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Lola
Lv 5
Lola asked in PetsCats · 8 years ago

How do I keep my kitten off the counters/table/flatscreen tv when the spray bottle doesn't work?

I have an 8 month old kitten who just doesn't seem to get the picture. She is currently dripping water because of her antics. She is not allowed on the counter, and she mostly gets that (cat feet go in the cat box and therefore should not be anywhere around my food.) So that sort of explains the issue with the tables too. Her favorite place to play, much to my boyfriend's dismay, is on top of his flatscreen tv. She climbs on it, walks back and forth across the top and the bigger she gets, the bigger of a panic attack he has whenever he sees her do it and the more the tv teeters back and forth when she's on it. We're both terrified she's going to knock it over while we're at work and hurt herself or our other cat.

She did live with another family briefly before she came to us, and they used the spray bottle along with the "psst!" sound and she responded really well and I'm not sure exactly happened when she came to live with us, but it was almost like a complete backslide into total disobedience. I know she's a cat and they don't "obey" by nature, but still. A little is normal. I've heard that making a lot of noise works to deter them, but I've tried that, and she just gives me funny looks and isn't bothered in the least. Since I got home not even an hour ago, she has been sprayed at least 15 times for climbing on top of the tv. I've literally spent almost 20 minutes typing this because I keep having to go chase her off the television.

I have made VERY sure that we are consistent in her discipline and that she has cat toys (and toys that she has decided are cat toys) to keep her busy and we also have another cat that she loves to chase up and down the house, even though she is generally just met with hisses and not generally very much playtime.

I love my kitten, and I want her to behave and I'm 100% willing to put in the work for the reward, but they just don't have kitten obedience classes and I'm at my wits end.

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Uh... Spray bottles don't work on birds. I've been looking to tell men and women this for a very long time. Unlike pet dogs and cats, some birds enjoy water. Number two, birds have skinny dermis and can bruise easily from a twig that is too excessive. Plus, it can be not productive to spray water over a television. I don't advocate spraying water when you don't know the place it'll land. One excellent spray into the vents of the tv, even a DRIP and ~ZiP~PoP~ you will fry the boards and the tubes will blow- so now not most effective will you've got a disobedient chook, you'll even be out a tv. She may just enjoy your reaction even more. If you happen to scream, yell, stamp your foot or make humorous faces or noises when she does some thing improper, she probably enjoying these attentions, even a shoot of water, and so they're profitable to her. It sounds like you've got been taught a brand new sport- by using your parrot no much less. You cannot spoil a addiction if it is not a habit. You have to be continual about it. A organization "no" and you progress her to an additional position, away from the tv, and coach her to remain. That is the place it may well get difficult. On this entire time you are imposing this, "No" and "stay" are the only matters you should say. Do not say "unhealthy hen" or "get off the television". Long phrases in a combo with now not sounding corporation are just as with ease translated by way of a hen to a fruitful reaction. You ought to exhibit her that the tv is off limits. You probably have different humans within the condo that allow her out of her cage, make certain they're doing the equal disciplines to her. Putting anything up there could spell situation- new toys in her favorite spot? It's a reward to them. The double-stick tape works well- until a parrot finds it enjoyable to stay it can be beak to it or begins leaving treasures caught to it. And also you would not need that nasty sticky stuff left at the back of while you dispose of it. Not only this, it is regarded inhumane to make use of way of punishing a bird that can intent bodily damage. This tape can pluck feathers, and that would damage- i'd be frightened of permanently scaring her and selling feather-destruction habits. As good, get rid of all routes that may get her to the tv; material runners, crochet doilies and something that hangs down. If she is a flier, i would believe about clipping.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    Tape and noise. Remember that roll of clear tape you have tucked away with the wrapping paper and such? Run strips of that sticky side up on your counters and such and let her get "attacked" by the tape monsters until she stops. Whistles are pretty annoying to cats too, and if those fail then use the mosquito ringtone as a deterrent.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    8 years ago

    One thing that I have found that works for me is noise. Find some sort of noise that they are scared of and when they go onto something they shouldn't use that sound. My cats are scared of an electric shaver. So when they go onto counters or what not, I get the shaver, turn it on and show them, the cats are off and generally in another room.

  • 8 years ago

    Use a dust spray can you use fir the computer. It lets out a loud spray and should scare her.

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