subject: How To Deal With Cats Behavior Problems [print this page] A pet cat is designed for anybody who loves it very much. What i'm saying is, even when your cat's already eating your own personal food on the table, you will still think it's cute. And in some cases if it climbs into your closet to take a nap and make furry your beloved suede bags and shoes, you continue to think it's sweet. It is not surprising if only avid fans of pet cats can relate to these. But fan or not, you can't really say you love everything your pet cat does. It's got to display some behavior problems on occasion. To be honest, we should stop passing them off as cute deeds. The not-so-likeable behaviors of one's pet cat can be corrected. Listed below are many of the most usual cat behaviors that owners should train their cats to avoid doing.
Gnawing or chewing
Not just once did I hear of a cat chewing the electricity bill or of a cat leaving tooth marks on his owner's soft leather footwear. And I remember, even our former pet cat loved punching fang holes into my mother's indoor plants.
Gnawing and chewing are part of a growing cat's habits. What you can do is dust the usual things your cat chews on with pepper. You should also call your cat's attention every time it chews or gnaws on things. You can surprise it with a clap or by angrily raising your voice a bit. Other cat owners try to take their cat's attention away from their indoor plants by growing and putting a catnip plant indoor as well.
Clawing and scratching
Our family room couch's leather isn't that smooth anymore because of our kittens' love of scratching furniture as pastime. They'd climb onto the arm and head rests simply to stretch their front arms while clawing away at the leather cover.
What you might do to avoid the identical scenario"or in your case, to avoid your cat from creating more such scenarios"is to declaw your cat. In case you don't learn how to cut its fingernails, it is possible to bring it to your pet clinic and permit them to trim your cat's claws to suit your needs. You can even offer a scratching post and panels to your cat.
Cat litter box missing
Cat poop and pee are probably the most annoying pet poop and pee. That's because they could really stink so much for days! So if you keep your cat indoors and it suddenly chooses your carpet or kitchen floor over the litter box, it's understandable if you would want to ground it (by probably ignoring it for a day perhaps?).
Cats miss the litter box for many reasons. They may be stressed, they don't find their litter box appealing enough, or they may have a urinary tract infection (for urine-spraying cats).What you can do is make sure the litter box has enough litter. Also, be sure to change and clean the litter box regularly, probably every weekend.
Remember though, you shouldn't hurt your cat when it exhibits behavioral problems. You should be patient with regards to training your cat. Its intelligence doesn't really bear very much weight on its training anyway, and that means you should just make it a habit to train your cat and you will be rewarded with its good habits in the end.
