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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / March 2006onery cat--need suggestions
Hi All, I have a year and half old neutered male cat. He is incredibly charming and also incredibly onery. Here are my problems: 1. He won't stay off the counters or stove. (I'm afraid he'll run across the stove when its hot and he'll burn his paws.) 2. He has a thing for lampshades and has nearly knocked over a rather pricey lamp. I've tried to dissuade him from these behaviors by using a squirt bottle, but he really doesn't mind the water unless I happen to get him right in the face and he's usually too fast for that. Also, as far as the countertops, he just plain considers it game--like can he run across the counter before I can spray him? Any suggestions? Thanks! Michelle > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Thanks! Michelle Try putting Tin foil on the counters,cats dont like the feel of it > Try putting Tin foil on the counters,cats dont like the feel of it Yeah- cats really hate it.... http://www.maxshouse.com/Ours/jade_in_space.JPG Is that your cat? i just read about cats not liking tin foli in Cat Fancy mag. > Is that your cat? Yup. Ain't she a knock out? > i just read about cats not liking tin foli in Cat Fancy mag. I've read that, too about a million times. I guess no one told the cats that they're not supposed to like it. lol. The foil in the picture is a space blanket- I use it to line the inside of my feral cat shelters because it reflects about 80% of the cat's body heat back to the cat. I usually cover the foil with straw- but my cats love lying right on the foil. Phil She's a cutie!!! :)) > > Try putting Tin foil on the counters,cats dont like the feel of it > > Yeah- cats really hate it.... > http://www.maxshouse.com/Ours/jade_in_space.JPG Someone else mentioned that cats don't like it, so I tried it where Hodge had peed. He not only walked all over it, he started trying to eat it!  SignatureWeb site: http://www.slywy.com/ Message board: http://www.slywy.com/phpBB2/ Journal: http://slywy.blogspot.com/ How about a rolled up newspaper? Sometimes just smacking it on YOUR hand is enough to scare them into leaving things alone. > How about a rolled up newspaper? Sometimes just smacking it on YOUR > hand is enough to scare them into leaving things alone. They're such empathetic creatures. :) SignatureWeb site: http://www.slywy.com/ Message board: http://www.slywy.com/phpBB2/ Journal: http://slywy.blogspot.com/ > > > Try putting Tin foil on the counters,cats dont like the feel of it > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Hodge had peed. He not only walked all over it, he started trying to eat > it! If we *wanted* them to lie on the foil- they wouldn't go near it! lol. One of my cats eats tin foil :( so I think it's works for some but not others. > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Any suggestions? Try placing strips of plastic carpet runner (upside down with the nubs facing up) on the counter and stove. Cut the runner to any size or shape you need. You can buy clear plastic carpet runner by the linear foot at Home Depot for about $3 a yard. After jumping on the nubs once or twice, he should avoid the counters. Just make sure the nubs aren't too sharp. If they are, you can dull them a bit by rubbing the runner over concrete. Phil >I've tried to dissuade him from these behaviors by using a squirt >bottle, but he really doesn't mind the water unless I happen to get him >right in the face and he's usually too fast for that. Also, as far as >the countertops, he just plain considers it game--like can he run >across the counter before I can spray him? Could try this on a piece of cardboard put on the counter (not the stove, too risky to put cardboard on a stove); they hate sticky stuff on their paws: http://www.stickypaws.com/index.cfm My kitty was fine until we got a smoothtop range. The regular burners are better as they feel worse on their feet and they're more like to not walk across them. I had just shut off the stove and turned around to put the pot in the sink and he walked across it!! He burnt some of his little toes. Now I watch like a hawk and put the pot back on the hot burner with water in it when I'm done. To control the male cat, one must gain his respect. One cannot be, "do as I say, not as I do" only you know the answer to this. Otherwise, to get the best results, kill him with affection. Walk over, and gently and plainly talk to him, tell him you don't want him up there...blah blah blah...keep it very calm and simple. It will take just a little time, but that little fella will respond to love FAAAAAR better than aggrivating him with the squirt bottle. Try this for a few days...watch the change start setting in. It's all about mutual respect. Good Luck > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Thanks! Michelle |
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