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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2004Chair Scratching
Hello. Wee Tashie's dad here. She's pretty good as far as scratching goes. She uses her post and a stack of newspapers out the back, but there's one thing we have trouble with. She likes to lie across my lap when I'm at the desk (like right now). Sometimes she waits to be lifted up, and sometimes she will jump up onto my lap. The problem is, she gets my attention by scratching the seat of my chair behind my left knee. If she would just touch my leg or meow rather than pull threads out of my nice new chair, we would be fine. I want her to come up, but I'd rather she didn't distress the furniture every time she wants to. I have put a towel over the seat so that it takes the damage, but I'd like to teach her how to get my attention in some other way. Any ideas? Thanks >I have put a towel over the seat so that it takes the damage, but >I'd like to teach her how to get my attention in some other way. Any ideas? Put double sided sticky tape where she is scratching. Put your leg right in front of where she would scratch to get your attention. Then each time she pats your leg instead, give her a treat and pick her up, if that's what she wants. If she tries to scratch the wrong spot, say "no" and don't pick her up. Don't reward the undesirable behavior. Maybe you can even take her paw and pat your leg with it so she gets the idea. I do this when I'm teaching them to scratch on the kitty tree. >> I have put a towel over the seat so that it takes the damage, but >> I'd like to teach her how to get my attention in some other way. >> Any ideas? > > Put double sided sticky tape where she is scratching. That's interesting. I don't think I've heard that one before. I guess they don't like sticky stuff. :-) > Put your leg right in front of where she would scratch to get your > attention. Then each time she pats your leg instead, give her a treat > and pick her up, if that's what she wants. I can't sit all day with my leg twisted around the side of my chair. :-) > If she tries to scratch the wrong spot, say "no" and don't pick her up. > Don't reward the undesirable behavior. That's a real bind, isn't it - when they are doing something undesirable as a precursor to doing something desirable. > Maybe you can even take her paw and pat your leg with it so she > gets the idea. I do this when I'm teaching them to scratch > on the kitty tree. That worked with scratching for its own sake, but so far it hasn't worked for this attention seeking behaviour. When she pulls a thread out of the towel I say no, then show her how to get my attention by touching my leg with her paws. Rather than then repeating the desirable behaviour, she usually walks away and sneeks back five minutes later to start all over again, so I don't get many chances to reward the desirable behaviour. I'll see what I can do with showing her a treat to hold her attention. Thanks Mary. >Hello. Wee Tashie's dad here. She's pretty good as far as scratching goes. >She uses her post and a stack of newspapers out the back, but there's one [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >I'd like to teach her how to get my attention in some other way. Any ideas? >Thanks Well, I was going to suggest a cover, but you beat me to it. Hmmmm, someone recently suggested putting tin foil down for a kitty having a problem not using the litter box, since some cats don't like the noise/texture. I wonder if it would help to put a little where she's been scratching? Don't really know, but it would be something cheap to try, and might work.  SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html > someone recently suggested putting tin foil down for a kitty having a > problem not using the litter box, since some cats don't like the > noise/texture. I wonder if it would help to put a little where she's > been scratching? That was me, because Bev was having a problem with FluffySP peeing in front of the front door. I got the idea because many people put tin foil on furniture to stop their cats from scratching there. Apparently cats hate the way it feels. And it seems to be effective, according to folklore, though I've never tried it. I was just adapting that idea for the peeing problem. So, no reason you couldn't adapt it back for furniture scratching! :) Joyce in article 4X_8d.16513$54.263721@typhoon.sonic.net, jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net at jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net wrote on 10/6/04 6:09 PM: >> someone recently suggested putting tin foil down for a kitty having a >> problem not using the litter box, since some cats don't like the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Joyce I think that is a good idea. Of course, she will then learn to do what MY cats do for attention .... poke...pokepoke...POKE .... poooke. All with one little claw. Very cute but irritating. >I think that is a good idea. Of course, she will then learn to do what MY >cats do for attention .... poke...pokepoke...POKE .... poooke. All with one >little claw. Very cute but irritating. Oh yeah, Sammy has that perfected. It's even more effective when I come home from working all day wearing bib overalls, take a shower, then sit at the computer without a shirt on. The little devil reaches up and pokes me in the side right above the belt line. