How do you make a cat listen?

you have to get him a board to scratch on, and something to chew, and if he’s still new in your house then he’s trying to found out what every little thing is like in your house, if he was already in someone’s house, then he’s trained to behave this way, and give him a name, keep repeating his name all the time, until he starts looking at you when you say his name, then he will start coming to you or stop doing what he’s doing, and you have to say NO! and hold whatever he’s scratching while you’re saying “NO, (His name), LOUDLY!! and shoo him! lol

he is a kitten give him toys and play with him yourself ,thats how kittens are they are very playful..if you didnt want a cat to act like that you should have got an adult cat…

IF HE TEARS UP THE CARPET YOU NEED TO GET HIM A SCRATCHING POST.

Get the cat a scratching post. I dont know if this always works, but I either lock the cat in a bathroom or lock her out of the room for a while when she’s doing something she’s not supposed to be doing… My cats stopped waking me up in the middle of the night, knocking things over, jumping on the kitchen counter etc etc… it needs to be done consistently though… it takes a while for them to pair the wrong behavior with punishment…

My cat did this when she was angry with us - it was attention-seeking behaviour, when she felt we were ignoring her. Out of interest, do you think that might be part of the problem?

A spray bottle works wonders…:) If you say “NO” and squirt, it doesn’t take long for them to get the picture…and you can put the squit bottle away…

phrannie

I am not too familiar with cats, but I do know that the best way to teach any animal is by use of behavior modification and the use of rewards. I have heard of cats learning to do things with the presentation of a treat shortly after doing what they were supposed too. However the water sounds good too, he is catching the water to keep it off his face (most likely b/c he doesn’t like it).

PS…You don’t have to squirt in the face…squirt his feet and legs, they hate water on their feet…you can also add a teaspoon of vinegar to the full bottle of water…it’s enough to not taste good, but not enough to sting eyes…he won’t like catching it, and he’ll detest having to clean it off himself.

phrannie

BY LETTING THE CAT THINK IT HAS IT’S OWN WAY. REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY.