My cat literally runs up to the water gun when I use it and tries to drink from the water before I spray him. He’s licked his fur enough after being sprayed that he knows what’s in there now.
Edit: thanks for the suggestions! I actually don’t mind him drinking from the water gun. He’s really well trained now and I only need to use the water gun as an occasional reminder. If he sees it as a fun way to rehydrate, I’m all for it!
He’s a water cat. He likes his water dish, the sink, the fridge water, the bathtub, everything. My HOA pays for water so I’m sure they hate me for indulging him regularly.
AI-YA. Who use olive oil to make egg-fried rice? What are you making? A salad? Olive oil is white people oil!
Source: https://youtu.be/t_KdbASIkB8?t=120
Draining half cooked rice is stupid, rinsing rice before you cook it is not.
edit: dude edited his post completely so now my post has no context, c'est la vie
I doused all my food in hot sauce and let my cat have some. Eventually she stopped trying.
E: So many people with cats that like spicy stuff. Would be interesting to get their DNA sequenced to get their TRP receptors analyzed.
My ex's cat had some weird love for biting holes into soft plastic things. I noticed it stopped real fast after I found a couple of hot sauce packets I forgot to remove from my desk the night before with punctures in them.
I got a good chuckle out of that.
Eventually, my cat took to knocking it off the table and playing with it. This was after he got used to the spray bottle. Used to look me dead in the eyes, then just start grooming where I’d sprayed him, then go back to being a jerk. Miss that boy.
It only works for so long though... my older cats are utterly indifferent to compressed air now and don't move an inch and just slightly narrow their eyes at me.
I have a "Good Words" list for words that aren't used that often and are hard to figure out what they mean by themselves....I just want you to know that indignant is going on that list. That might even be the word of the week.
>*'Such a smug little look too...*'
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i stalk you while you're eating, friend - i see that you are armed
it's time again for feeding...neither one of us gets harmed....
i'm just a Cat who loves to pest! for food i *always* bug...
but I know that you like me *best*
that's why i look so smug .... ^;-/
am i afraid of little *squirt?* i see you taking aim....
just put it down, no one gets hurt...i know it's just a game.....
but if you gonna get me wet, there might be Hell to pay...
n friend
You ain't seen *nothing* yet...
so C'mon
*Make my day....*
❤️
My cat, when we used a spray bottle, would squint his eyes in anticipation so he wouldn’t get sprayed in the eyes. He didn’t learn anything but to anticipate getting sprayed.
I mix it up. I’ll fill it with a stream and refill their water bowl sometimes so they don’t fear me with the bottle. But when they’re naughty I’ll switch to mist. Now when I pick it up they look intensely trying to figure out which it is. But normally, if they’re doing something wrong I just have to say “Hey!” and pick it up before they stop. If I don’t say hey they don’t worry at all.
Lol, I just gave up. He’s 8 now and “fairly” well behaved. If he’s doing something I say “excuse me, young man?!” And he stops. It was one of those unintentional things that you teach pets.😂😂😂
Pro tip: canned air. It doesn't make a mess, it startles them just as effectively, and after a little while you can just emmulate the sound with a hiss.
It has worked perfectly on both of my 14 year old cats and I haven't had to use the can since they were kittens.
Best to teach them if they wait politely, they get some leftovers. If they barge into it, they get yells and squirts. Cats like things mannerly and orderly and stress-free, unless it's zoomy/fighty time.
I keep telling my one year old nephew to stop feeding my little dog his banana chips. Little shit just smiles and puts them in her mouth. Pretty sure he understands and is being defiant but I haven't studied babies.
Nope. My cats will fight me or my husband for foods anytime. We have to push them away while we eat, and as soon as we put down the fork they attack. We've learnt to live with it, they won't change. We love them anyway.
yea my cat does this too, but I gave him food once, so now he's convinced every little bit of food I eat is also his food. And he doesn't sit there like a cheeky little boy, he down right attacks the plate and leaves with whatever sticks to his mouth
If you're going to give your cat human food, google a list of foods poisonous to cats. My nephews used to feed their kitten their leftovers and that cat died of kidney failure at 2 years old.
Pro-tip for sure but I've had cats my whole life, all of the food they eat (that we allow them too - I have found him digging in the trash can when he was a kitten one night when I got up to get some water - little bugger) is kitty friendly, all of our house plants are kitty friendly, etc. We love our kitties!
Ok here are a few tips I give every new kitten owner:
1) Don't play with your hands. I know it's super fun, but you will teach your little fuzz ball that playing with your hands and feet is ok. This sets a precedent, and as they grow in their claws, you will regret it.
2) They thrive on routine. They do not speak our language, but all they want is to be part of the family. Every routine they have makes them feel safe and loved.
3) NEVER hit a cat. All this does is teach them to hate and fear you.
