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post #31 of 45
2/11/11 at 7:20pm
you can buy kitty nail scissors and trim them a bit so they're not quite as sharp and painful when they attack you. Rambo, you can definitely tell that sometimes he's probably thinking Ugh why do they bother me so much? Kitty is not amused.
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post #32 of 45
2/11/11 at 9:39pm
Yes, do not declaw. It's relatively easy to train them not to claw things except their scratch pole.
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post #33 of 45
2/11/11 at 10:14pm
Do you guys have a single scratch pole or those giant cat playhouse things?
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post #34 of 45
2/11/11 at 10:35pm
Wrap him in a towel, and then trim his nails once a week (very regularly) and then give him some treats immediately afterwards. Spray bottle when he claws something he shouldn't. Both will create good habits for him.

As far as the scratching during play, that is pretty normal, cats do it to each other.

The yowling, sometimes they will even drag some random thing to you - that is a gift from him to you.

Cats are very OCD, they like things the same and regular.
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post #35 of 45
2/12/11 at 4:24am
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Originally Posted by akatsuki View Post

The yowling, sometimes they will even drag some random thing to you - that is a gift from him to you.

What about when they drag some random thing over and throw it in the toilet? What is the point of throwing your toys where I pee?
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post #36 of 45
2/12/11 at 6:39pm
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-Waking me up by clawing me. He'll either hide at the edge of the bed, or at the edge of the covers off to my side and reach his paw under in order to scratch the daylights out of me once between 3 and 6 am depending on what time I went to bed. Thoughts and advice?
He's playing. They like to reach up and grab your feet under the sheets. Think of a pinky mouse. Your toe looks a lot like that.
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post #37 of 45
2/12/11 at 6:42pm
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What about when they drag some random thing over and throw it in the toilet? What is the point of throwing your toys where I pee?
You've got yourself a high class cat. She's not satisfied with the quality of your toy purchases.
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post #38 of 45
2/12/11 at 7:49pm
That all sounds normal. Try getting a big scratching post and move it into a main room or put it near the couch or bed. They just like to show off and be part of the fam.
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post #39 of 45
2/12/11 at 8:21pm
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You've got yourself a high class cat. She's not satisfied with the quality of your toy purchases.

Actually of the most part, she rejects "real" cat toys for things like a zip tie in a loop, a crumpled piece of paper, or the ring thing on the lid of a gallon of milk. The only major exception being the toy mouse on the end of some fishing line....she comes bounding across the room if I grab anything off the shelf where I keep it hoping I am going to go fly fishing for kitty.
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post #40 of 45
2/12/11 at 9:05pm
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Actually of the most part, she rejects "real" cat toys for things like a zip tie in a loop, a crumpled piece of paper, or the ring thing on the lid of a gallon of milk. The only major exception being the toy mouse on the end of some fishing line....she comes bounding across the room if I grab anything off the shelf where I keep it hoping I am going to go fly fishing for kitty.
Oh god, that's even worse. That means she's a hipster.
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post #41 of 45
2/13/11 at 7:23am
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you can buy kitty nail scissors and trim them a bit so they're not quite as sharp and painful when they attack you.


Heh. I would love to see our cat's reaction to that. Very annoyed look, and a few hours outside working to sharpen the things back up would be my guess.

But she has learned not to scratch furniture (thought the legs on the wicker stuff on the porch reminds us of her kitten days), and doesn't use the claws on humans. Or the dog (anymore- the dog has been on the receiving end more than a few times, but that's her own damn fault). Usually. The only time we really see the claws is when somebody is sitting in a chair and not paying attention to her. Then you get a poke in the leg and a meow.

The only person who is guaranteed to get claws is the vet. But she expects that and usually avoids them.
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post #42 of 45
2/13/11 at 10:50am
You should watch these important instructional videos on your new life as a subject of the cat overlords.

http://www.simonscat.com/
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post #43 of 45
2/13/11 at 10:00pm
To give this a SF turn, what do you fluffy-haired cat owners do about all the hair? I love my furball, but she is a hair-generating machine that has managed to coat every article of clothing I own with hair. A costco-sized box of lint brushes? What do you do?
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post #44 of 45
2/14/11 at 3:29am
I change into different clothes when at home, so only those clothes get furred up.
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post #45 of 45
2/14/11 at 7:02am
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Originally Posted by stylenooob View Post
To give this a SF turn, what do you fluffy-haired cat owners do about all the hair? I love my furball, but she is a hair-generating machine that has managed to coat every article of clothing I own with hair. A costco-sized box of lint brushes? What do you do?

Lint rollers and not caring as much. As the cat settles in, learn the favorite spots and plan accordingly. If the the cat is sleeping on the top shelf of the closet, put the cashmere sweaters somewhere else and leave the easily washable cotton ones up there. Stuff like that.

Also, dryer sheets. If you don't use 'em now, start. They reduce static cling, which attracts pet hair. If your clothes are staticy, those hairs will be a pain. If they're not, you'll usually be able to just brush 'em off.
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