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Hello all,
Is it possible to teach a cat not to get on certain furniture and what is the most effective and humane approach? Right now I just take him off and say "No" and then get a bit rougher when he repeats it. Also, I did get him a scratching post and tied some cute hanging toys from it but he really doesn't use it instead of the furniture. For instance, at this moment he is trying to get on this laptop and I've had to push him away a few times (although it's adorable). Is he learning or is it hopeless? Thanks very much, Jeff |
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On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:29:27 GMT, "Jeff Caspari"
wrote: Hello all, Is it possible to teach a cat not to get on certain furniture and what is the most effective and humane approach? Right now I just take him off and say "No" and then get a bit rougher when he repeats it. Also, I did get him a scratching post and tied some cute hanging toys from it but he really doesn't use it instead of the furniture. For instance, at this moment he is trying to get on this laptop and I've had to push him away a few times (although it's adorable). Is he learning or is it hopeless? Thanks very much, Jeff Furiture you can do. There's various sprays (citrus stuff) or sticky tape that seems to work. I don't bother; all I try to do is keep them off the dining table but I'm sure they're all over it when the non-feline members of the household are away. But I didn't use the spray or tape approach. As for the laptop, forget it. That's the same as reading a newspaper. You're looking at it and they want you to look at them so they plop themselves on whatever you're doing. I think we're being honored by them but I'm not sure. |
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On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:29:27 GMT, Jeff Caspari wrote:
Hello all, Is it possible to teach a cat not to get on certain furniture and what is the most effective and humane approach? Right now I just take him off and say "No" and then get a bit rougher when he repeats it. Also, I did get him a scratching post and tied some cute hanging toys from it but he really doesn't use it instead of the furniture. For instance, at this moment he is trying to get on this laptop and I've had to push him away a few times (although it's adorable). Is he learning or is it hopeless? Kittens can be extremely stubborn. Just keep repeating no. Never get rough -- that *never* works. Sometimes a "time out" might be necessary if you need to get some serious work done without kitty attacking your eyes as you read. As the kitten becomes a cat, he'll calm down and get into a schedule of sleeping at least 16 hours a day. If he's a little ******* like my mongo, he'll only misbehave when he wants attention. :-) |
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On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:07:43 -0400, dgk wrote:
As for the laptop, forget it. That's the same as reading a newspaper. You're looking at it and they want you to look at them so they plop themselves on whatever you're doing. I think we're being honored by them but I'm not sure. Or kitty wants to join you in what you doing and look at the laptop too. Best position to do that is to sit on the keyboard and attack the "mouse" pointer on the screen. Why does it keep moving? Why won't anybody kill it?! |
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"Jeff Caspari" wrote in message ... Hello all, Is it possible to teach a cat not to get on certain furniture and what is the most effective and humane approach? A LOUD "no" or "no" accompanied by a sharp clap will work best, as cats hate to be startled by sharp, loud noises. No water, and NO slapping. |
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"cybercat" wrote in message ... "Jeff Caspari" wrote in message ... Hello all, Is it possible to teach a cat not to get on certain furniture and what is the most effective and humane approach? A LOUD "no" or "no" accompanied by a sharp clap will work best, as cats hate to be startled by sharp, loud noises. No water, and NO slapping. the sharp noise I found that works best is marbles in a coffee can talk about a racket |
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On Oct 28, 5:29*am, "Jeff Caspari" wrote:
Hello all, Is it possible to teach a cat not to get on certain furniture and what is the most effective and humane approach? Right now I just take him off and say "No" and then get a bit rougher when he repeats it. I hope you don't mean that you hit him by "bit rougher!" First, you need to have a scratcher that's appealing to him, and it sounds like what you have isn't his thing. Try a different kind of scratcher--cardboard is an inexpensive and popular alternative. Is he a vertical or horizontal scratcher? Some cats even prefer "non traditional" surfaces, like a piece of wood or an upside down wicker basket. Whatever it is, he needs to like it and use it. You can use Sticky Paws (double sided tape), tin foil, or an upside down, plastic carpet runner to keep him off the furniture, counters, or other surfaces. Do you have a cat tree he can climb instead? If you catch him scratching on furniture, say no, and redirect him to the scratcher. Praise him a lot when he uses it. And one other thing, make sure the scratcher is in a central location or near his bed. Don't hide it in a corner. |
