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The new kitty! (Cocopuff)  BRAT!!!!   who????

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philo - 26 May 2006 00:10 GMT
Well we got a new kitty a few weeks back and my girlfriend and I now carry
squirtguns...to discipline the kitty when she starts nipping at us.
Well about 4 AM while sleeping....I was wakened by my girlfriend's squirtgun
blast to my
face!!! (She missed the cat of course)

Although I though it more funny than upsetting...
had I had my squirtgun next  to the bed, I probably would have blasted her
back in retaliation...

I told her (when we got up in the morning) that that would have been a hell
of a funny movie scene...two middle aged people having a squirtgun fight at
4 am.

Her only reply was :GO TO WORK!!!!!!
~*Connie*~ - 26 May 2006 02:41 GMT
for a cat that is mouthy, I have found that saying "OW" in a meow like
fashion (high pitched) is more effective.  When they are still with their
siblings and they are too mouthy, their siblings will meow at them to stop.
When you have an excessive biter, the siblings will meow, then completely
ignore their sibling.  No good or bad attention, no attention at all.  When
the aggressive kitten won't listen, the mother will often pin the kitten to
the ground (ignoring it as she does) to show him that the behavior is not
acceptable.

Also, scheduling play time with items that are appropriate for him to chew
on will help as well.  Fishing pole type toys with soft toys on the ends are
very helpful.

Good luck with the new kitty.
> Well we got a new kitty a few weeks back and my girlfriend and I now carry
> squirtguns...to discipline the kitty when she starts nipping at us.
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> Her only reply was :GO TO WORK!!!!!!
philo - 26 May 2006 09:56 GMT
> for a cat that is mouthy, I have found that saying "OW" in a meow like
> fashion (high pitched) is more effective.  When they are still with their
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> Good luck with the new kitty.

Well, last night we ended up just shutting her out of the room.
If we firmly tell her :NO-NIP she stops nipping. or just by picking up the
squirt gun she stops.

In just the past 24 hours or so, she seems to have cut down on the nipping
quite a bit!
 
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