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html > someone recently suggested putting tin foil down for a kitty having > a problem not using the litter box, since some cats don't like the > noise/texture. I wonder if it would help to put a little where she's > been scratching? Don't really know, but it would be something > cheap to try, and might work. Yes, I've thought about trying foil. Does anyone know whether sedentary humans can put up with the noise/texture of sitting on foil? :-D >> someone recently suggested putting tin foil down for a kitty having >> a problem not using the litter box, since some cats don't like the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Yes, I've thought about trying foil. Does anyone know whether sedentary > humans can put up with the noise/texture of sitting on foil? :-D Well, you can put a little cushion on there for you to sit on but the sides could be still foil? > Hello. Wee Tashie's dad here. I don't really have a solution to your problem, as my cats are hopelessly spoiled brats who scratch anything they like (and I don't mind), but I just wanted to extend a warm welcome to you. I've enjoyed your pics of Wee Tashie (and Max) on abpa. So glad you decided to join us here. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> Hello. Wee Tashie's dad here. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I've enjoyed your pics of Wee Tashie (and Max) on abpa. > So glad you decided to join us here. Thanks very much. I've been dropping in occasionally for a look. I should be studying.... Hey, one thing - are your acronyms listed somewhere? I can work out some (like DIL), but DH stands for something very derogatory here in Aus. :-) > Thanks very much. I've been dropping in occasionally for a look. I should be > studying.... > > Hey, one thing - are your acronyms listed somewhere? I can work out some > (like DIL), but DH stands for something very derogatory here in Aus. :-) LOL! I see what you mean. Check out the rpca FAQ, there's a list of acronyms there (DH=Dear Husband). http://www.angelfire.com/mt/yowie/catfaq.htm SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> Thanks very much. I've been dropping in occasionally for a look. I should >> be studying.... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > http://www.angelfire.com/mt/yowie/catfaq.htm Thanks. I thought DH must be dear husband, but then I kept seeing things like, "My DH, she...", and I started to feel kind of unsure of myself. :-D >>> Thanks very much. I've been dropping in occasionally for a look. I should >>> be studying.... [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thanks. I thought DH must be dear husband, but then I kept seeing things > like, "My DH, she...", and I started to feel kind of unsure of myself. :-D Some use it for Dear Wife (or significant other) as Dear Heart. Marina <frankiennikki@yahoo.co.uk> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Chair Scratching: >> Hey, one thing - are your acronyms listed somewhere? I can work out some >> (like DIL), but DH stands for something very derogatory here in Aus. :-) >LOL! I see what you mean. Check out the rpca FAQ, there's a list of >acronyms there (DH=Dear Husband). >http://www.angelfire.com/mt/yowie/catfaq.htm Errr, that tranlation is not *always* accurate. OJ uses it to refer to his wife [aka Dear Heart], and I think the D can mean anything from Darling on down the scale [probably most of the married women in here feel that way about their husbands at times, and Victor may well have days like that about Tom :-)]. Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > >> Hello. Wee Tashie's dad here. > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Hey, one thing - are your acronyms listed somewhere? I can work out some > (like DIL), but DH stands for something very derogatory here in Aus. :-) Hey! Another Aussie. G'Day, mate! Where abouts in Oz? I'm in the Wollongong area, which is about 80km south of Sydney. There's a fair few other Aussies here too. Welcome! Someone else has already given you the URL to the FAQ, but if you still have any questions, just ask. The FAQ needs an update too, but I've been remarkably busy being a new Mum to my first bare-kitten. Cheers, Yowie >> Hey, one thing - are your acronyms listed somewhere? I can work out some >> (like DIL), but DH stands for something very derogatory here in Aus. :-) [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Welcome! Thanks. We are in Perth. There seems to be a good proportion of us in ABPA and alt.binaries.birds as well. Have you told the non-Aussies what a yowie is? :-) >>> Hey, one thing - are your acronyms listed somewhere? I can work out >>> some (like DIL), but DH stands for something very derogatory here [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Have you told the non-Aussies what a yowie is? :-) Yowie (Vicky) has explained that several times over the years, no doubt she'll have to tell more people in the future. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > >> Hey, one thing - are your acronyms listed somewhere? I can work out some > >> (like DIL), but DH stands for something very derogatory here in Aus. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Have you told the non-Aussies what a yowie is? :-) The 'older' members probably know already, but for the record, a Yowie is the Aussie version of Sasquatch or Bigfoot. Yowie >>>Hey, one thing - are your acronyms listed somewhere? I can work out some >>>(like DIL), but DH stands for something very derogatory here in Aus. :-) [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Have you told the non-Aussies what a yowie is? :-) Oh goody, another Purrth resident. Welcome to the group from me and my 4 furry pals. >> We are in Perth. There seems to be a good proportion of us in ABPA and >> alt.binaries.birds as well. > > Oh goody, another Purrth resident. Welcome to the group from me and my 4 > furry pals. *Purrth* - I like that! :-D |
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