How the f*** do I teach my stupid cat not to chew on cords or anything for that matter..
It's getting to the point where I'm considering giving him away or throwing him outside (as bad as it sounds)..
Anyone got any cat training advice?
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A water pistol, im sure you wont give him away and possibly condemn him to an almost certain death in a shelter..
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DreaMTripper wrote:A water pistol  Everything is always okay in the end, if it's not, then it's not the end.
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DreaMTripper wrote:A water pistol, im sure you wont give him away and possibly condemn him to an almost certain death in a shelter.. Of course not I was just frustrated, unfortunately he loves water pistols lol.
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Gentle redirection to something better such as play with you. Heavy praise and reward for desired behavior re cords. Reward as in treats or lots of praise and the kinds of pet a your friend loves. There is this thick semi sticky tape you can use to cover cords but not damage floor or carpet. Also, more hardcore plastic covers that look like speed bumps and allow movement of things like chairs. Typically used for lots of cords. All mammals hate being dosed with cayenne pepper. Keep I'm mind kitty is A LOT more sensitive here than you. Perhaps place very very small amounts of cayenne where kitty does not belong. Cats are NOT dogs nor are they humans. They are much more responsive to the kinds of interventions described above than punishment. "But even if nothing lasts and everything is lost, there is still the intrinsic value of the moment. The present moment, ultimately, is more than enough, a gift of grace and unfathomable value, which our friend and lover death paints in stark relief."-Rick Doblin, Ph.D. MAPS President, MAPS Bulletin Vol. XX, No. 1, pg. 2Hyperspace LOVES YOU
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Sarcasm. Cat's hate sarcasm. Be an adult only when necessary.
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Hissing sometimes seems to help as well. That is the way cats communicate with each other when disapproving! "It permits you to see, more clearly than our perishing mortal eye can see, vistas beyond the horizons of this life, to travel backwards and forwards in time, to enter other planes of existence, even (as the Indians say) to know God." R. Gordon Wasson
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Elpo wrote:Hissing sometimes seems to help as well. That is the way cats communicate with each other when disapproving! This is what I do to train my cats. I make a loud "PSssssSSssTTTttTTT" sound and kinda lunge toward them. Sometimes I'll clap a little for extra drama. They usually get the point after a few times depending on what it is. Cayenne can be painful for animals so I would recommend instead, some orange or lemon peels. Most cats hate citrus ime and will steer clear of it. Convert a melodic element into a rhythmic element...
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MelCat wrote:Elpo wrote:Hissing sometimes seems to help as well. That is the way cats communicate with each other when disapproving! This is what I do to train my cats. I make a loud "PSssssSSssTTTttTTT" sound and kinda lunge toward them. Sometimes I'll clap a little for extra drama. They usually get the point after a few times depending on what it is. Cayenne can be painful for animals so I would recommend instead, some orange or lemon peels. Most cats hate citrus ime and will steer clear of it. This exactly. Cats hate citrus. They also hate vinegar and water in a spray bottle. And a hissing noise works very well to show disapproval. My cats seem to like the really thin cords like headphones or some adapters so if you notice it's a specific type of cord you can use tape or covers like Pandora suggested.
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yeah try the Citrus I was thinking more like bleach or something, but citrus would be way safer to try first don't use Catnip ! "Given enough Time even Hydrogen starts to wonder where it came from, and where it is going"
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MelCat wrote:Most cats hate citrus ime and will steer clear of it. What a strange coincidence. A few days ago I was eating an orange and just decided to try and give the peel to my cat. She kept running away. I thought maybe she just doesn't like oranges, but now it seems like this isn't a quirk that is particular to my cat. Maay-yo-naze!
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Sky Motion wrote:cat training advice? accept that it's a cat and buy or make cat toys for it, made of cords if necessary. if this is happening at sunset it's going to happen. you're all trained.
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glorf wrote:accept that it's a cat and buy or make cat toys for it, made of cords if necessary. But cats don't like neatly stacked piles of wood with a volume of 4ft X 4ft X 8ft. Maay-yo-naze!
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