i just got a cat

hey i just got a cat. its 4 months old and its really cute and stuff. i was wondering how if i can train it to be one of those cats that you can just chill with like sit on your lap or beside you. the cat is great and all but its like semi-pshychotic (however u spell that). it always tries to bite and scratch me and ppl in my family. like we'll be chilling in the living room and it would jump on the couch from behind and try to bite u or scratch u. i can pet it sometimes but it doesnt usually last long cuz she gets pissed or something. ive been trying to discipline it, like whenever it would bite or scratch or do something wrong i would grab it on the back of the neck (the area where the mother would grab it) and force it down to the ground gently and say NO kinda loud but not yelling. or sometimes i would just shove it away when it tries to scratch or bite. i also tried using the spray method where u just spray some water at it and it will go away. i think its starting to learn a bit but shes still pretty crazy. and when i spray it she will go away. but i want to be able to interact with the cat at the same time u know like pet it and just hang out with it cuz it doesnt really come to me all that much unless it wants to bite or scratch me. and usually it just runs around and does its own thing. i want the cat to get used to the house u know so i let it out. sometimes i have to lock it in my room cuz it gets a lil too crazy and my family cant really relax in the house without worrying about what the cat is going to do. i know that they are slow learners and it will take a while but i really want my cat to like me and chill beside me and on my lap without worrying about it having my foot for lunch. because regardless of its crazyness i still care about her and like her and probably will grow to lover her in time. if you guys have cats or even not i would appreciate it if u could give me some suggestions to help me out. thanks.

correction: you just got yourself a master you dont discipline the cat, the cat is disciplining you stop resisting.BiancaDK

what do u mean?

The fist 6-10 months of a kittens life will be very active. It will not stop wandering and exploring. But soon as it matures, it will slowly become lazy and chill next to you. Trust me, my cat is about 7 years old and it loves to chill next to me while I'm on the computer or chilling by the T.V. No training required! It's in every cats genes. :)

I stopped reading at "train it".

It's a cat. It owns you.

Sigh_han

The fist 6-10 months of a kittens life will be very active. It will not stop wandering and exploring. But soon as it matures, it will slowly become lazy and chill next to you. Trust me, my cat is about 7 years old and it loves to chill next to me while I'm on the computer or chilling by the T.V. No training required! It's in every cats genes. :)

Steameffekt

really? i heard u have to train it not to bite and stuff from an early age or else when they grow up they will get accustomed to it and the bites and scratches will hurt even more. did your cat bite and scratch a lot when u first got it?

[QUOTE="Sigh_han"]

I stopped reading at "train it".

It's a cat. It owns you.

Steameffekt

[QUOTE="BiancaDK"]correction: you just got yourself a master you dont discipline the cat, the cat is disciplining you stop resisting.idunnodude

what do u mean?

Its trying to kill you.Kill it first(with FIRE)

[QUOTE="Steameffekt"]

The fist 6-10 months of a kittens life will be very active. It will not stop wandering and exploring. But soon as it matures, it will slowly become lazy and chill next to you. Trust me, my cat is about 7 years old and it loves to chill next to me while I'm on the computer or chilling by the T.V. No training required! It's in every cats genes. :)

idunnodude

really? i heard u have to train it not to bite and stuff from an early age or else when they grow up they will get accustomed to it and the bites and scratches will hurt even more. did your cat bite and scratch a lot when u first got it?

lesson in cat training:

cats do not respond to punishment for missbihaviour AT ALL, especially if it is physical. raising your voice also has nothing but negative effects.

Cats don't work like dogs, you can only train them by praising them for doing good stuff. There are lots of guides on the net.

If it scratches you, you have to make a noise to show that it hurt. the cats probably just being playful. Make like a "yalping" sound, you will look weird but that is the only thing cats seem to respond to.

AND DON'T FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET IT DECLAWED

cats are cool. They're not like dogs which cower anytime you raise your voice.Pro_Snuggles

He is actually staring at me right now from across the room, I think he knows I am talking about him... *cowers

Unless he's an evil kitteh. :(Ninja-Hippo

omg run...

lesson in cat training:

cats do not respond to punishment for missbihaviour AT ALL, especially if it is physical. raising your voice also has nothing but negative effects.

Cats don't work like dogs, you can only train them by praising them for doing good stuff. There are lots of guides on the net.

If it scratches you, you have to make a noise to show that it hurt. the cats probably just being playful. Make like a "yalping" sound, you will look weird but that is the only thing cats seem to respond to.

AND DON'T FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET IT DECLAWED

Overlord93

well i do make a noise when it scratches or bites me but it doesnt really stop her from doing it.

