she wont stop going after the blinds, im clapping and yelling and she will stop but what am i gonna do when im not home?? PLEASE HELP i dont know what to do!!!!! how to dicipline this cat!!?
2007-07-12 15:23:55 · 28 answers · asked by divinemadness 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
First of all, stop yelling at her. She's probably scared and that's why she's doing all this. Get a string and play with her.
Tomorrow, open the blinds so they are not available to her. She needs time to explore and see where she can hide to be safe. If you are that worried, lock her in your bathroom when you go to work tomorrow.
Leave a litter box on one side of the bathroom, and food and water dishes in the tub. Leave a towel on the floor for her to curl up in, and a couple of toys. Hide your toothbrushes and anything else you don't want her to bite on.
Good luck. Give her time and have patience. Think about how you would feel in her situation.
2007-07-12 15:35:01 · answer #1 · answered by P S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Clapping and yelling will only excite her more. Cats often react this way, when they come home to a new environment, expecially if they were cooped up in a shelter cage, or small room. Play with her, draw her attention to a paper ball or a shoestring, or toy mouse. Play with her a lot before you leave, feed her before you leave, and and same 1/2 hr before you go to sleep at night ---- these things will cause her to take naps. Leave the blinds open so she can see out. Get her a tall cat tree. Maybe get her a few little cat beds for her to curl up in(or shape some blankets into beds.) Get books on cat care from the library, ask advice from the SPCA or your vet(you should have one, since you have a pet.)Putting her in the bathroom with food, water, litterbox is good advice if it seems she needs that. But hopefully she'll calm down if you act calm and divert her attention with play and food(gently pet her talk to her for a few seconds during the play- tickle her chin.)
2007-07-12 22:34:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is she going after the blinds? Is she trying to get out the window? If so, she may be scared, and clapping and yelling will only make it worse. I would not traumatize her further with a spray bottle of water if she is already traumatized due to her new surroundings. Try to isolate her in a quiet place with food, water, a litter box, and a scratch post. Talk gently and quietly, and if she will allow you to pet her, stroke her ears, under her chin, and the sides of her face. Do not hold her if she does not want to be held.
Give the cat some time to ge used to new environment. She'll come around with a little time and patience.
2007-07-12 23:28:05 · answer #3 · answered by Joyce A 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
She's terrified and you're only making matters worse by yelling and clapping at her.
You should have prepared a small room such as a bathroom or utility room for her, with her food and water bowls, a bed, and a litter box as far from those as possible, and put her in there, still inside her carried, then opened the carrier and left the room so she could explore at her own pace.
She's trying to get out of your house now, and if she succeeds you'll never see her again. Stop chasing her and leave the room she's in. She'll probably calm down and go hide under or behind a piece of furniture.
You're going to have quite a job to get her to trust you after this.
2007-07-12 22:29:27 · answer #4 · answered by Kayty 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Discipline isn't what's going to work you need to redirect the energy she's got.
I know blinds draw a cat to them sometimes, but they don't taste good, it usually is done in play. However if she's chewing on them (I had one puncture a few of mine) then get some Bitter Apple from the pet supplies store and wipe down the ones in reach, she won't like the taste of that and it'll make her stop chewing on them.
Wear her energy out with toys. Throw little balls of paper for her. Get some ping pong balls. Put some catnip into the toe of an old sock and let her play with that. Get a laser pointer and have her chase the dot all over the floor and wall. Once she burns off the excess energy she'll calm down. Are you sure she's 2 years old? She sounds more like a youngster with what you described.
Draw the blinds up out of the way for the moment and try to redirect her energies. Even if it takes laying down on the floor with her--many cats can't resist that. Put away all breakables till you know her habits and she learns the house rules. Expect her to be able to jump up 6' straight up if you have book cases. Put away all potentially poisonous plants and don't let her chew on any ferns or spider plants (she'll throw up). Engage her hunting instincts by going behind an open door and running a piece of paper back and forth under the door just out of sight, she'll focus on that intently. Don't let hanging cords tempt her into chewing on them, watch the phone cord and the computer cords.
2007-07-12 22:47:43 · answer #5 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would get a water bottle and spray her with it everytime she starts to do this. It usually helps a lot with my cats. She is probably just not used to the place and is possibly scared. In her previous home she may have been able to tear up everything and doesn't know better. Until she knows better then while you are away cage her or lock her in the bathroom. Get a dog cage, one for a bigger dog, put some bedding in it and a food and water dish. That would be a good way to teach her she is doing wrong. Hope it helps.
2007-07-12 22:36:48 · answer #6 · answered by Steven's Love 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats are stubborn. Provide her with a scratching post. Also, a squirt bottle can be your best friend! One suggestion I read said to take balloons and place them where the cat scratches, when she pops a balloon it will scare her. Of course your place will look funny for a while but if it works. Also they don't like tape. So make little rolls of tape sticky side out. They don't like it on their paws. If you are worried about her while your gone, stick her in the bathroom or somewhere isolated - give her something to lay on and food and water. Good luck.
2007-07-12 22:32:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clapping and yelling isn't going to make a scared cat calm.
Catch her. Put her in the bathroom or another small room. Give her a litter box, food and water and a place to hide. SLOWLY let her explore more of the house.
I thought my husband was going to kill me when I brought our first cat home. She acted the same way. Seven years later, we're all happy :)
2007-07-12 22:28:20 · answer #8 · answered by takepaws49203 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Some of the suggestions on here sound good- also try asking someone that works at a vet clinic & pet store employees, also people that work at animal shelters, but whatever you do-
Do NOT declaw a cat ever!!!
(Don't do what that black girl Dee-Dee said or that other person McKenzie)
It is the equivalent to chopping off our fingers!!
(If it ever was on it's own it wouldn't be able to fend for itself.)
No, no- there are other humane ways to deal with this!
2007-07-13 00:29:54 · answer #9 · answered by Lynnette_is_a_Lovely_Latina! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best solution is to get her declawed. But you can also try to tame her by petting her a lot more and not giving her too many toys that can make her get wild. Also try to friendly with her and respect her, cats are a loving animal and if you show that you care and you love him, it'll respect you too. If this doesn't work, may I recommend getting a scratching post? Your cat will love it that it has a new toy to scratch on and you will love it because she isn't tearing up your couch anymore. Hope this helps!! Have a great day!!! :o)
2007-07-12 22:59:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