What to do with an overly active cat?

At night, he does not want to sleep, but wants to play, jumping from the closet to your bed. The armchair perceives only as claw point item. Prefers food steal from the table, and especially gifted cats even manage to open the refrigerator. The purr is more like a growl, and the clawed feet flicker so fast that it is impossible to dodge, and iodine and brilliant green are bought in bulk. Yes, your grandmother’s vase and mother’s violets no longer live with you either.

Well, fate has rewarded you with a hyperactive pet. There may be several reasons, but the main one lies in the fact that the animal cannot realize the gushing energy. Cats that live in country houses with the ability to walk around the site will not run around the ceiling in the house.

If your “terminator” is a small kitten, then such behavior arises due to age-related mischief, multiplied by natural temperament. If you took an adult animal – perhaps in this way a cat responds to stress … How to solve this problem?

First, make sure that the animal does not hurt anything by visiting the veterinarian.

What else can and should be done:

1. Buy or make your own cat play complex with claw. Sprinkle/sprinkle a little catnip (available at pet stores) and your cat will appreciate this trainer.

2. Treat upholstered furniture and flowers with an anti-cat spray or a cool infusion of orange and lemon peels. Cats do not like the smell of citrus.

3. Do not let the cat into the bedroom. Yes, indignant meowing is guaranteed for a couple of evenings. Ignore scandals and they will stop. If it is not possible to put the animal in a separate room, rent a cage. But in any case, do not be tempted to leave the animal in it for more than night hours, and then for a couple of months.

   

4. Give her more toys. It is not necessary to buy – it is quite possible to build something rustling and rolling on the floor from improvised means. Only no threads and ribbons that a cat can swallow, it’s dangerous.

5. After consulting a doctor, buy an anti-stress agent in a spray, dispenser or tablets.

6. To pay more attention, to accustom to hands, a kitten can be caught, with an adult animal this strategy should be carried out delicately, offering goodies.

7. Remove everything that the cat can drop and break. Do not leave food in the public domain or do not let the cat into the kitchen.

   

8. Feed to the fullest.

9. stop aggression resolutely and firmly. A small kitten can be taken by the collar, an older animal can be sprayed with water from a spray bottle into a naughty nose.

10. Get a playmate if you’re willing to take care of another pet.

What should not be done in any case:

1. Yell at the cat.

2. Beat the animal. In addition to the fact that this is unacceptable in principle, one should not forget that cats are vindictive creatures. They threw a slipper at the beast – then watch out, putting on slippers in the morning. You may be in for an unpleasant surprise.

3. Close the animal in the pantry, toilet and other places that are unpleasant for him.

4. Punish with deprivation of food.

Some cats take longer to master mode, which suits the owners, some – less, but a positive result is inevitable. The main thing is to see a personality in a pet, albeit with four legs, and not a toy.

Photo: Collection

April 8 2019

Updated: 19 May 2022