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Nifheim
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how to discipline a kitten
There needs to be a light at the end of the tunnel. Our kitten who is going to be 4 months is a TERROR. She now can jump on counters and the stove, climbs on screen and bites everything and everyone. She is like a vicious little rat (this is what DH calls her) spray bottle has no affect on her she now likes the water. She climbs in the bathtub and hangs out while i shower. We play with her and offer her tons of toys.
She is very good with me but doesn't listen to me when I say no. I have tried to say no put her down and ignore her. She just goes back up over and over and over again. Biting we scream out OWE so loud she gets scared and that seems to work until she pounces on us and starts up again. She hates DH she attacks him.
I started to swat her on her butt saying no which she doesn't like and sometimes that works but I don't want to keep doing negative reinforcement on her.
Any suggestions?
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Re: how to discipline a kitten
some might say this is cruel... but watch a few nature shows, its how a mother cat would teach her kittens not to do bad things...
whenever i catch one of our cats doing something bad... i grab them by the scruf of the neck and pin them to the floor while getting in their face with a real angry tone (not yelling, just very mean) and telling them NO!.....
mine got it after a few times of that.... there needs to be a dominant role in the household...
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| Posted 7/1/10 9:36 AM |
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Nifheim
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Re: how to discipline a kitten
yea i think that is what we have to do, Stubby has been so sick she doesn't have the strength yet to go back to handle her so this little one is just going NUTS.
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| Posted 7/1/10 9:42 AM |
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Andrewz00
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Re: how to discipline a kitten
its come to the point where they both understand who i boss.... now all i do is raise my voice or shoot them a look and they go running for their hiding spots...
to clarify, they are NOT SCARED of me...in fact they wont leave me alone sometimes.... purring and rubbing on my face when im trying to watch tv or sleep... but are very submissive...
i honestly believe they just realize that there is an "alpha male" and its not either of them (they are both boys)
EDT: its establishing a dominance role, which can be a challenge. once it is made clear who is boss, they are perfectly happy following the rules (when im around)
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maxsgirl
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Re: how to discipline a kitten
I heard to tap them on the nose b/c its sensitive. Not necessarily hard but atleast to get the point.
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Nifheim
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Re: how to discipline a kitten
its working! she doesn't like it but she gets its a no for once. Its going to take a while to work things out still but she is listening more. Thank you!
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| Posted 7/2/10 9:43 AM |
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Andrewz00
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Re: how to discipline a kitten
Posted by Nifheim
its working! she doesn't like it but she gets its a no for once. Its going to take a while to work things out still but she is listening more. Thank you!
WOOHOO!!! you now must be consistent... whenever you find her doing something you wont allow... follow through!
soon enough she will know just by the look on your face that shes about to do something that the BOSS doesn't agree with... and stop.
Good Luck!
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| Posted 7/2/10 9:55 AM |
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klingklang77
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Re: how to discipline a kitten
I believe using loud noises works. A tin with pennies has worked for me and also yelling loudly NO!.
However, kittens go through a phase and usually calm down in a few months.
As for the biting the hand issue, it sounds like you are playing with your cat using your hand. Is so, then don't do this.
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| Posted 7/2/10 1:40 PM |
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Re: how to discipline a kitten
Posted by Andrewz00
some might say this is cruel... but watch a few nature shows, its how a mother cat would teach her kittens not to do bad things...
whenever i catch one of our cats doing something bad... i grab them by the scruf of the neck and pin them to the floor while getting in their face with a real angry tone (not yelling, just very mean) and telling them NO!.....
mine got it after a few times of that.... there needs to be a dominant role in the household...
I agree thats what I did with my kitten back in the day
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jgl
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Re: how to discipline a kitten
this is my cat. you will probably have to just realize that is how she will be. Most of that stuff she will grow out of or eventually stop doing
Water did not work on our cat. Tin foil - doesnt work - he plays with it
Duke is the best cat but he bites (never scratches or swipes - which is good!!!) takes a shower with us everyday and gets soaked. He steels everything - garbage, our DS pacifiers, contact cases, bottle caps , steals candy from the candy dish ect...
We could NOT even get to bed at night because he would spend and hour stalking and pouncing and biting us.
He use to climb the screens, but he is over that. He still bites when playing but has calmed down with that
Give it time!!!!!
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| Posted 7/3/10 8:34 PM |
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Andrewz00
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Re: how to discipline a kitten
Posted by jgl
this is my cat. you will probably have to just realize that is how she will be. Most of that stuff she will grow out of or eventually stop doing
Water did not work on our cat. Tin foil - doesnt work - he plays with it
Duke is the best cat but he bites (never scratches or swipes - which is good!!!) takes a shower with us everyday and gets soaked. He steels everything - garbage, our DS pacifiers, contact cases, bottle caps , steals candy from the candy dish ect...
We could NOT even get to bed at night because he would spend and hour stalking and pouncing and biting us.
He use to climb the screens, but he is over that. He still bites when playing but has calmed down with that
Give it time!!!!!
no offence here... but i have had 5 cats and 9 dogs through my life.... and i strongly believe that, while the "WILL GROW OUT" of some bad behavior is true, you still need to demonstrate authority.... once it is established the "pack" will follow suit....
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| Posted 7/4/10 1:36 AM |
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jgl
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Re: how to discipline a kitten
Posted by Andrewz00
Posted by jgl
this is my cat. you will probably have to just realize that is how she will be. Most of that stuff she will grow out of or eventually stop doing
Water did not work on our cat. Tin foil - doesn't work - he plays with it
Duke is the best cat but he bites (never scratches or swipes - which is good!!!) takes a shower with us everyday and gets soaked. He steels everything - garbage, our DS pacifiers, contact cases, bottle caps , steals candy from the candy dish ect...
We could NOT even get to bed at night because he would spend and hour stalking and pouncing and biting us.
He use to climb the screens, but he is over that. He still bites when playing but has calmed down with that
Give it time!!!!!
no offence here... but i have had 5 cats and 9 dogs through my life.... and i strongly believe that, while the "WILL GROW OUT" of some bad behavior is true, you still need to demonstrate authority.... once it is established the "pack" will follow suit....
Non taken but I have also had dogs and cats, but sometimes demonstrating authority does not always work, especially I feel with cats, they are just a stubborn animal.
With our cat we demonstrated authority and dominance (we tried everything stated above and probably more) it elped with some things, however, for the most part he could care less. That is just our cats personality. He fears NOTHING. In fact sometimes it got him more worked up and he would come right back at us and bite. We found the more we ignored it the better he was. Even now at over 1 year later, he continues to jump in our sons pack and play. We constantly remove him, tell him no, put him in the basement etc... but he will go right back minutes later.
Im not saying that demonstrating authority will not work, most of the time it does, but I have found cats are nothing like dogs when it comes to obedience
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