I have had cats for 25 years and NO damaged furniture - sm
Posted By: catlady on 2008-02-04
In Reply to: Cat Help - The Other Sunshine
It is called training them.  Provide scratch posts in places where they will run to use them because it will be somewhere you frequent often and will be there to tell them what a good kitty they are. Do not tuck scratching posts out of sight because the cats like to use them where you are. Keep a few squirt bottles scattered around where you can get to them quickly and easily. The very instance you catch them doing something you do not want them to you need to quietly get that water bottle, squirt them, and say NO loudly. Take them to the appropriate place to scratch and lavish praise. Should not take them long to catch on. Above all, no hitting and you MUST redirect them the second they do something wrong. If they seem to have trouble catching on then Scat Mats offer a barrier of sorts to let them know they are not wanted some place. However, expecting them to stay off the furniture is probably not realistic, but not clawing it up is very realistic. Never had a single problem with the dozen or so cats I have had over 25 years. All of them kept their claws and we have always had nice furniture. Best of luck to you! 
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I have been vegetarian on/off for 35 years, was vegan for about 5 years sm
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I studied this years and years and years ago
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Although my cats have started to eat my dogs' food, so I guess I shouldn't be one to give out advice!
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You are going off on ME because I was looking for some suggestions to get HER to understand the destruction her pet has caused.
If it was anyone else but family, I would have shot the dog without hesitation.
As a matter of fact, I have used the pellet gun to pop him in the rear several times. That only keeps him away for a few days at a time.
You can say what you want but if I just went out and shot her dog, that WOULD be like killing her kid to her.
My husband's sister is more important than the cats. We loved our cats but my kids have one aunt. Only one.
Thank God for no more cats
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These are cats though
not doggies so dominance in the cattie category? I don’t know but still my sensitive one.
Cats
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk7yqlTMvp8
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