No, you should cut them, you have too.
My grandma's cats, sometime ago, didn't had their claws cut and they kept growing, a lot, making the claw grow in wards in the paw, both cats were in extreme pain and it got infected and one even had to go to the vet because of it.
I'm not saying this will happen to every cat but you should still cut, you don't need to cut a lot, in fact, you shouldn't cut a lot, just a little bit so it won't be sharp.
It's actually quite common in old cats to get ingrown claws. They, like us, get stiff and fragile at older age and it might be painful for them to maintain their claws.
Also, some cats are just more lazy than others and refuse to maintain personal "hygiene" such as cleaning their coat and trimming claws ^^
This was very informative albet slightly rude. The techniques of training cats may seem like common sense to you, but not everyone has the experience you do. I have two 6 month old kittens, one of them has been getting more aggressive in her play, while the other has become more docile, so the aggressive one starts attacking my legs and arms. i had never let them play with my limbs before, because they played with each other, and one day she just started attacking my arms. so i looked around the internet, and there are varying opinions everywhere. no where did i see that you should hiss at them when they do something wrong. I will be using the techniques you mentioned, but there's no need to get so angry about it.
How to deal with a problem cat
Step 1: Dig whole big enough to bury cat up to head
Step 2: Place cat in hole and fill in
Step 3: Crank lawn mower.
Problem solved.
Infracted.
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I remember when my cat killed a butterfly..it made me sad:/. A great way the cats I have had let go of some of their energy is finding and killing a died mouse. I swear after one of my cats killed one she threw it up in the air air and just kept playing with it like a chew toy...she was so proud of her kil.
But I guess that is not an option to you since that is more of a random thing...
Time...line? Time isn't made out of lines. It is made out of circles. That is why clocks are round. ~ Caboose
Catnip also often doesn't seem to have an effect on kittens below the age of 6 months-1 year.
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I trim my cat's claws just so they're slightly less deadly weapons. She's pretty good about it actually, and lays there patiently while I do it.
'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
I bought a catnip toy for my cat once and it was one where the catnip came separately in a bag (looked like weed lol) and you put some in the ball toy. So, I'm opening the bag and it burst open like a bag of chips, got all over the carpet, what happened next was fascinating. M, my cat, went apeshit and was running his face into the carpet, flipping around, running his whole body in the spot. It was nuts.
Anywho, when my cat would bite me, I'd bite him back lol. I did that with my dog too (black lab, loved to chew). Also, my cat didn't like his belly being rubbed. So when he'd attack my feet, I'd scoop him up and eat his bellies. He eventually got the message.
TLDR: Eat your cat's bellies.
Last edited by Bavol; 2012-11-16 at 09:12 PM.
play with her at least 15 mins a day, or get another cat to play with her. my first cat was like this, but we got him a couple friends to chase and he really mellowed out.
she wants to hunt things, get a feather or toy tied on a stick for her to chase.
Last edited by starlord; 2012-11-16 at 09:17 PM.
Lazer pointers, all of my cats love chasing them (younger ones more so).
Some cats like to claw on the ground or carpets, or anything that they can claw and make their "nails" go off, that's why we need to cute it, so it won't grow and the streets have plenty of places for them to claw, so yeah, if you move them in to the house and don't let them go out, you will need to cut their claws more often.
Mines only come inside to eat and sleep or when it's cold, my mom only cuts their claws like once every 1 or 2 months.
All cats love to chase the red dot. xD
Just a minor heads up on the cat nip (haven't read through all the posts to see if it was going to be tried/ have been tried / not going to be tried). My friends cat was an outside pet. Primary job was to kill pests. Well that cat knew exactly where the wild cat nip grew at and the cat loved to self medicate. Here is the catch, the cat was very loving and fun to be around... when it was sober. Once that cat got high though it became crazy as all get out. I remember going to his place to help work on his tractor. Here his cat was sitting in the middle of the driveway meowing like crazy. I watched it do that for five minutes before I got my friend. He tried to move it and the cat decided he was a super mouse getting revenge for all the small one's the cat killed and went nuts on him. Bout pissed myself laughing.
