cats don't have a moral sense of right
and wrong on occasion you may find your
pet doing things that upset you perhaps
your cat jumps on the counter knocks
things over or scratches your household
items they may even steal food chew on
wires or Mist their litter box when
going to the bathroom and while you may
be tempted to Discipline Your Cat by
hitting them yelling at them or spraying
them with water these forms of
punishment will damage your relationship
with your pet harsh discipline does not
teach your cat to behave it simply
teaches them to be afraid of you in this
video we will discuss how to tell your
cats not to do something and how to help
them understand when you don't approve
of their behavior
do cats understand when you say no
cats don't understand human language
this means that cats don't understand
the word no however they can be taught
to understand that saying no means you
want them to stop what they are doing if
your cat is performing a behavior that
you want them to stop say no firmly with
strong body language remove them from
the activity and move them onto
something more preferable repeating this
will help the cat get used to the sound
associating it with being told off make
sure the sound of no carries some weight
and identification highlight the
displeasure in your voice by saying no
firmly and authoritatively without
shouting as well as saying no look the
cat in the eye and hiss at them when you
give the command you might feel a bit
silly doing this but cats understand
this noise and behavior and are more
likely to realize that the word no has
negative associations to their behavior
body language also has a significant
part to play in how well your cat grasp
the command using your finger to point
at your cat while saying no is an
effective way to get your cat's
attention
how do you stop bad behavior
sometimes saying the word no alone isn't
enough to stop your cat from doing what
they shouldn't be simply saying no won't
make them fully understand what they are
doing wrong but rather just associate
the behavior with you directly in other
words your cat knows that when you are
around they shouldn't do the undesired
Behavior but when you are not around
they will likewise if you use a spray
bottle to redirect a cat's bad behavior
they won't associate being sprayed with
the bad behavior they are likely to stop
doing what they are doing by running
away from being sprayed your cat will be
afraid of you in your spray but they
won't learn that jumping on the counter
or scratching the furniture is a bad
thing the key to successfully stopping
undesirable behavior is to associate an
unpleasant consequence with the
undesirable behavior for example if you
set up a motion activated air spray that
squirts air whenever your pet jumps on
the counter the cat will learn to
associate jumping on the counter with
something unpleasant keep in mind that
the difference here is that you don't
spray the cat the counter does it this
is an effective no likewise many cats
don't like double-sided tape or aluminum
foil because of the way they feel or
sound under their paws if your cat is
scratching your furniture a few strips
of double-sided sticky tape will deter
your pet and send them looking for
another place to scratch if your pet
exhibits destructive Behavior such as
chewing you can use taste deterrents
products such as bitter apple or bitter
lime are often recommended as they are
pet safe and unpleasant enough to deter
the behavior
what you should do before disciplining
your cat
do not have malicious intent they are
not out to do bad things most times what
you see as your cat misbehaving is just
them expressing their Natural Instincts
as animals if your cat scratches up your
furniture ask yourself if they have
access to enough cats scratching posts
cats need to keep their claws sharp and
exercise and stretch their muscles
perhaps you should provide your feline
with multiple scratching posts and
encourage your pet to use those
scratching posts using things such as
catnip treats or a wand toy if your cat
is a big fan of running water out of a
faucet and jumps on the counter to drink
from the faucet make sure there is
running water in the form of fountains
in your home if your pet likes to sit on
the counter provide them with an
elevated cat stand or cat tree in the
kitchen area so they can observe while
you are making the dinner and remember
if your cat pees outside of their litter
box maybe it needs to be cleaned or that
they don't like the type of litter being
outside the designated places may also
be a sign that your cat is suffering
from a medical issue
why don't cats listen
it's frustrating when your cat ignores
your commands and proceeds to continue
doing something you don't want them to
do whereas cats are completely capable
of understanding you and your requests
for them to get off the counter or to
stop scratching the couch many cats just
don't care to listen or obey your
command oftentimes your cat refuses to
obey your commands due to lack of the
motivation and incentive one of the best
ways to train a cat is to offer up some
rewards for good behavior those
incentives coupled with a lack of
negative tactics such as yelling or
using a spray bottle will motivate your
cat to do the right thing if nothing
positive is offered up then your cat
could simply lack the motivation to
follow your commands for example you can
encourage regular use of your cat's
scratching post by rewarding her every
time she uses it she'll learn that the
scratching post is pretty nice and she
gets treats as a reward for using it
likewise if you call your cat's name to
come to you and they follow your
direction reward them with a treat so
they walk towards you next time you call
them
rewarding undesirable Behavior
when disciplining a cat one thing to
avoid doing is rewarding the bad
behavior with your attention if your pet
jumps on the counter and they get
cuddles food or attention they will
probably keep doing it but if nothing
happens when your pet jumps on the
counter like no attention no food and no
petting they won't have a reason to
continue jumping on the counter on a
similar note if you give your cat a
treat when they meow at you you're
teaching them that if they meow at you
they get a treat if you don't reward
their meowing in other words ignore them
when they meow they're unlikely to
become a meower if you really like a
quiet cat reward them when they're not
meowing common mistake when scolding a
cat it is important to remember that
scolding your cat long after any
wrongdoing doesn't make any sense cats
aren't able to associate something that
has happened minutes or hours ago with
the current punishment if you come home
and notice your cat has pooped on the
floor and you scold your pet your cat
will have no idea why you are angry at
them what's worse is that scolding your
feline for something that they are
unaware of will lead to stress and fear
instead a timely response is key if you
catch your cat scratching on your
furniture and quickly intervene then
they will get the message another common
mistake is rubbing a cat's nose in their
feces when they have a potty accident it
used to be a common practice during
house training to rub a cat's nose in
their poop when they have an accident
this can lead to Stress and Anxiety as
well as Associated health problems
when is a physical reprimand acceptable
physical disciplines are one of the
least successful forms of punishment
hitting a cat can lead to hand shyness
fear of the owner and potential injury
for both the owner and the cat depending
on the problem the cat will likely
continue to perform the undesirable
behavior in your absence physical
punishment is generally ineffective
potentially dangerous and likely to have
a negative effect between the owner and
pet
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