[QUOTE="Overlord93"]

lesson in cat training:

cats do not respond to punishment for missbihaviour AT ALL, especially if it is physical. raising your voice also has nothing but negative effects.

Cats don't work like dogs, you can only train them by praising them for doing good stuff. There are lots of guides on the net.

If it scratches you, you have to make a noise to show that it hurt. the cats probably just being playful. Make like a "yalping" sound, you will look weird but that is the only thing cats seem to respond to.

AND DON'T FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET IT DECLAWED

idunnodude

well i do make a noise when it scratches or bites me but it doesnt really stop her from doing it.

[QUOTE="idunnodude"]

[QUOTE="Steameffekt"]

The fist 6-10 months of a kittens life will be very active. It will not stop wandering and exploring. But soon as it matures, it will slowly become lazy and chill next to you. Trust me, my cat is about 7 years old and it loves to chill next to me while I'm on the computer or chilling by the T.V. No training required! It's in every cats genes. :)

Steameffekt

really? i heard u have to train it not to bite and stuff from an early age or else when they grow up they will get accustomed to it and the bites and scratches will hurt even more. did your cat bite and scratch a lot when u first got it?

i do give her attention but she doesnt really relax. should i try like putting the food tray on my lap when she eats? i was thinking that would make her like me more. or like try putting its toys on my lap or close to me so i would get used to me or something? from what most of you are saying im getting the idea that me disciplining the cat is useless. if thats the case then wouldnt it grow accustomed to all the biting and scratching? or do most cats just chill out after a couple of months?

i also heard that giving them "time outs" works too. like say if shes behaving badly then put her in the cage for like 5 or 10 minutes then let it out. should i try something like that? man this cat is hard to please kinda reminds me of my ex lol.

[QUOTE="Steameffekt"][QUOTE="idunnodude"]

really? i heard u have to train it not to bite and stuff from an early age or else when they grow up they will get accustomed to it and the bites and scratches will hurt even more. did your cat bite and scratch a lot when u first got it?

idunnodude

i do give her attention but she doesnt really relax. should i try like putting the food tray on my lap when she eats? i was thinking that would make her like me more. or like try putting its toys on my lap or close to me so i would get used to me or something? from what most of you are saying im getting the idea that me disciplining the cat is useless. if thats the case then wouldnt it grow accustomed to all the biting and scratching? or do most cats just chill out after a couple of months?

http://www.catsofaustralia.com/aggressive-kitten.htm

its perfectly normal for a kitten to bite and scratch, I'm sure she will grow out of it. Maybe try playing with her, getting some of that energy out of her.

lesson in cat training:

cats do not respond to punishment for missbihaviour AT ALL, especially if it is physical. raising your voice also has nothing but negative effects.

Cats don't work like dogs, you can only train them by praising them for doing good stuff. There are lots of guides on the net.

If it scratches you, you have to make a noise to show that it hurt. the cats probably just being playful. Make like a "yalping" sound, you will look weird but that is the only thing cats seem to respond to.

AND DON'T FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET IT DECLAWED

Overlord93

I havethree beautiful cats. They are my babies. They are treated better than most peoples kids. With that said all three have been declawed in the front. Not a single one of them were in that much pain when I brought them home. If I wouldn't have declawed them my house would be ruined. I have holes and pulls throughout the house, and that's just with their rear claws. So if they still had their front claws it would be even worse, but they are all fine. They survived the horrid declawing. Seriously, it's not as bad as most people make it out to be. They have a life of luxury, and all it cost them were their claws in the front. Seems like a fair trade. I couldn't even imagine what they would do to one another if they still had their claws in the front. They don't fight often, but when they do look out. Your making the whole declawing thing sound much worse than it really is. If someone chooses not to declaw their cat that is their choice, but don't say it like this 'AND DON'T FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET IT DECLAWED' It makes it sound as if it's such a horrible thing to do to your cat when in reality it's not.

[QUOTE="Overlord93"]

lesson in cat training:

cats do not respond to punishment for missbihaviour AT ALL, especially if it is physical. raising your voice also has nothing but negative effects.

Cats don't work like dogs, you can only train them by praising them for doing good stuff. There are lots of guides on the net.

If it scratches you, you have to make a noise to show that it hurt. the cats probably just being playful. Make like a "yalping" sound, you will look weird but that is the only thing cats seem to respond to.