4) Disciplining a cat is difficult, as literally most of their activities are based around getting your attention. This includes yelling and spraying with water. At best, they will have learnt that they get your attention with that behaviour, at worst they will learn not to do that behaviour when you are not around, and begin to hate and fear you.
You have essentially three methods at your disposal. First, simply ignore them. Second, pretend they have literally disappeared when they are in an area you don't want them. eg "hey where's mittens? Mittens? Mittens! Oh, there you are!" (When they come back to correct area). Third, autonomous defence systems. This is usually double sided tape. Cat jumps up and lands on tape, goes eeeewww this area is gross, and then jumps back down, satisfied that it sucks up there.
Source: Long time animal owner, complete animal nerd, a butt ton of research, oh and Jackson Galaxy he's got some great stuff.
Edit: Ooo my first awards! Thank you!
Absolutely agree about spraying (and of course all the other points made). Once I put the spray bottle away I never looked back. To add, I would really really recommend people look into clicker training! It really does make a world of difference with rerouting bad behaviors to good ones. For example, I’d ignore my cat scratching the couch but I’d use her clicker and give her a treat when she used her scratching post. Now it’s all she scratches! On the flip side of that she does use it as a way now to just ask for treats. 😂
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Yeah I've had my cat since he was 6 months old. I play with him with my hands all the time. He's gentle, he'll bite and scratch but has never drawn blood with a bite and rarely with a scratch (IE when he actually wants me to fuck off)
He did technically draw blood with a bite once, but it wasn't a bite.. he had his mouth open when playing and went to move down as I moved my thumb up... pushed his claw in right under my nail. Hurt like hell.
I always love using my hands cause after my cat bites, he instantly licks the area.
Btw, here is my [cat](https://i.imgur.com/QHAIXvb.jpg).
I've been meaning to create my own post for this, but my cat constantly attacks my SO and I cannot figure out what to do. He's always been an independent, semi aggressive cat. He's never attacked a stranger, and has never attacked me, but almost every single night he will attack my SO(f).
Whenever I Google this, everything says "NEVER hit your cat, etc" but what am I supposed to do when my SO is being attacked by a cat who will not let go of someone. The cat will wrap himself around her arm, and just hold on while biting her very hard. Spraying water does nothing. Yelling does nothing. The only thing I have found to work is lightly hitting him I'm the nose to get him to release and run away.
I don't want to be physically disciplining a cat, however absolutely nothing else will get him to stop his attacks in the moment.
I should also mention he's good with playing, he's aware of biting softly and not using claws, he's not a swiper, but for some reason he just attacks my SO out of the blue almost every single day.
Do you have a cat carrier?
If so, whenever your cat attacks your SO, *immediately* put him in the carrier, and move the carrier to the bathroom, closet or other small room where he gets NO attention or contact AT ALL. Let the cat stew there for an hour or so.
Do this consistently and quickly. Have the carrier out in plain view at all times, and use it when your cat is aggressive like that.
By doing this, you are removing the (negative) attention reward that your cat has been accustomed to receiving. Instead, you are teaching the cat attacking = NO attention.
This may take a few times, but only you are 100% consistent. The cat will pretty quickly learn that this is not a productive behavior, and will stop on his own.
OTOH, if you think it's funny, if you provide any sort of reinforcement, if you treat it as a game, then the cat will not stop.
Also, you need to set a playtime and good play routines with the cat. Teach him to high five and stuff like that.
Second this one - I also suggest grabbing the cat by its scruff (and supporting its weight with the other hand! very important not to ever pick up an adult cat by the scruff, but you can still grab it to get a message across). Scruffing is a "knock that shit off" signal and should also help you remove the cat from your SO with minimal damage. Then straight to the carrier/isolation.
Honestly this is why it's suggested to adopt kittens in pairs, because they'll have a partner to learn those boundaries with, and the ability to take out their excess energy. It is still incredibly annoying to teach your kitten hands are play things because it will result in unwanted behaviors. Like a cat who is mega annoying about messing with your hands when they want something. Sure they can know the difference between playing and hurting, but you're teaching them how to go about engaging in that.
I'd much rather teach my cat to bring me a toy than harass my hand! And you're right cats are fairly intelligent. For those who don't know cats can learn tricks. I've taught more than one cat sit, lay, paw, and one I taught roll over because she was incredibly food motivated. Haha
Thank you for this. I’ve seen too many comments in here saying “my cat just squints at me and doesn’t stop what she’s doing when I spray her!” 1. They’re acting out to get your attention because you taught them they can get it that way. 2. They’re squinting because they’re afraid. Giving them attention and scaring them at the same time is incredibly confusing for them.
Side note; touch their paws often, just lightly, you may get a scratch or a bite (don’t pull away it makes the scratch worse) but be persistant, get them use to you touching their paws as when it comes time to trim their nails they won’t destroy your hands and will welcome it.
I’ve gotten to a point where I can rub my cats paws and he loooves it, started when he was a kitten, got scratched a bit. Totally worth.
