is very happy and contented but certainly likes to push the limits. Not knowing better,I allowed the cat to roam mostly wherever it wanted when it first came home but now he wants to get in the way in the kitchen and that includes grabbing meat or fish that is defrosting on the counter..I lost my temper last-night when he grabbed some hamburger while I was out of the room..I ended up slapping him and putting him in his carrier then putting him outside for an hour..it was cold and I couldn't leave him any longer and I'm not sure that will do any good anyway. I've tried putting sticky tape down,spraying him and yelling NO when I catch him but to no avail..somewhere I read I need to train ME..any suggestions. First - be kind to your cat and he'll love you, be mean, and he'll fear you. Long lasting stuff like you did will just make him miserable, and he'll have no idea why you're treating him so badly. Hitting cats isn't great either. If a cat really annoys me I just chase it shouting at t he top of my voice - makes me feel better, and does them no harm. What you need is a short sharp unpleasant response exactly when the cat (or any animal really) is doing the thing you don't want it to do - waiting even 10 seconds makes punishment futile. I blow really hard on my cats - right in their faces, they hate it, and there is a poster here who rattles a tin of marbles? at his. Very soon just hinting that you'll do something like that will make the cat stop. But, you've got to know cats are much cleverer than dogs :-) - and so if you aren't there, they'll still apply their rules, not yours, if you leave food out with cats about, you're right - you need a bit of training. Our cats don't go on the work surfaces (like only 1% of the time ;-) because there's never any food on them. Jim (just a cat co-habitee) |
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"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message ... If you have to leave your food unattended, place it someplace out of the cat's reach. Sherry already suggested the microwave or oven. You could also simply place it in a cupboard, as long as you will only be out of the room for a few minutes. Indeed - cats can be quite creative in finding ways to open cabinet doors. Putting food there won't work with my hooligans. Most of my cabinets are fitted with plastic latches that only allow the door to be moved about 1 inch. Didn't take long for Spot to figure out how to hook the latch with his paw and pull down on it. Being plastic it gives easily enough for him to open this way with no problem. |
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"Jim Lawton" wrote in message ... Hitting cats isn't great either. If a cat really annoys me I just chase it shouting at t he top of my voice - makes me feel better, and does them no harm. There's always something that a cat can't stand that will stop just about any behavior instantly. My tribe cannot stand the sound of my wife sneezing. All I have to do is mimmic one of her sneezes and they leave the area immediately. |
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"Jim Lawton" wrote in message
... Our cats don't go on the work surfaces (like only 1% of the time ;-) because there's never any food on them. I agree, whenever the cat jumps on the work surface just shout "NO" and move them down. Remember their hearing is about 10 times more sensitive than humans so don't shout too close to their ears. Mike |
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