AND DON'T FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET IT DECLAWED

zmbi_gmr

I havethree beautiful cats. They are my babies. They are treated better than most peoples kids. With that said all three have been declawed in the front. Not a single one of them were in that much pain when I brought them home. If I wouldn't have declawed them my house would be ruined. I have holes and pulls throughout the house, and that's just with their rear claws. So if they still had their front claws it would be even worse, but they are all fine. They survived the horrid declawing. Seriously, it's not as bad as most people make it out to be. They have a life of luxury, and all it cost them were their claws in the front. Seems like a fair trade. I couldn't even imagine what they would do to one another if they still had their claws in the front. They don't fight often, but when they do look out. Your making the whole declawing thing sound much worse than it really is. If someone chooses not to declaw their cat that is their choice, but don't say it like this 'AND DON'T FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET IT DECLAWED' It makes it sound as if it's such a horrible thing to do to your cat when in reality it's not.

[QUOTE="zmbi_gmr"]

[QUOTE="Overlord93"]

lesson in cat training:

cats do not respond to punishment for missbihaviour AT ALL, especially if it is physical. raising your voice also has nothing but negative effects.

Cats don't work like dogs, you can only train them by praising them for doing good stuff. There are lots of guides on the net.

If it scratches you, you have to make a noise to show that it hurt. the cats probably just being playful. Make like a "yalping" sound, you will look weird but that is the only thing cats seem to respond to.

AND DON'T FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET IT DECLAWED

Overlord93

I havethree beautiful cats. They are my babies. They are treated better than most peoples kids. With that said all three have been declawed in the front. Not a single one of them were in that much pain when I brought them home. If I wouldn't have declawed them my house would be ruined. I have holes and pulls throughout the house, and that's just with their rear claws. So if they still had their front claws it would be even worse, but they are all fine. They survived the horrid declawing. Seriously, it's not as bad as most people make it out to be. They have a life of luxury, and all it cost them were their claws in the front. Seems like a fair trade. I couldn't even imagine what they would do to one another if they still had their claws in the front. They don't fight often, but when they do look out. Your making the whole declawing thing sound much worse than it really is. If someone chooses not to declaw their cat that is their choice, but don't say it like this 'AND DON'T FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET IT DECLAWED' It makes it sound as if it's such a horrible thing to do to your cat when in reality it's not.

You can stick by your statement, but it's not as inhumane as it sounds. Especially now with the option to use lazer procedure for the operation. If your going to let your cat be both an inside and outside cat then they should keep their claws, but if it's just an inside cat then I don't see the problem with declawing them.

I love my cats. I would not put them through pain just because I can. There is a reason behind declawing the forelegs of your cat. My reason is to help stop the destruction of my furniture in my house. Also, to make sure that my cats don't hurt one another when fighting. Cats will fight with one another. It's a dominance thing usually, but sometimes it's just through aggressive play. Whatever the reason for getting it done I don't see the problem with it.

Our cat is like 11 years old. At first they're really active, then they slowly get lazier over the years. She still hunts though.

Anyways, you can't really train a cat. If you beat it, it will be very shy and won't trust you or anyone else. Everytime our cat did something wrong as a kitten...like jumping onto the table, or peeing somewhere, we just always yelled "NO" really loud to scare it a bit :P. Just don't yell it's name, or it will think it's name is some sort of threat. Our cat is really nice, doesn't do anything wrong really...but she owns the place :P.

[QUOTE="zmbi_gmr"]

[QUOTE="Overlord93"] the human equivalent would be cutting down to the first joint in each finger. I will stick by my statementInEMplease

You can stick by your statement, but it's not as inhumane as it sounds. Especially now with the option to use lazer procedure for the operation. If your going to let your cat be both an inside and outside cat then they should keep their claws, but if it's just an inside cat then I don't see the problem with declawing them.

I love my cats. I would not put them through pain just because I can. There is a reason behind declawing the forelegs of your cat. My reason is to help stop the destruction of my furniture in my house. Also, to make sure that my cats don't hurt one another when fighting. Cats will fight with one another. It's a dominance thing usually, but sometimes it's just through aggressive play. Whatever the reason for getting it done I don't see the problem with it.

And that's the problem.

People don't know how to treat cats. They're one of the most independent creatures on the planet. Removing their claws or adopting one without knowing how to treat it (TC) just depresses the **** out of me.