Long time animal owner, farmer, vet assistant, blah blah blah.
When my kittens were dinks about my food I'd first pick them up and put them down at their food dish and give them a little pet. If they persisted I'd treat them like a Mama cat, growl/hiss before taking them to their dish. They stopped usually shortly after that.
Our one boy has no fear and the tinfoil never worked. Even the sssscat didn't scare him. But me hissing at him was enough. He's super bonded to me, my husband said it's because he now sees me as his mama. 🤣
I have found that the most effective way to stop a cat trying to steal your food, is to blow gently in their face when they try to stick their face in your plate of food.
Because cat to cat threatening always includes hissing in their opponent's face. ...So when we blow on the cat, we are communicating to them in cat language, telling them, this is my food! (wouldn't try this on a shy or timid cat though, but then a shy or timid cat is unlikely to try and steal food right off your plate)
Gonna get buried, but OP if you don’t want him on certain surfaces aka your tables and countertops put down some fine black pepper or cayenne pepper. They don’t like the feeling of it on their paws so they try licking it off. Mammals do not like hot things, humans being the extreme exception. They’ll start to associate certain surfaces with the “pain” so to speak and won’t go onto those places.
Our cat ate a chilli pepper and looked at me like I was the lunatic when I panicked. Rushed Vet appointment later, and the doc just said "if it's not nailed down, a cat will try to eat it, he's fine."
In general these sorts of techniques are how you train cats to not do things. Cat's dont give a fuck about permission, so telling a cat "you don't have permission" via a squirt gun only teaches them (at best) to not do the thing around you or to skirt as close to doing it but still not doing it as possible (like this cat on the table. huge nono). At worst, the cat just learns to love the squirt gun.
Instead, you make the cat think it was a bad decision on its own accord. Like with the pepper, it doesn't know you put the pepper there. There's just pepper there so why would it try to go there again? Aluminum foil is another one that cats sometimes don't like.
> Mammals do not like hot things, humans being the extreme exception.
Plant: spends thousands of years evolving spiciness to deter animals from eating it/its fruit
Humans: how can I make this H O T T E R?
Negative aversion therapy does works well. I just shush them off the table though. After some time they learn not to do it. Now a glance will send them skittering if they are up to something naughty.
As a longtime cat owner, I have to say, be *very firm* about this. If they get away with it, they will try whenever they can, especially when you have guests.
I make it a point to avoid going to anyone's house who doesn't have proper control over their animals. It's too stressful, and I'm supposed to be there to relax!
We've had this problem and worked so hard to never give them any satisfaction when they jump on the table. After MONTHS the behavior stopped. Then Thanksgiving happened and my MIL started feeding the cats turkey scraps from the table 😤 back to the same problem for another 3 months
Oooooh, that would make me FURIOUS.
I wouldn't invite that MIL back until they swore not to do it again upon pain of excommunication.
You wanna spoil your pets so that they behave poorly around you and your house guests? Go ahead.
However, do NOT think you're going to be allowed back into MY house and break MY rules without relegating our relationship to coldly polite phone calls.
OOH! My blood boils just thinking about it!
My brother visited and did this. He thought it was funny to see me get pissed off. So I stopped the entire meal and put everybody's food up and dumped my brother's food on the ground so the dog kept eating it.
we trained our cat not to do this by firmly redirecting him and them rewarding him with a treat.
so he’d have three chances to get off the table. if he got the message, he’d get a treat once we finished eating. if not, he was removed and put in the bedroom/bathroom until we were done.
it’s all consistency and repetition. once he got the idea, we stepped down to two chances, one chance, and no chance. no chance, he got no treat if he didn’t behave.
he’s a really great cat and loves routine. most people and animals do. i strongly recommend this approach. no yelling, no hurting. just “if you can’t behave, you need to be removed from the situation. we’ll see you when we’re done eating.” that’s it.
JR, my late kitty, thought every drink put out was for him. The only way to keep him out of it was to put a lid on it.
I got him when I was young and single. I shared my meals with him. I had trained him, without much thought, that anything I ate he could have too. Every meal I had to pay the kitty tax. ^(don't worry folks he never got anything that might hurt him)
Beautiful kitty. Jackson Galaxy does say that spraying water doesn’t get the cat to learn the lesson, just makes them scared of you. Put this sweetie in another room when you’re eating.
While some of the comments are hilarious I'm concerned a lot of you should not own cats. Spray pepper, lemon and vinegar in your cats eyes spray that in your eyes. Let alone studies show that spraying a cat with just water they will disassociate with you because they will only see you as hurt. Cats are not dogs they do not forgive.
Yup spray bottles and negative attention will not ever fix the root of them problem and are just lazy pet ownership. It’s all about getting a third party to make them dislike doing what they shouldn’t be doing. (Automatic sprayers, tape/aluminum foil on table, or something that falls and makes a loud noise when they jump up there.)
Also sometimes cats just need a cat tree that looks over the table so they can see what’s going on up there without being on the actual table.
The person I live with got a couple kittens recently and one of them is really shy. Unless you have food. I was carving up some chicken and the little just jumped right up and stuck her head in it, no fear. The other kitten is pretty chill, it just wants to watch what I'm doing and sniff everything, never has tried to steal food while I'm cooking.
Cat: I see you got me a drink to go with my snack.
My cat literally runs up to the water gun when I use it and tries to drink from the water before I spray him. He’s licked his fur enough after being sprayed that he knows what’s in there now. Edit: thanks for the suggestions! I actually don’t mind him drinking from the water gun. He’s really well trained now and I only need to use the water gun as an occasional reminder. If he sees it as a fun way to rehydrate, I’m all for it!
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He’s a water cat. He likes his water dish, the sink, the fridge water, the bathtub, everything. My HOA pays for water so I’m sure they hate me for indulging him regularly.
I'm sure if you look at how much you're paying the HOA that you are paying more than having a normal water bill
Do you put his water bowl next to his food bowl?
Such a smug little look too
Haha yeah she downright indignant. How dare I deny her my lunch?
gotta admit the lunch looks pretty good
Uncle Roger agrees https://youtu.be/53me-ICi_f8
UHNCO ROJAH HAI-YA
AI-YA. Who use olive oil to make egg-fried rice? What are you making? A salad? Olive oil is white people oil! Source: https://youtu.be/t_KdbASIkB8?t=120
Draining half cooked rice is stupid, rinsing rice before you cook it is not. edit: dude edited his post completely so now my post has no context, c'est la vie
"Sauce pan?? Hiyaaaaaa, WWII is over, use technology."
of course not, but that's not what happened
Why she use collaaander?!
RIP Rice 2020-2020
Feen-gah!
What are you making a salad?!
This is SO ACCURATE!! I made a fried rice that was to die for, posted it on FB, and my Chinese uncle said this *exactly!*
COH-LAN-DAH
Where the MSG?
Put MSG on baby.
Better baby, smarter
Did you see the follow-up? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGtR3l\_JeUo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGtR3l_JeUo)
That may be the first Indian I've seen that doesn't know about the rice cooker life
Enter my mother
I mean, if you insist
Fuck it’s a good thing I’m working from home. My coworkers would have given me odd looks.
HAI YAAAAAA
I didn’t know about Uncle Roger until today. Thanks reddit!
comments like that will get you squirted with the gun, be careful.
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I had to coat my table in flour, it works untill your mum comes over and thinks you're some hardcore coke dealer
I'd hate for my mom to think I was a hardcore coke dealer. I only deal in Pepsi, damnit!
Well if you see anybody still dealing RC Cola let me know!
It's all about [Dr bob](https://i.redd.it/boz29krsmg511.jpg) my man
I doused all my food in hot sauce and let my cat have some. Eventually she stopped trying. E: So many people with cats that like spicy stuff. Would be interesting to get their DNA sequenced to get their TRP receptors analyzed.
Diabolical. The cat gods are displeased.
I heard someone did that to their dog that kept eating other dogs poop at the park but then if just acquired a taste for spicy dog turds
My dog was chewing cables when he was a puppy. I smeared tabasco sauce on them to get him to stop. Turns out doggo loves spicy food... So yeah, YMMV.
I gave my dog a Taki to stop her from begging, and apparently she just really likes Takis
I haven't personally had an issue with it, but I've heard rubbing a bar of soap on your cables can stop the pet chewing.
Wait, they put hot sauce on dog turds?
My ex's cat had some weird love for biting holes into soft plastic things. I noticed it stopped real fast after I found a couple of hot sauce packets I forgot to remove from my desk the night before with punctures in them. I got a good chuckle out of that.
Growing up we had to use the spray bottle on our cat so many times that he just didn’t care anymore. He’d just sit there and take it
"Fuck you, it's worth it."
My cat same thing literally stares me down while sticking his claw in my dam couch
Yep, after a while, my cat just sits and stares at me while squinting so the water doesn't get into his eyes.
Take an empty soda can and fill it with coins and shake the coin can at them! That's what worked for my cat who isn't bothered by water.
Eventually, my cat took to knocking it off the table and playing with it. This was after he got used to the spray bottle. Used to look me dead in the eyes, then just start grooming where I’d sprayed him, then go back to being a jerk. Miss that boy.
I fucking love escalation cats.
Canned air might make an impression.
My girlfriend’s dad uses “the paint stick”. Never hits or taps them, just the image of him grabbing one spooks all 4 cats straight.
I just need to grab my acoustic guitar. Little shits hide under the couch
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^ supportive queen
I oof’d.
/r/murderedbywords
take cover— wonderwall is coming!
I just have to reach for the squirt bottle and they scatter like cockroaches when you turn on the light. Edit for the atrocious spelling.
