cat problems

[biohazard2]

My room mate has this awful cat, he tears things up, steals anything shiny (keys, watches, sunglasses), chews everything, pisses on the couch, and the worst of all, sits in the hallway, waiting for someone to walk buy and grabs the ankle and BITES. I am tired of it, he's drawn blood from me more than once, he's done the same thing to my girlfriend, and to other friends.

He has no fear of dogs, infact he chases the sh!tsu around the house quite often (not that that thing is really a dog), or of the iguana, who is MUCH larger than him or the dog. What is the most creative way of getting rid of the little vermin? Poison, bullet, microwave, or what?

 

[ltk007]

You don't need anything that serious. I suggest a super soaker. Even the most viscous cat is afraid of water. Everytime it does anything spray it and chase it around. Make it fear the water. Then everytime the cat does something bad make a pssssst sound like the super soaker. It hears it and thinks water is coming and will run like hell. Three years after the last time I actually sprayed my cat it still works.

 

[biohazard2]

been there, tried that. I even tried viniger in a spray bottle (bad smell and burns the eyes ), nothing. This stupid animal actually tries to climb in the sink when I wash dishes.

 

[kabelogo]

what about something that gets rid of people like you? that is just pathetic, that you would want to harm an animal. I hope you get married one day, and your spouse tires of you and finds a conveinant way to rid of you. (poison, bullet,etc...)

 

[biohazard2]

If you can find a better solution to deal with him (that's why I posted this question), I'd love to know. He's kinda cute, so I'd rather not kill him, but break him of his bad habbits. Heck my girlfriend managed to break me of 95% of my bad habbits, so there's got to be hope for this critter.

 

[DAM]

dude its your roomies cat, talk to him, hell if i had a pet and my roomie killed him, believe he would not be safe at night.




dam()

 

[mpitts]

Boohoohoo..

poor bastard cat that pisses on everything, bites people and doesn't listen..

whatever..

 

[OrByte]

Has the little critter been fixed yet? That can solve a lot of those problems... Please don't cook the kitty!

 

[ltk007]

getting him fixed might help, as well as declawing (its stops scratching but it is really cruel though)

 

[Susan]

Get yourself your own dog...maybe a pitbull or german shepard. The cat will only try that crap once with one of those.

Seriously, how about a cage that the cat can be put into when it misbehaves. In time, it'll get the message.

 

[biohazard2]

they are trying to deal with him too... infact they are to the point of giving him to an animal shelter. I'm open to that, because some poor sucker will fall for his cute and innocent act too.

I don't think he does these things on purpose, he just seems to be playing all the time. Anyone with cat's know if he'll out grow that? Or of any other way to get him inline.

 

[Mrs AntiSocial Virge]

How old is the cat? Has your roomie had it since it was a kitten? Sounds to me like it's a behavioral problem (whether natural behavior or bad learned behaviors that weren't corrected, I don't know). Cats can be trained, just not as easily as dogs. Dogs are easy; cats require some work and effort.

infact they are to the point of giving him to an animal shelter. I'm open to that, because some poor sucker will fall for his cute and innocent act too. Oh goody, so someone else can fix the problem. I'm going through that right now with a cat with a not using the litter box to poop problem. We got this adult cat from a shelter. We're willing to try to work it out.

 

[biohazard2]

I have a 4 1/2 foot iguana who doesn't take crap from anyone, including the cat, but the cat continues to mess with him, so I doubt a dog with do much. He has been fixed (that did slow him down) but not declawed, since he does go outside.

I have a cage that will work perfectly, but it's used for the iguana when people come over. Oh well, the iguana just finds a quiet corner and leaves people alone, guess they'll have to live with it.

 

[biohazard2]

this cat is the 4th generation born in my roomie's mom's home. he's been with them since last june, and me since october. The bad behavior started when his brother ran away, and one of our other room mates moved out. he's been getting worse ever since.

 

[rocmonster]

Cat behavior is a product of it's upbringing and handling when kittens. Cats do not instinctively bond with humans like dogs. A kitten is only susceptable to bonding with humans for a short time ( I don't remember the number of weeks- check the Discovery Channel site, they aired a really great special on Cat developement last month). Cat's do not "grow out" of hunting and stalking, they are built to hunt and kill things, it's who they are, it's their instinct. The owner has to re-direct all of this energy by showing the cat alot of attention. ALOT of attention. Cat toys that they can bite and scratch work well especially with a bit of catnip sprinkled on top. The most common mistake people make with cats is using their hands to mimic a mouse (or other prey), to get the cats attention during play. All this does is train the cat it is all right for them to claw your hands. Always use something else. Lastly, if a cat grabs your hand (or foot) with a claw, do not pull quickly away (that's what prey does, the cat expect it and fights harder). Instead, talk softly and push gently towards the cat, it will then let go.

 

[OrByte]

Doesn't sound like anyone is paying attention to the cat. I love cats but when I had one as a pet I never paid attention to it. They can get wild that way, maybe it is just a form of attention-seeking. My wife is very goodwith our current feline companion. We picked it up out of the local animal shelter. It was very wild, but after it was fixed, and with a little love and tenderness (I know it sounds gushy) the cat mellowed out. Try it, you may see an improvement.

*edited my post so I can make some d@mn sense!!!!*

 

[biohazard2]

that makes perfect sense, the room mate that moved out used to play with him all the time, and so did the other cat! damn, time to get another cat for him.

thanks guys, you saved the cat, and me from cleaning up the mess