Are you saying that I'm the problem? Because that's how it sounds. I've saved two runts from outside litters, and one from the Humane League. My cats live a wonderful life. They have a water dish that cleans and cools their water as it circulates through the filter. I feed my cats top of the line food, Blue Buffalo. We have play time every night before we go to sleep. So I have three sets of eyes staring at me waiting to play. My cats will wait for usat the front door when we get home just like dogs will. They are spoiled in so many ways. They are well groomed. They get treats for doing good things around the house. They have more toys than they know what to do with. I take them to the vet every year for check ups. I've spent literally thousands of dollars on my babies. So if your saying that I'm a problem with how I treat my cats then you are sadly mistaken. If you weren't referring to me then ignore my rant.

hey i just got a cat. its 4 months old and its really cute and stuff. i was wondering how if i can train it to be one of those cats that you can just chill with like sit on your lap or beside you. the cat is great and all but its like semi-pshychotic (however u spell that). it always tries to bite and scratch me and ppl in my family. like we'll be chilling in the living room and it would jump on the couch from behind and try to bite u or scratch u. i can pet it sometimes but it doesnt usually last long cuz she gets pissed or something. ive been trying to discipline it, like whenever it would bite or scratch or do something wrong i would grab it on the back of the neck (the area where the mother would grab it) and force it down to the ground gently and say NO kinda loud but not yelling. or sometimes i would just shove it away when it tries to scratch or bite. i also tried using the spray method where u just spray some water at it and it will go away. i think its starting to learn a bit but shes still pretty crazy. and when i spray it she will go away. but i want to be able to interact with the cat at the same time u know like pet it and just hang out with it cuz it doesnt really come to me all that much unless it wants to bite or scratch me. and usually it just runs around and does its own thing. i want the cat to get used to the house u know so i let it out. sometimes i have to lock it in my room cuz it gets a lil too crazy and my family cant really relax in the house without worrying about what the cat is going to do. i know that they are slow learners and it will take a while but i really want my cat to like me and chill beside me and on my lap without worrying about it having my foot for lunch. because regardless of its crazyness i still care about her and like her and probably will grow to lover her in time. if you guys have cats or even not i would appreciate it if u could give me some suggestions to help me out. thanks.

idunnodude

well she's a kittenright nowso yeah she is going to be energetic and playful, but don't worry she'll calm down as she gets older. In my experience you can't train a cat to sit on your lap. They either like sittingon your lap or they don't pure and simple. However if they don't like sitting on your lap you can get them to sit nextto you.

[QUOTE="Overlord93"][QUOTE="zmbi_gmr"]

I havethree beautiful cats. They are my babies. They are treated better than most peoples kids. With that said all three have been declawed in the front. Not a single one of them were in that much pain when I brought them home. If I wouldn't have declawed them my house would be ruined. I have holes and pulls throughout the house, and that's just with their rear claws. So if they still had their front claws it would be even worse, but they are all fine. They survived the horrid declawing. Seriously, it's not as bad as most people make it out to be. They have a life of luxury, and all it cost them were their claws in the front. Seems like a fair trade. I couldn't even imagine what they would do to one another if they still had their claws in the front. They don't fight often, but when they do look out. Your making the whole declawing thing sound much worse than it really is. If someone chooses not to declaw their cat that is their choice, but don't say it like this 'AND DON'T FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET IT DECLAWED' It makes it sound as if it's such a horrible thing to do to your cat when in reality it's not.

zmbi_gmr

You can stick by your statement, but it's not as inhumane as it sounds. Especially now with the option to use lazer procedure for the operation. If your going to let your cat be both an inside and outside cat then they should keep their claws, but if it's just an inside cat then I don't see the problem with declawing them.

I love my cats. I would not put them through pain just because I can. There is a reason behind declawing the forelegs of your cat. My reason is to help stop the destruction of my furniture in my house. Also, to make sure that my cats don't hurt one another when fighting. Cats will fight with one another. It's a dominance thing usually, but sometimes it's just through aggressive play. Whatever the reason for getting it done I don't see the problem with it.

[QUOTE="zmbi_gmr"]

[QUOTE="Overlord93"] the human equivalent would be cutting down to the first joint in each finger. I will stick by my statementOverlord93

You can stick by your statement, but it's not as inhumane as it sounds. Especially now with the option to use lazer procedure for the operation. If your going to let your cat be both an inside and outside cat then they should keep their claws, but if it's just an inside cat then I don't see the problem with declawing them.

I love my cats. I would not put them through pain just because I can. There is a reason behind declawing the forelegs of your cat. My reason is to help stop the destruction of my furniture in my house. Also, to make sure that my cats don't hurt one another when fighting. Cats will fight with one another. It's a dominance thing usually, but sometimes it's just through aggressive play. Whatever the reason for getting it done I don't see the problem with it.

We obviously disagree on this subject, and I respect your opinion. My cats are living a happy and healthy life without their front claws. I will end it with that.

I am not a fan of cats so I wouldn't know what to do with one.

That's awesome! Cats are a great! My cat at first doesn't really listen or understand me but later on in their life, they always want to be petted or just lounge around so I love cats!

You should have gotten a hamster.

You should have gotten a hamster.

kidsmelly

[QUOTE="kidsmelly"]

You should have gotten a hamster.

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