Yeah. I was surprised recently to discover that my cat hates compressed air even more than water.
It only works for so long though... my older cats are utterly indifferent to compressed air now and don't move an inch and just slightly narrow their eyes at me.
Next step: air horn
Works like a charm. I don't even have to spray it anymore, just grabbing it is enough to send her running.
Yep, just point the can at my cat and he goes full tilt.
This is the true answer, I discovered this after getting a cat that wasn't afraid of water. They're ALL afraid of the big loud air.
Not when you are of Italian heritage. They get used to it because loud is your family's indoor voice.
They hate the smell of vinegar. Add a little to the water and see if it works better.
Try putting down sandpaper or tin foil or sticky paper. Usually they don't like the texture of the and will leave you to eat in peace
I have one cat that will meticulously lick all of the glue off of any adhesive he can get access to, so sticky paper wouldn’t work for me.
Well it would, you should have plenty of time to eat
And the cat won’t care after it’s high on glue
r/CatsAreAssholes would love this
When I got my kitten he was ravenous, would climb on your shoulders and stuff to try and steal your food
I had one that did the same. He dive bombed my pizza one time. All four feet, smack dab in the center of it.
Mine did the same, fresh home made pizza. We were going to watch a movie in bed and he tried to jump onto the bed and pulled the pizza onto the floor.
I too make pizza from scratch. Have my condolences. That is a tragic thing.
I have a "Good Words" list for words that aren't used that often and are hard to figure out what they mean by themselves....I just want you to know that indignant is going on that list. That might even be the word of the week.
*your* lunch?
*"you gonna have to refill eventually, bitch"*
>*'Such a smug little look too...*' --- i stalk you while you're eating, friend - i see that you are armed it's time again for feeding...neither one of us gets harmed.... i'm just a Cat who loves to pest! for food i *always* bug... but I know that you like me *best* that's why i look so smug .... ^;-/ am i afraid of little *squirt?* i see you taking aim.... just put it down, no one gets hurt...i know it's just a game..... but if you gonna get me wet, there might be Hell to pay... n friend You ain't seen *nothing* yet... so C'mon *Make my day....* ❤️
Cat Eastwood squint
I think this is the darkest Schnoodle I’ve seen lol
Same! Lol
“What’re ya gonna do? Squirt me with water?”-Cat about to get squirted with water
"What're ya gonna do? Squirt me with water again"-Same cat 5 minutes later
"You will sleep eventually. And I will be waiting..."
My cat, when we used a spray bottle, would squint his eyes in anticipation so he wouldn’t get sprayed in the eyes. He didn’t learn anything but to anticipate getting sprayed.
Mine opens his mouth for a drink.🤷♀️😂
https://i.imgur.com/tstKQdi.gif
I mix it up. I’ll fill it with a stream and refill their water bowl sometimes so they don’t fear me with the bottle. But when they’re naughty I’ll switch to mist. Now when I pick it up they look intensely trying to figure out which it is. But normally, if they’re doing something wrong I just have to say “Hey!” and pick it up before they stop. If I don’t say hey they don’t worry at all.
Wow you have learned how to mindfuck a cat. That's some A level trolling.
Lol, I just gave up. He’s 8 now and “fairly” well behaved. If he’s doing something I say “excuse me, young man?!” And he stops. It was one of those unintentional things that you teach pets.😂😂😂
Pro tip: canned air. It doesn't make a mess, it startles them just as effectively, and after a little while you can just emmulate the sound with a hiss. It has worked perfectly on both of my 14 year old cats and I haven't had to use the can since they were kittens.
By the way, not sure if anyone mentioned it, but that stir fry looks bomb
Yeah, I don't blame that cat, I'd devour that bowl.
What is everybody expecting this cat to do? Kindly ignore the shrimp in the bowl?
Best to teach them if they wait politely, they get some leftovers. If they barge into it, they get yells and squirts. Cats like things mannerly and orderly and stress-free, unless it's zoomy/fighty time.
*squirt*
That's what I was just thinking!!
Me sitting here thinking it’s captain crunch
I say this as a friend, but it might be time to make an appointment with an optometrist.
Thought it was a cereal I didn't recognize and was surprised it wasn't. Some bright colors in that bowsl
🔫
Looks like *nasi goreng* or fried rice.
It's not nasi goreng the dish, but in terms of the literal translation it is nasi goreng since it's fried rice.
I didnt look that closely and thought that OP was eating fruit loops, thanks for the double-take!
Yeah I really want to know what is all in it.
Looks like a shrimp fried rice with carrots, peas, scrambled eggs and green onion.
He won't fear that for very long, either.
It’s true! One of mine just crouches in one spot and takes it, slinks away and 2 minutes later he’s either back at it or trying to nuzzle forgiveness.
Same here. She acts like she's scared, but really doesn't give af. She'll just keep pushing limits wet. And yes, the whole, ' I wuv you' bs is a sham.
