I can't get my kitten to listen to me when I say no! It gets me so frustrated, and he's still very destructive as of right now, only 3 months old. I've tried a variety of scratch posts and toys, which he likes--but he likes ripping open plastic bags and tearing up my shoes better. Any advice?
2006-06-06 12:57:40 · 25 answers · asked by Jessica H 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
fill a pop can with rock or pennies and shake it, or get a squirt bottle of water and squirt him when he's doing something wrong.
2006-06-06 13:01:23 · answer #1 · answered by A3 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Go to the pet store and ask for a spray to keep the kitten away from the furniture. Or, whenever the kitten does something naughty, put him in a closed room for a few minutes, much like a time out, and eventually he will begin to associate the behavior with being locked in the room and will stop doing that. Or you can squirt him with a water gun and get much the same effect. But the punishment must come IMEDIATELY after or during the time that he is misbehaving for it to be effective. Dont squirt him 3 hours later for something because he wont understand what the punishment if for.
2006-06-06 20:01:18 · answer #2 · answered by robbet03 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sweety a cat or kitten has a mind of their own,there alot harder to train that a dog......Did you get your kitten at a younger age???? probably would of been easier to try and train your kitten at the age of 6wks.What you need to try,is when your trying to get him to listen to you,have some pieces of tuna in your hand and go from there.....Your kitten sounds like hes in and out of trouble all the time.....About ripping up plastic bags and tearing up your shoes....Staple some of the plastic bags to his scratch posts and see if this will help you out,specially about your shoes..... GOOD LUCK.....
Clowmy
2006-06-06 20:15:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, you can get a cat to listen to you, but you won't like the method.
You have to be mean. Shun him for days (but still feed him). Keep a water spray bottle nearby to spray him when he's bad. Physically push him out of the way when he's doing something you don't like. Believe it or not, you're lucky... male cats are easier to train than female cats.
Put cat deterrant (usually some kind of citrus) around your shoes and plastic bags.
2006-06-06 20:04:14 · answer #4 · answered by smokingun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tryed a trainer that might work or spank the kitten and say no that works with my cat when shes bad i spank her and she doesn't do it again.
Or you could get some food that he likes and when he is bad don't give him any of Course and when he does good things like scratch his post give him the food he likes but this food only feed it to him when he's good when he is hungry feed him cat food. Well i hope i helped
Glory
2006-06-06 21:39:08 · answer #5 · answered by apw_lovedove 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hahaha...hun, it's been sad that dogs have masters and cats have servents. Good luck getting your cat to listen!
But to immediately stop him from being destructive, get a spray bottle or small water gun and squirt him a bit every time he does bad. It'll get to the point where he will hear the bottle and run off. Worked with Bubby (my cat)! Still never got him to listen to me...
2006-06-06 21:37:53 · answer #6 · answered by Nanny G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spray bottle works wonders. To make it even more effective, put some lemon juice in the water. No more than a couple of tablespoons in the spray bottle filled to the top with tap water. When you spray them, they will try to lick the water off of their fur, and they really hate the lemon flavor (just don't aim for his eyes!)
2006-06-06 20:14:35 · answer #7 · answered by mr_sparkle6666 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got no advice, but i know where youre coming from. i have a 2 month old kitten and shes a hellion. she is seriously out for blood. if she sees flesh, shes gotta have it. i hope she grows out of it. dont get me wrong.. shes an awesome cat, can be very cuddly and sleeps next to me every night, but she loves the trouble.
2006-06-06 20:11:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's still a kitten. My cat is just about to turn a year and he's barely learning the word no.
2006-06-06 20:01:58 · answer #9 · answered by Jules 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats dont really listen to you. If you shout thier name when they are doing some thing wrong then they might stop as my cat does when I call her name. We are slaves to cats really they do thier own thing and we just listen to them. Sorry I have not been any help to you, hope you get your answer soon.
2006-06-13 05:26:04 · answer #10 · answered by Pinkflower 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting a cat to listen has never been accomplished before.
If you do it then you will be in the book of world records.
2006-06-06 20:00:01 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