I Thought My Cat Was Insane.
Admit it,
there have been times when you were convinced your cat was plotting against you
and was determined to turn your life into a living hell.
Punishment
will never cure bad behavior in a cat. They know that if they are punished,
they will not do it again, in front of you. Most cats will wait until you
leave the house. Unlike a dog, cats don’t respond to yelling or threats,
instead they will run away and wait till later to get their revenge.
Usually by
peeing in your shoe. Which was a real problem until I got THIS
Cats love
praise, being petted and cat treats. Yelling will only make them afraid of you.
If you stop and think about what your cat
wants, it might help the situation. If you’ve been out all day, when you get
home your cat is likely bored and wants to play.
You just
want to plop into the couch and eat Doritos
They jump
into your lap for some Lovin’ and you, not in the mooddrop them on the floor.
They take
the hint and when you’re not looking, pee in your slipper or in the case of my
Siamese, Ducky, climb on top of the TV and while I was watching it, piss down
the back of it.
That dope
was lucky he didn’t get electrocuted! But that did concern me so I got THIS
Cats need to
scratch and stretch their claws. It is up to you to provide scratching material,
like a scratching post. If you don’t he will use your couch. The cat doesn’t
care. If they do something and it turns out to be a good experience, they’ll do
it again.
Ergo Ducky wanted my attention so he pissed down the back of my TV.
That certainly
got my attention.
But he was also a great friend.
At the time
I had a big stuffed chair with big arms that Ducky would sit on next to me as I
watched TV. I used to drink beer in a Pilsner glass and on several occasions,
when I went to the bathroom I’d come back and find him drinking my beer.
So I swatted him on the butt and he’d wait
until my next bathroom break to climb on top of the TV and well…
If you cat
is peeing outside the liter box like Ducky, then do what I did and get THIS
Ducky passed
away at 14 years. A very sad day. He was a great pet and I have gone through a
number of TV’s since, but I’ll never have another Ducky.
