Should you Spank, Hit or Squirt a Bad Cat?

hmmm, what if they look right at you after you say NO and then look back at the curtain and claw it again? She knows she’ll get squirted, but apparently bad attention is better than no attention?! Tigger, I’m talking about you! (my Tigger, not TDK Tigger :))

You’re right, petpntr. It’s my husband who does it and she ADORES him, so I’m sure it’s a ploy for attention. She actually doesn’t seem smart enough for that though. I know she wishes she was an only cat and “dad” didn’t have anyone else in his life!

IT isn’t a perfect system by far, but I’ve rather perfected how to hissy spit and roar like a mama cat. It often works about as well as any other method of disciplining cats. I just have to make them think I’m the biggest, baddest mama cat of all.

Oh, my, never hit or spank a cat. They are so small that you could do terrible damage, even with what might seem like an innocent swat. I do, however, have a squirt bottle within reach at most times. Max is so funny, though, when he sees me pick it up, he just looks at me and squints his eyes, like “uh oh, I’m gonna get wet–oh, well….” and keeps right on doing whatever it was he was doing. He’s got me pegged.

MMM…I’m with you. Eventually mine learned where the squirting was coming from. Now they do something bad,see me grab the bottle, & set on the starting line saying…I’ll get to the finish line before you squirt the bottle & are gone in a puff of smoke.

I had a friend watching my kitten while I was out of town, and she said she spanked her for getting in the garbage thism morning when beforeI picked her up, she didn’t mean to just happened. well now when ever I pick her up she has loose stool leakage, what should I do. I live 2 hours from a vet and don’t want to bring her unless it gets worse, It’s only been a couple of hours.

The best $40.00 I ever spent was on the SSSScat system. It is a can of compressed air with a battery driven motion sensor spray activator attached to the top. You place it where it will do your hissing for you. It has the advantages of working when you are not present (sly boots can’t do bad things behind your back) so the deterrent is not associated with Meowmy pulling out the bad bottle and not water spotting fabric or wood surfaces. After an item or area is no longer on kitty’s want to list…you can move it to another spot you want to mark as off limits.

Um, I would take her to a vet anyways. Sounds like your little one is in pain and need attention immediately.