ok, she jumps on the piano, dining table, etc. how do i train her not to? also, she scratches the ratan chairs, rug, and leather couch. she has a furry/sisal scratching pole with hanging mice and a cardboard scratcher. ive tried catnip spray and putting her scratchers by the places she likes to scratch.
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I have a rude awakening for you. Dogs you train, cats train you. Well, you can train a cat to a certain degree. To teach them to avoid getting on a table, just take them down five hundred times when they get up, and then when they start getting down by themselves give them a treat five hundred times, and then maybe../…just maybe the cat will bless you by adhering to your training unless he gets hungry ha ha.
Just love your cat and enjoy his eccentricies because a cat is not a dog. Sure you might be able to train a lion, or can you. Remember Gunther???????? Where is he now
Cats are hard to train but you can try using Sticky paws on places you don’t want your cat to scratch or go (it is a double sided tape that deters the cats but doesn’t ruin the furniture). You can also get some sprays from the pet store that will deter cats, or if scratching is truly a problem you can get claw caps to put on your cat (small nail covers, humane way to “de-claw your cat” so they can’t tear up the furniture…
good luck!
I found Feliway spray on the things you don’t want scratched helps. Also, get a squirty spray bottle, like you’d use for misting plants, put plain tap water in it, set it on fine spray and squirt the kitty when she’s scratching something you don’t wan’t her to.
It won’t hurt her, it will just make her think twice.
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