How can I train my cat to stop meowing for attention?

[rudeguy]

You can sort of train them - establish a routine, they'll stick to it and get pissed if you deviate.

Cats train you. Not the other way around

 

[Geekbabe]

Try setting the feeder alarm to 5am.

 

[Ichinisan]

We had a very vocal tom cat when I was a kid. I'd hear him "talking" to my mom every morning when she'd get up to make my dad's breakfast. It was kind of hilarious how excited he'd get because someone got up and all the funny vocalizations he'd make.

Sounds so much like my Manx

 

[Meghan54]

Cats train you. Not the other way around

Kinda, but you can definitely train a cat. But most people expect dog level of obedience/training when you mention training at all, which is giving wholly unrealistic expectations.

My cats never jump up on counters, they're trained. My cats do not claw furniture, they're trained. One of my cats, which is part Maine my excellent compatriot, comes when called and a few other simple commands, esp. when she's out with our dogs. We call her the "fourth" dog she acts like one so much of the time. Of course, it helped she was raised with dogs. One of my sisters bred and showed Persians. She got every cat she had over a couple of decades to actually want a bath.

True, you most likely won't get cats to fetch, roll over, and more typical dog tricks, but why would they? Cats aren't pack animals like dogs, which removes the "need" to please like dogs have.

 

[rudeguy]

Kinda, but you can definitely train a cat. But most people expect dog level of obedience/training when you mention training at all, which is giving wholly unrealistic expectations.

My cats never jump up on counters, they're trained. My cats do not claw furniture, they're trained. One of my cats, which is part Maine my excellent compatriot, comes when called and a few other simple commands, esp. when she's out with our dogs. We call her the "fourth" dog she acts like one so much of the time. Of course, it helped she was raised with dogs. One of my sisters bred and showed Persians. She got every cat she had over a couple of decades to actually want a bath.

True, you most likely won't get cats to fetch, roll over, and more typical dog tricks, but why would they? Cats aren't pack animals like dogs, which removes the "need" to please like dogs have.

Stop taking away my fun

My older cat knows her name, will come when called, never jumps on anything she isn't supposed to. The younger one is too stupid to learn anything. It took him over a year to figure out feet are attached to people and not monsters trying to get him. He still doesn't understand shadows