I need Cat advice...

[Alfir]

Any ideas on how to teach a cat not to snatch your food? Ensure they don't claw you? (I got accidentally 'clawed', pussy cat used me like a platform to jump to the window. I was just minding my business!) And ensure they don't piss and shit inside your house? I know, I know... Cats rule us all, but there's a limit to this slave's patience! We have two cats, a white with an orange top, and a black with a white underbelly. They are, namely, Naruto and Sasuke. And Sasuke has been causing my family trouble since the day he was born. Naruto was surprisingly well behaved though and doesn't shit or piss just about everywhere.

 

[Corty]

Give him to Orochimaru.

Other than that, try to have two different litter boxes. It could be a help so they can poop at different spots. I have only one cat, but she also has two boxes far apart from each other, and there is certainly one that she uses more than the other.

 

[Alfir]

Give him to Orochimaru.

Other than that, try to have two different litter boxes. It could be a help so they can poop at different spots. I have only one cat, but she also has two boxes far apart from each other, and there is certainly one that she uses more than the other.

the cats for some reason can't identify the litter box

 

[Corty]

Then you will need to keep track of them and when they are about to go, put them in the litter box. I was lucky so far, all the cats I have ever had were using it right out of the box, without any training needed.

 

[DonHon]

Any ideas on how to teach a cat not to snatch your food? Ensure they don't claw you? (I got accidentally 'clawed', pussy cat used me like a platform to jump to the window. I was just minding my business!) And ensure they don't piss and shit inside your house? I know, I know... Cats rule us all, but there's a limit to this slave's patience! We have two cats, a white with an orange top, and a black with a white underbelly. They are, namely, Naruto and Sasuke. And Sasuke has been causing my family trouble since the day he was born. Naruto was surprisingly well behaved though and doesn't shit or piss just about everywhere.

Timeskip naruto vs sasuke.... Sasuke probably thinks the litterbox is Naruto's so he's trying to find a place to mark so do Corty's advice, if Sasuke still keeps shitting everywhere, try to find the one he keeps shitting in the most and put vinegar water, and to ensure them to not claw you train him to play with toys so that he sees your hand as a petting machine and not a glorified scratch poster

 

[Representing_Tromba]

Add a bit of capsaicin to your food. Cats hate spicy food so if you rim the plate with it, they will stay away from it. You can also just rub a jalapeño around your plate or just cook with it. Ceyenne pepper can also work.

Second, get a spider plant. They are addictive to most cats so they will chew on it rather than your food.

 

[tiaf]

Bruh, you jinxed it with the names.

Could Sasuke dislike Naruto? Some cats are loners or very territorial against the same gender of their species.

 

[greyblob]

How old are they? If they're old you're kinda fucked. If they're still young, you can train them still.

 

[Rezcore]

I'm gonna be honest. It's what my vet told me, if they try to steal food, bonk them on the head.

 

[Alfir]

Bruh, you jinxed it with the names.

Could Sasuke dislike Naruto? Some cats are loners or very territorial against the same gender of their species.

Uuuh... they are brothers and both male, they play a lot. They cuddle sometimes. Sasuke is a weird cat. I think I saw it one time, trying to be on 'top' of Naruto in a weird way like dogs do to the opposite gender. I hope I just saw it wrong, though. It doesn't help that Sasuke is a jealous type. I played with both of them with a cat wand. When the wand goes to Naruto to give him a fair share of play time, Sasuke bonks Naruto in the head so that I give him my attention instead. Even during feeding time, Sasuke likes to boss Naruto.

How old are they? If they're old you're kinda fucked. If they're still young, you can train them still.

They are one year old... We bought a water gun to shoo them away when they are being bad, but Sasuke just stopped carrying any more. He just stares at me as if judging me, "Like, really?"

I'm gonna be honest. It's what my vet told me, if they try to steal food, bonk them on the head.

I knew it! I've been wanting to bonk them in the head, but my siblings keep stopping me!

 

[tiaf]

Uuuh... they are brothers and both male, they play a lot. They cuddle sometimes. Sasuke is a weird cat. I think I saw it one time, trying to be on 'top' of Naruto in a weird way like dogs do to the opposite gender. I hope I just saw it wrong, though. It doesn't help that Sasuke is a jealous type. I played with both of them with a cat wand. When the wand goes to Naruto to give him a fair share of play time, Sasuke bonks Naruto in the head so that I give him my attention instead. Even during feeding time, Sasuke likes to boss Naruto.

They are one year old... We bought a water gun to shoo them away when they are being bad, but Sasuke just stopped carrying any more. He just stares at me as if judging me, "Like, really?"

I knew it! I've been wanting to bonk them in the head, but my siblings keep stopping me!

They won’t know something is bad without proper consequences. Bonk him.

(Also cats in heat don’t care about family bounds. Maybe castrate Sasuke.)

 

[Alfir]

I just asked my mom and learned it was actually Naruto who was shitting and pissing everywhere... I also learned we do have a litterbox, and Sasuke was using it. Naruto framed the other guy! I accused Sasuke because he is so naughty and bossy. Also, there's a stray cat hanging around our house. It's white, pregnant, and also piss everywhere, that's why I felt overhelmed recently. We kept shooing the cat, but it was so persistent. Even after it was bonked, it kept on coming back.

Maybe castrate Sasuke.

I think there's no need, they are both males.

 

[greyblob]

I just asked my mom and learned it was actually Naruto who was shitting and pissing everywhere... I also learned we do have a litterbox, and Sasuke was using it. Naruto framed the other guy! I accused Sasuke because he is so naughty and bossy. Also, there's a stray cat hanging around our house. It's white, pregnant, and also piss everywhere, that's why I felt overhelmed recently. We kept shooing the cat, but it was so persistent. Even after it was bonked, it kept on coming back.


I think there's no need, they are both males.

male cats will shit and piss everywhere to mark territory. It starts around 8~14 month old as they mature. so if this started recently, it's not because they're untrained.


if this was the case from the beginning, they are untrained. clean the area they defecate in thoroughly to completly remove the smell. keep an eye on them after they eat. if you think they're looking for somewhere to shit, carry them (while squeezing the back of their neck) to the litterbox. do this for as many times as necessary until they link litterbox to shitting.

 

[tiaf]

I think there's no need, they are both males.

Just wait for some lady cat knocking on the door asking Sasuke to take responsibility.

It’s for when he’s outside. If training can reduce his territory marking then well not needed.

 

[Alfir]

Just wait for some lady cat knocking on the door asking Sasuke to take responsibility.

It’s for when he’s outside. If training can reduce his territory marking then well not needed.

We are cat lady-free in these parts of the woods, literally. We live on a mountain, smack dab in the middle of the forest. Our neighbors are between a sari-sari store, a small chicken farm, and a few roughshod houses. The only cat lady we have here is my mom... and she barely qualifies. She just like the cats because they were vicious hunters, have been hunting tuko, lizards, roaches, mice, and all manner of creatures from small snakes, spiders, and everyday chewable insects big enough to be used as a toy... Except frogs. They don't like dealing with frogs.