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On Oct 28, 5:29*am, "Jeff Caspari" wrote:
Hello all, Is it possible to teach a cat not to get on certain furniture and what is the most effective and humane approach? Right now I just take him off and say "No" and then get a bit rougher when he repeats it. Also, I did get him a scratching post and tied some cute hanging toys from it but he really doesn't use it instead of the furniture. For instance, at this moment he is trying to get on this laptop and I've had to push him away a few times (although it's adorable). *Is he learning or is it hopeless? Thanks very much, ff I would like to train my cat to wrap his tail around his body when he eats. I have a very small kitchen and whenever he eats he always extends his tail right across the floor so that I could easily step on it by accident which I dont want to do. Im not sure how to go about training him to make this change in behavior because he wont pay any attention to me when he is eating. Ive noticed that other times he generally sits or crouches with his tail wrapped up around him. |
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"honeybunch" wrote in message ... On Oct 28, 5:29 am, "Jeff Caspari" wrote: Hello all, Is it possible to teach a cat not to get on certain furniture and what is the most effective and humane approach? Right now I just take him off and say "No" and then get a bit rougher when he repeats it. Also, I did get him a scratching post and tied some cute hanging toys from it but he really doesn't use it instead of the furniture. For instance, at this moment he is trying to get on this laptop and I've had to push him away a few times (although it's adorable). Is he learning or is it hopeless? Thanks very much, ff I would like to train my cat to wrap his tail around his body when he eats. I have a very small kitchen and whenever he eats he always extends his tail right across the floor so that I could easily step on it by accident which I dont want to do. Im not sure how to go about training him to make this change in behavior because he wont pay any attention to me when he is eating. Ive noticed that other times he generally sits or crouches with his tail wrapped up around him. this might sound cruel but step on it enough for him to realize tail in bad place. I am not talking about any type of pressure that will hurt him jut enough for him to realize what needs to be done I have trouble walking sometimes and the furballs like to stop in front of me so they get a helpful boot when they do it they have learned to move it or get a helpful foot to move along |
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On Nov 3, 3:59*am, "Matthew" wrote:
"honeybunch" wrote in message ... On Oct 28, 5:29 am, "Jeff Caspari" wrote: Hello all, Is it possible to teach a cat not to get on certain furniture and what is the most effective and humane approach? Right now I just take him off and say "No" and then get a bit rougher when he repeats it. Also, I did get him a scratching post and tied some cute hanging toys from it but he really doesn't use it instead of the furniture. For instance, at this moment he is trying to get on this laptop and I've had to push him away a few times (although it's adorable). Is he learning or is it hopeless? Thanks very much, ff I would like to train my cat to wrap his tail around his body when he eats. *I have a very small kitchen and whenever he eats he always extends his tail *right across the floor so that I could easily step on it by accident which I dont want to do. * Im not sure how to go about training him to make this change in behavior because he wont pay any attention to me when he is eating. *Ive noticed that other times he generally sits or crouches with his tail wrapped up around him. this might sound cruel *but step on it * enough for him to realize *tail in bad place. *I am not talking about any type of pressure that will hurt him jut enough for him to realize what needs to be done I have trouble walking sometimes and the furballs like to stop in front of me *so they get a helpful boot when they do it *they have learned to move it or get a helpful foot to move along- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - How is it that cats seem to anticipate exactly where your next footstep will be, before the event? Doesn't matter which way you go, you can almost be certain that Ringo will be there a nano second before your own brain even realises where you intended to put that foot? Either way, I love him, & move a milli step further every time too! S "o" |
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