to come, stay. to come back home?
2007-05-26 14:15:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Get a small trigger spray bottle and fill it with water, in case your cat does not care about the citrus smells.
When the cat starts doing the behavior you want to eliminate, simply squirt at the cat and not on the cat with the water. Do not squirt your cat in the face. Next time, all you will have to do is pick up the spray bottle, and the cat will stop doing what you do not want him to.
The cat will immediately stop the behavior and run a little distance away. If he didn't see you, he'll think the behavior he was doing triggered the water, and he'll soon learn that doing that behavior might not be a good idea. If he did see you, he can get sneaky and only do the behavior when you're not around.
Repeat as many times as necessary, but I guarantee it won't take too long before the cat stops the behavior.
Tips
Cats are sneaky, which is why it's best to not let your cat know that you're the one squirting him. If he sees you, he may only do that behavior when you're not around - and you want the behavior to stop ALL the time.
If you have a new kitten, teach them from day one, not to go on counters, or tables. Do not feed them on or near the table, so they will not look for food on there.
You can also try putting 'Sticky Paws' on counters or places you don't want your cat to go. Cats loathe their paws being sticky, and will avoid the sticky surface.
Never hit a cat! It doesn't work and could traumatize them, especially if they're still young. If you need to reinforce your "No," try clapping loudly.
2007-05-26 14:20:48 · answer #1 · answered by shiverz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will never succeed trying to get a cat or kitten to "obey". They don't do that.
No kitten should be outside EVER before having all its shots and being neutered.
Cats come home for dinner or don't if dinner is being served somewhere else. You might benefit from reading Dr. Jean Hove's article "Squirt Bottles, Punishment and Cat Behavior". That at http://www.littlebigcat.com in the article library.
2007-05-26 14:41:03 · answer #2 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been owned by a lot of cats and I've never even thought to try to "train" them! Some might come when you call their name, don't know any that will "stay" on command and as for coming home.... I'm a firm believer in keeping cats indoors. Too many bad things happen to outside pets- disease, cars, fleas/ticks, being stolen, etc. as well as unwanted litters if you are irresponsible enough not to spay/neuter. I'm thinking that if you want a trainable pet, you might think about getting a dog!
2007-05-26 16:39:37 · answer #3 · answered by nanny411 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let the kitten be a kitten for a while. Do not punish it, but let it know when it isnt quite doing the right thing. Its like a baby, you dont attempt to teach it everything when it is tiny. You enjoy the stage.
2007-05-26 14:24:56 · answer #4 · answered by Laura O-M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The easiest way to discourage bad behavior is to have a spray bottle filled with water. When the kitten does something you don't want it to do, simply spray her with the water. Cats hate that and it is an excellent way to get them to behave.
2007-05-26 14:26:03 · answer #5 · answered by echunglo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cat! HA!
2007-05-26 14:38:36 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