will it do her any harm and why does she do it , its such a bad habit she has
how do i stop her from chewing them shes young and only 4
2007-03-04 06:27:54 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
It depends what the material of the box is because if its plastic she could cut her mouth, Just try not to let her have access to the boxes if possible. Good Luck!
PS (If it is anything she could harm herself on rub lemon juice or bitter apple on the corner of the box, cats dont like the taste! then hopefully she wont go back, or when you catch her in the act spray her with a water gun (Not the mist))
2007-03-04 06:31:57 · answer #1 · answered by Tink 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Won't do her any harm, my 2 cats chew paper (sometimes important docs) and the corners of boxes. Oh and one of them chew the buds off plants, which is somewhat annoying, in fact he runs up the apple trees and bites all the buds off in the Spring. I think it's like babies who put everything in their mouths.
I suppose you could spray stuff on the boxes - you can get stuff called "Chew off" or something from Pet Smart - we sprayed it on the arms of the settee to stop them scratching - they don't like the smell (or taste on their paws).
2007-03-05 05:00:52 · answer #2 · answered by KSP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the boxes are made of cardboard, I don't believe it will do her any harm to gnaw on them. I'm not sure why cats do this myself; they may just find it entertaining.
I had a beautiful large white male cat named Jack Frost who enjoyed opening the cupboard door and chewing open boxes of dry cat food, even though his food dish was full...maybe he just thought he was being cool by "fending for himself" :)
2007-03-04 14:50:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat does the same thing. He chews on the box until he makes a hole big enough for him to fit into, then he hides in there. I think he does it so he can get into the box,
2007-03-04 19:48:42 · answer #4 · answered by Joan G 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think its ok for her to chew boxes (cardboard) she is young it's probably like teething buy her some toys
2007-03-04 14:38:15 · answer #5 · answered by ANGIEU 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know why they do it but I don't think you can break her of it unless you spray her with water every time you catch her.
My cat used to nibble the corners of books when I was *reading them*---they do it because they're cats and cats are contrary! LOL
Gotta love em though.
2007-03-04 15:15:16 · answer #6 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give him some toys to stop chew boxes
2007-03-04 14:36:17 · answer #7 · answered by y_nox2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hiya, Cat's love boxes no matter how big or how small, it will not do her any harm my cat's have been doing this for years.
2007-03-04 15:17:04 · answer #8 · answered by kevina p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably just a habit. My cats do that too. It will soon grow out of it.
2007-03-04 14:51:23 · answer #9 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry my cats and kittens do that too it is just like us chewing bubblegum
2007-03-04 14:32:23 · answer #10 · answered by Lola 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