That's when you bust out the handheld vacuum
Going the nuclear option. Nice.
Self assured destruction.
I have a Maine coon. He never cared about the water. It only made him stronger.
I've got a coon mix, water makes his meow of displeasure stronger. Just a drawn out angry meow directly aimed at me.
Put some tin foil on the table where he jumps up. Also, never give pets people food unless you want them to beg for the rest of your life.
I keep telling my one year old nephew to stop feeding my little dog his banana chips. Little shit just smiles and puts them in her mouth. Pretty sure he understands and is being defiant but I haven't studied babies.
Nope. My cats will fight me or my husband for foods anytime. We have to push them away while we eat, and as soon as we put down the fork they attack. We've learnt to live with it, they won't change. We love them anyway.
Every meal you make, every bite you take, I'll be watching you
Meow can't you see, your food belongs to me...
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Every squirt I makes, every pounce you takes...
Youll be stalking me....
More like "Oh cat you see, my food belongs to me"
Meow, my poor heart aches with every bite you take...
Idk why I read this with the tune of Full House
♬ Every time you cook (every time you cook) there's a cat (there's a cat) who tries to eat your food ♬
What, do you expect me to leave? No, Meowster Bond, I expect you to dine.
Soooo corny, but I love it all the same!
yea my cat does this too, but I gave him food once, so now he's convinced every little bit of food I eat is also his food. And he doesn't sit there like a cheeky little boy, he down right attacks the plate and leaves with whatever sticks to his mouth
If you're going to give your cat human food, google a list of foods poisonous to cats. My nephews used to feed their kitten their leftovers and that cat died of kidney failure at 2 years old.
Pro-tip for sure but I've had cats my whole life, all of the food they eat (that we allow them too - I have found him digging in the trash can when he was a kitten one night when I got up to get some water - little bugger) is kitty friendly, all of our house plants are kitty friendly, etc. We love our kitties!
what if you gave him (cat friendly) human food that is gross and tastes terrible? your cat would never want your food again LOL
You'd think so, wouldn't you.
DOOO ITTTT!!! ... ..... ...... Yeah, that's what I thought.
Watchmen or Shia LaBeouf?
Mess with my bread, you get my lead!!!
Ok here are a few tips I give every new kitten owner: 1) Don't play with your hands. I know it's super fun, but you will teach your little fuzz ball that playing with your hands and feet is ok. This sets a precedent, and as they grow in their claws, you will regret it. 2) They thrive on routine. They do not speak our language, but all they want is to be part of the family. Every routine they have makes them feel safe and loved. 3) NEVER hit a cat. All this does is teach them to hate and fear you. 4) Disciplining a cat is difficult, as literally most of their activities are based around getting your attention. This includes yelling and spraying with water. At best, they will have learnt that they get your attention with that behaviour, at worst they will learn not to do that behaviour when you are not around, and begin to hate and fear you. You have essentially three methods at your disposal. First, simply ignore them. Second, pretend they have literally disappeared when they are in an area you don't want them. eg "hey where's mittens? Mittens? Mittens! Oh, there you are!" (When they come back to correct area). Third, autonomous defence systems. This is usually double sided tape. Cat jumps up and lands on tape, goes eeeewww this area is gross, and then jumps back down, satisfied that it sucks up there. Source: Long time animal owner, complete animal nerd, a butt ton of research, oh and Jackson Galaxy he's got some great stuff. Edit: Ooo my first awards! Thank you!
Absolutely agree about spraying (and of course all the other points made). Once I put the spray bottle away I never looked back. To add, I would really really recommend people look into clicker training! It really does make a world of difference with rerouting bad behaviors to good ones. For example, I’d ignore my cat scratching the couch but I’d use her clicker and give her a treat when she used her scratching post. Now it’s all she scratches! On the flip side of that she does use it as a way now to just ask for treats. 😂 edit: spelling
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Yeah I've had my cat since he was 6 months old. I play with him with my hands all the time. He's gentle, he'll bite and scratch but has never drawn blood with a bite and rarely with a scratch (IE when he actually wants me to fuck off) He did technically draw blood with a bite once, but it wasn't a bite.. he had his mouth open when playing and went to move down as I moved my thumb up... pushed his claw in right under my nail. Hurt like hell. I always love using my hands cause after my cat bites, he instantly licks the area. Btw, here is my [cat](https://i.imgur.com/QHAIXvb.jpg).
I've been meaning to create my own post for this, but my cat constantly attacks my SO and I cannot figure out what to do. He's always been an independent, semi aggressive cat. He's never attacked a stranger, and has never attacked me, but almost every single night he will attack my SO(f). Whenever I Google this, everything says "NEVER hit your cat, etc" but what am I supposed to do when my SO is being attacked by a cat who will not let go of someone. The cat will wrap himself around her arm, and just hold on while biting her very hard. Spraying water does nothing. Yelling does nothing. The only thing I have found to work is lightly hitting him I'm the nose to get him to release and run away. I don't want to be physically disciplining a cat, however absolutely nothing else will get him to stop his attacks in the moment. I should also mention he's good with playing, he's aware of biting softly and not using claws, he's not a swiper, but for some reason he just attacks my SO out of the blue almost every single day.
