Cat lovers know firsthand about the problem of ragged sofas, bad cat smell or wool on the dining table. Yes, cats are not only cosiness, purrs and affection, but also a number of problems that not all owners can cope with.
We offer you the top 10 life hacks, after which you will learn how to teach a cat to walk in a tray, how to wean him to sharpen his claws on furniture or how to calm a raging animal.
10. How to wean a cat to walk on the table
You can always offer an alternative: a windowsill, ottoman or nurse, which is mounted on a battery. After all, cats use a table to examine their territory from a great height, and therefore climb to all elevations.
If the alternative to your pet did not suit your taste, then ordinary tape will come to the rescue. Cut strips of adhesive tape 20-25 centimeters and lay them on the table with the sticky side up. The cat, having jumped onto the table, will immediately fall into the trap: the adhesive tape will stick to its paws, and the animal will be busy in order to get rid of the adhesive tape.
9. How to wean a cat to go to the toilet in the wrong place
To begin with, find out the reason for the cat's riot against the toilet in the designated place. Perhaps the animal does not like the size of the tray, the filler, the location of the tray itself, or the smell in it. If before the cat was completely satisfied with its tray and filler, and suddenly the animal began to go to the toilet in the wrong place, we advise you to take the animal to the veterinarian. Perhaps the cat is trying to attract the owner's attention in this way to problems with the stomach or urination (with cat discomfort in the urinary canals, the tray begins to be associated with pain, so the animal is looking for another place for the toilet).
If health problems are not found, then we recommend that instead of filling, lay a soft rag or pour earth / sand into the tray.
8. How to make a scratching post in 3 minutes
If the upholstery of your sofa is dear to you, then we strongly recommend you to get a clawcloth. If you do not want to buy it, then use a thick tow rope. Tie the rope around the table leg at a distance of 30-40 centimeters from the floor. The distance should be high so that the cat can raise its paws and thus stretch its ligaments. After all, a clawcloth is not only the protection of your furniture from sharp claws, but also the health benefit of your pet.
Be sure to introduce the animal to the new object and encourage the cat when he uses the scratching post as intended.
7. How to reduce the aggression of cats that do not get along with each other
Cats are very jealous of their territory and the surrounding space. If an adult cat who is used to living and “reigning” in an apartment is alone, to add a new cat, then the conflict can not be avoided.
In order to reduce the likelihood of cat squabbles, nail additional shelves on the walls. Animals will be divided by space between the shelves, territories, or rather lying places, will become larger, which means that the number of conflicts will quickly disappear.
6. How to wean a pet from spoiling furniture
Cats tear furniture not because of their own vagaries, but because they need to grind their claws. The owner must cut the claws of the animal in a timely manner or offer the cat an alternative - a claw point.
If the claws are trimmed, the claws are set, and the fluffy bully still encroaches on the integrity of the furniture - use cardboard.
Cover the tattered sofa corner with cardboard. The cat will begin to bite its claws into him, because it doesn’t matter to him what to tear: cardboard or a sofa corner. Gradually begin to lower the cardboard below, and then completely to the floor. The cat will get used to the structure and look of the cardboard, completely switching its attention to it and forgetting about the upholstery.
5. How to make a toy for a cat
Creating a toy for a cat can be turned into a great pastime with your child, if you have one. You can take a long stick, attach a fishing line or a thick thread to its end, and a decorative feather or jingle bells at the end of the thread. Cats are happy to rush after such toys.
You can also place toilet paper sleeves in a shoe box. Vertically, of course. Cats stick to this game for a long time, sticking their paws into the holes, thinking that someone is hidden in them.
4. How to accustom a cat to a scratching post if he ignores it
If you set a clawbutton, but the animal stubbornly ignores the new object in the apartment, paying all its attention to the upholstery of the kitchen set, then buy catnip in the pharmacy.
Sprinkle a spray on a scratching post, cats adore the smell of mint. You will not drag the pet away from the claw until the smell disappears. During this time, the animal will get used to the scratching post and understand why it was installed in the apartment.
3. How to make a ladder for a pet
We already wrote above that cats love to climb high places. Sometimes these are chairs, sometimes tables, and most often cabinets. Many cats try to climb onto the closet, but with age it is harder for them to do this, so we recommend that you help the pet with the stairs.
To do this, take a board or thick plywood, wrap a rope around it. Each turn of the rope will resemble a ledge of a step, on them the cat will easily climb to the height of the cabinet.
2. How to quickly reassure pets
The water and the loud noise that people usually turn to stop a cat fight - it’s best not to use it. That fluid, that noise are external stimuli and, most likely, they will irritate cats even more.
Animals understand the language of nature, which means include a mother cat and grab the aggressor cat (the one that started the fight) by the scruff of its neck. Let the second cat be removed from the room, and you firmly hold the culprit and press him to the floor.
The cat will gradually calm down when you feel that the animal has relaxed, you can praise it and let it go.
If cats often do not get along, we recommend that you buy a sweet treat for your pets in veterinary pharmacies or on well-known Chinese sites. It is mounted on a wall at the level of the animal’s head. Sweetness needs to be licked, and therefore cats will be engaged in business for a long time, completely not paying attention to each other.
1. How to wean cats to walk in colors
Cats are accustomed to walking on the ground because of their nature, but they are still animals. But urban cats locked in apartments do not have the opportunity to go outside, and therefore they get the desired softness for their paws in flower pots.
If you want to once and for all wean an animal to walk on the ground in flowers, then pour pebbles, Christmas tree cones or dried flower petals into the pot. Kotu will be uncomfortable stepping on the ground hidden by stones, and soon he will cease to disturb your plants.