I have 2 sister cats (2 yrs old) neither of which are declawed. The largest of the 2 continuously scratches on the wool rug in my spare bedroom. She has scratched up the wool to the point that I have wool 'bunnies' all over the apartment. When I come upstairs, she runs into the room with the rug and I have to run in after her - boldly telling her NO. She just rolls over as if she wants me to rub her belly. Soon I will not have a rug left. HELP
2007-02-19 03:10:36 · 10 answers · asked by AnnieB 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
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2007-02-19 03:26:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
You don't say enough for us to know what the problem is as many things can cause cats to pee where they shouldn't. The first thing is to have your cat neutered if he/she isn't already and the next is to have a vet check him/her over incase it's a urinary tract infection.That's painful for a cat and they can't help peeing a lot. Another thing that causes this is stress, have you a new baby or a new animal in your house ? Has anything in the house or even outside upset your cat ? Has anyone punished the cat by shouting, hitting, squirting water or anything else ? Cats don't understand punishment and it only makes them nervous of you and the problem gets worse. If it's any of these , then being calm and kind to the cat will help.Is the litter tray kept clean ? Cats hate using dirty litter, it's like us going to the toilet after someone who hasn't flushed it. As well as the above, you need to wash everything and everywhere your cat has peed, with biological washing liquid in hot water, that removes every last trace of smell.If a cat smells even the slightest trace of pee, it has to keep refreshing it. That might be your problem, if he/she did it by accident once and now has to keep topping it up ! Lastly and I hope it's not this, if your cat is declawed, peeing outside the litter box is one of the outcomes of this cruel operation.Even years afterwards, the cats can have pain in their toe stumps as a claw might grow back or a splinter of bone move...if your cat is declawed you need to get his/her paws thoroughly checked by a vet. Sorry, without more information I can't suggest anything else, I hope something I've mentioned helps you to know what your cats problem is and you can put it right.
2016-05-24 08:59:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 words! Declaw your cats!
You'll both live together in a stress free environment!
You'll both be happier! Kittie can still scratch at things without damaging anything.......and you'll love kittie and wont need to discipline anymore!
PS! My cats have NEVER had a problem with using the litter box and they DO NOT BITE as others here will try to tell you. They were not traumatized nor were they in pain. Get a good vet and he will give you pain meds and special kitty litter until the stitches heal. They DO NOT get crippled! They are very well mannered and the stress is gone in our home. They get to go wherever they want and they DO NOT cause any damage any more. Spaying and neutering is painful too, but we do it because we LOVE OUR CATS! There is no good argument for NOT declawing your cat. It makes them better pets.
2007-02-19 03:37:29 · answer #3 · answered by iwonder 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Declawing will NOT solve your problem. It will only add more problems because they tend to bite or not use the litterbox. Get some caps to put on their claws or a scratching post and rub some catnip on it to be more enticing.
Declawing is very painful and traumatizing. If you love your cat you would not want to put it through so much pain and suffering.
2007-02-19 03:58:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know how you feel, everytime my cat wants in and out of my bedroom she scratches on the carpet, now its all torn. Do this, if you have a Dollar General around go there they have scratch pads, put it on the spot were she is scratching, if you don't, get a squirt gun, and everytime you see her do it squirt her. LoL! My moms cat is using the scratch pad right now.
2007-02-19 04:11:43 · answer #5 · answered by kayla 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's vying for your attention and knows if she scratches the rug, you'll come running in after her.
Tell her NO when you go in and squirt her with a water bottle to teach her you really mean NO when you say it!
2007-02-19 03:16:16 · answer #6 · answered by Yo LO! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats what cats do there is nothing you can do, i'm presuming that they are indoor cats and dont have anything to use their claws on, mine have plenty of different types of scratching posts and since then have never clawed anything but them. If not take your rug up for a while
2007-02-19 03:14:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well that showes that your cat needs her nails to be cutr a little, or something like a cat stand were they have rugs raped around so she can scratch it. All cats do that.
2007-02-19 04:38:13 · answer #8 · answered by AnnaC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give her something else to play with. Also give her something rough to claw n nibble like an old shoe. make sure its clean
by the way she sounds really cute. also never declaw your cats. it hurts them very much and cant fend for themselves just in case they get outside. They should be able to hunt etc. just in case ur very busy someday n forget to feed em
2007-02-22 23:18:47 · answer #9 · answered by Drools over home made food 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats loooooooooove wool. That being said, get some scratching posts and introduce them to your cats. If that doesn't work, try cutting their nails or getting those little sticky caps over the nails. Please don't declaw them, it's terribly inhumane.
Sticky things:
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2007-02-19 03:15:53 · answer #10 · answered by Pitchow! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