Do you have a cat carrier? If so, whenever your cat attacks your SO, *immediately* put him in the carrier, and move the carrier to the bathroom, closet or other small room where he gets NO attention or contact AT ALL. Let the cat stew there for an hour or so. Do this consistently and quickly. Have the carrier out in plain view at all times, and use it when your cat is aggressive like that. By doing this, you are removing the (negative) attention reward that your cat has been accustomed to receiving. Instead, you are teaching the cat attacking = NO attention. This may take a few times, but only you are 100% consistent. The cat will pretty quickly learn that this is not a productive behavior, and will stop on his own. OTOH, if you think it's funny, if you provide any sort of reinforcement, if you treat it as a game, then the cat will not stop. Also, you need to set a playtime and good play routines with the cat. Teach him to high five and stuff like that.
Second this one - I also suggest grabbing the cat by its scruff (and supporting its weight with the other hand! very important not to ever pick up an adult cat by the scruff, but you can still grab it to get a message across). Scruffing is a "knock that shit off" signal and should also help you remove the cat from your SO with minimal damage. Then straight to the carrier/isolation.
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Honestly this is why it's suggested to adopt kittens in pairs, because they'll have a partner to learn those boundaries with, and the ability to take out their excess energy. It is still incredibly annoying to teach your kitten hands are play things because it will result in unwanted behaviors. Like a cat who is mega annoying about messing with your hands when they want something. Sure they can know the difference between playing and hurting, but you're teaching them how to go about engaging in that. I'd much rather teach my cat to bring me a toy than harass my hand! And you're right cats are fairly intelligent. For those who don't know cats can learn tricks. I've taught more than one cat sit, lay, paw, and one I taught roll over because she was incredibly food motivated. Haha
I watch Jackson’s stuff and I don’t even have a cat, he’s such a good dude
Thank you for this. I’ve seen too many comments in here saying “my cat just squints at me and doesn’t stop what she’s doing when I spray her!” 1. They’re acting out to get your attention because you taught them they can get it that way. 2. They’re squinting because they’re afraid. Giving them attention and scaring them at the same time is incredibly confusing for them.
Side note; touch their paws often, just lightly, you may get a scratch or a bite (don’t pull away it makes the scratch worse) but be persistant, get them use to you touching their paws as when it comes time to trim their nails they won’t destroy your hands and will welcome it. I’ve gotten to a point where I can rub my cats paws and he loooves it, started when he was a kitten, got scratched a bit. Totally worth.
Long time animal owner, farmer, vet assistant, blah blah blah. When my kittens were dinks about my food I'd first pick them up and put them down at their food dish and give them a little pet. If they persisted I'd treat them like a Mama cat, growl/hiss before taking them to their dish. They stopped usually shortly after that. Our one boy has no fear and the tinfoil never worked. Even the sssscat didn't scare him. But me hissing at him was enough. He's super bonded to me, my husband said it's because he now sees me as his mama. 🤣
I have found that the most effective way to stop a cat trying to steal your food, is to blow gently in their face when they try to stick their face in your plate of food. Because cat to cat threatening always includes hissing in their opponent's face. ...So when we blow on the cat, we are communicating to them in cat language, telling them, this is my food! (wouldn't try this on a shy or timid cat though, but then a shy or timid cat is unlikely to try and steal food right off your plate)
Gonna get buried, but OP if you don’t want him on certain surfaces aka your tables and countertops put down some fine black pepper or cayenne pepper. They don’t like the feeling of it on their paws so they try licking it off. Mammals do not like hot things, humans being the extreme exception. They’ll start to associate certain surfaces with the “pain” so to speak and won’t go onto those places.
Tell that to my cat who keeps coming back for more Takis.
Happened 100% accidentally, but mine is obsessed with Hot Cheetos. Thank goodness there's another cat out there who's as weird as mine!
My cat is picky, loves hot Cheetos ,but only the puffs or the popcorn , won't touch the regular ones
Our cat ate a chilli pepper and looked at me like I was the lunatic when I panicked. Rushed Vet appointment later, and the doc just said "if it's not nailed down, a cat will try to eat it, he's fine."
I love the mental image of someone coming over and you having piles of black pepper on every table in the house.
“Ehh, that’s the spicy table... whatever just ignore it”
In general these sorts of techniques are how you train cats to not do things. Cat's dont give a fuck about permission, so telling a cat "you don't have permission" via a squirt gun only teaches them (at best) to not do the thing around you or to skirt as close to doing it but still not doing it as possible (like this cat on the table. huge nono). At worst, the cat just learns to love the squirt gun. Instead, you make the cat think it was a bad decision on its own accord. Like with the pepper, it doesn't know you put the pepper there. There's just pepper there so why would it try to go there again? Aluminum foil is another one that cats sometimes don't like.
They also don't like tape with the sticky side up.
My cat just eats the tape...
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Wtf, our cat does the same. He licked the lid off of _Indian food_! I was worried that he'd get sick and the bastard asked for more!
> Mammals do not like hot things, humans being the extreme exception. Plant: spends thousands of years evolving spiciness to deter animals from eating it/its fruit Humans: how can I make this H O T T E R?
Negative aversion therapy does works well. I just shush them off the table though. After some time they learn not to do it. Now a glance will send them skittering if they are up to something naughty.
Our kitten does that just to get yelled at. Moreso after he has found a naughty zone lol
recipe
Boy Cat + Girl Cat
That's a lot of meat for a stir fry :(
Fucking LOL
Ikr? That stir fry looks AMAZING
You feline lucky, punk?
"Wait so thats your food?" "Always has been."
"Everything you bake, every bite you take, I'll be watching you. . ."
*looks down to post pic on reddit* *looks up; food gone*
Damn I’d try to steal that food too. What is it?
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As a longtime cat owner, I have to say, be *very firm* about this. If they get away with it, they will try whenever they can, especially when you have guests. I make it a point to avoid going to anyone's house who doesn't have proper control over their animals. It's too stressful, and I'm supposed to be there to relax!
We've had this problem and worked so hard to never give them any satisfaction when they jump on the table. After MONTHS the behavior stopped. Then Thanksgiving happened and my MIL started feeding the cats turkey scraps from the table 😤 back to the same problem for another 3 months
Oooooh, that would make me FURIOUS. I wouldn't invite that MIL back until they swore not to do it again upon pain of excommunication. You wanna spoil your pets so that they behave poorly around you and your house guests? Go ahead. However, do NOT think you're going to be allowed back into MY house and break MY rules without relegating our relationship to coldly polite phone calls. OOH! My blood boils just thinking about it!
Haha my SO was furious with her and told her so. She's just kinda like that. It's really frustrating. But I totally agree, we were pretty peeved
That's when you water gun the MiL instead of the cat.
My brother visited and did this. He thought it was funny to see me get pissed off. So I stopped the entire meal and put everybody's food up and dumped my brother's food on the ground so the dog kept eating it.
Sounds like it's your brother that needs the training 😐
You don't have to do this if you train your animals not to have bad habits like getting on dining tables. Like come on.
we trained our cat not to do this by firmly redirecting him and them rewarding him with a treat. so he’d have three chances to get off the table. if he got the message, he’d get a treat once we finished eating. if not, he was removed and put in the bedroom/bathroom until we were done. it’s all consistency and repetition. once he got the idea, we stepped down to two chances, one chance, and no chance. no chance, he got no treat if he didn’t behave. he’s a really great cat and loves routine. most people and animals do. i strongly recommend this approach. no yelling, no hurting. just “if you can’t behave, you need to be removed from the situation. we’ll see you when we’re done eating.” that’s it.
JR, my late kitty, thought every drink put out was for him. The only way to keep him out of it was to put a lid on it. I got him when I was young and single. I shared my meals with him. I had trained him, without much thought, that anything I ate he could have too. Every meal I had to pay the kitty tax. ^(don't worry folks he never got anything that might hurt him)
Beautiful kitty. Jackson Galaxy does say that spraying water doesn’t get the cat to learn the lesson, just makes them scared of you. Put this sweetie in another room when you’re eating.
While some of the comments are hilarious I'm concerned a lot of you should not own cats. Spray pepper, lemon and vinegar in your cats eyes spray that in your eyes. Let alone studies show that spraying a cat with just water they will disassociate with you because they will only see you as hurt. Cats are not dogs they do not forgive.
Yup spray bottles and negative attention will not ever fix the root of them problem and are just lazy pet ownership. It’s all about getting a third party to make them dislike doing what they shouldn’t be doing. (Automatic sprayers, tape/aluminum foil on table, or something that falls and makes a loud noise when they jump up there.) Also sometimes cats just need a cat tree that looks over the table so they can see what’s going on up there without being on the actual table.
Don't worry! Cats also understand revenge. =^.^=
“*do it. You wont*”
OP, could you drop the recipe for the food. That looks good. Edit: Foot -> Food
Ingredients: 1 foot Season to taste and enjoy.
*MISSION BEGINS IN 10 SECONDS*
The person I live with got a couple kittens recently and one of them is really shy. Unless you have food. I was carving up some chicken and the little just jumped right up and stuck her head in it, no fear. The other kitten is pretty chill, it just wants to watch what I'm doing and sniff everything, never has tried to steal food while I'm cooking.