I've learned a bit about living with "devil cat" (according to some). A lot of people get a cat thinking they're independent and easy to manage, but it's not just drop them in the house and go. So from my experience, here's a bit of advice:
Your cat is still a kitten, but no longer a baby kitten. You have entered the feline equivalent of "the terrible twos." She is going to start pushing boundaries and seeing what she can and can't get away with. It's up to you, and the family living there, to set the ground rules and hold her to them so she learns what is acceptable behavior.
She is likely pent up on energy and looking to play and get attention. I would advise getting a water bottle, you can mix vinegar with the water so it's not strong but has a little smell, and giving her a single spritz if she heads under the table. Make that area off limits.1) We all eat, she goes under the table and jumps on somebody from below. Claws right into our legs or hands if we had them under the table for some reason. I have some serious injuries already. My arm looks like I was in war.
Don't yell at her. Cats don't understand good attention vs bad attention. Only attention. You yelling is a reaction to what they did, so they will do it again to get more reactions. The spray bottle can be a mysterious spray of water from nowhere unless/until she figures it out. Then picking it up will send her running. Preferably you can get her to associate bad behavior with mystery water spray so she doesn't do it, even when you aren't home.
She has somehow learned your feet are a toy. Never play with them with your hands or feet or they will think it's acceptable whenever they feel like playing. Wear shoes for now and if she pounces your feet while walking...keep walking. Don't yell at her, just ignore her. If attention = desirable then being ignored = undesirable.2) Something she only does with me. If I walk without shoes on she always jumps my feet and trys to bite me and scratches me. Putting her away only makes her attack again. Only way to stop her is to put some shoes on or to carry her into another room.
Many people think feeding cats is just leaving food out and letting them nibble, but that contributes to overweight cats. Get your cat on a feeding schedule, the same one as your dog. Feed them in separate areas at the same time. I'll go ahead and also mention your cat's weight and constant hunger.3) She fights my dog for the dogs food. I always have to seperate the cat when feeding my dog, or she would simply eat everything away. This cat eats fucking dogfood
What are you feeding her?
My cat switched from dry food to Science Diet canned food and lost about 5 lbs with no other change in lifestyle. You might think that's expensive stuff, but it's not bad at all.
My buddy, Toby, eats dry food for breakfast, Science Diet canned (he likes chicken, don't go with fish as they aren't designed for eating fish regularly) 1/3 of a can at 7 PM and another 1/3 at midnight. Science Diet is about $1.00 a can and I can easily take him a month a 1 can/day without dry food. $30/month for cat food isn't bad and it's cheaper than paying for diabetes or other problems down the road.
Dry food is made primarily of plants. Cats are made to eat meat.
http://www.catinfo.org/
Save this website. Refer to it often. Food and litter box information are VERY eye opening. You need to look at the house from the cat's point of view as much as from how you want the cat to see it.
I bought my scratch tree and Toby loves it. You should look into a spray or catnip for the tree you built that will act as an attractant. Also, when she uses the scratch tree...PRAISE HER! Talk to her, pet her, play with her with toys on the tree (my cat loves a stuffed animal being put on top and he will grab it from underneath and THROW IT OFF! "GET OFF MY TREE, STUFFED DUCK!") or give her treats. Attention and enforcement of good behavior.4) We build a scratch tree for her, but she just doesnt want to fucking use it. Instead she scratches all the old and valuable furniture. The old man in the house is getting extremely pissed by her and starts being aggressive. I try to calm him down and not to attack the cat but I think he is reaching his limit; and I can understand him. The furniture is really expensive and it would be a shame if a cat damages it.
To deter scratching furniture, there are strips you can buy or double sided tape you can put on the furniture she's likely to scratch. They hate the sticky feeling on their paws.
She's a 6 month old kitten. Put her outside. Don't let her dictate what she will/won't do 100% of the time. Put her out in the garden to play, go play with her outside. Take strings or toys and have her play outside even if it's cold.She was a wonderfull cat until two months ago... calm, yet playfull. She has a huge garden to play in, but now she refuses to go outside because it's getting colder.
Rest assured, you haven't done anything wrong...yet. She's growing and going through that phase, so how you handle it from here on is what will make the difference.What did we do wrong, and what can we do to fix her?
http://www.catinfo.org/ (this was a really favorite site for litter box and diet information for me!)
http://www.paws.org/happy-indoor-cat.html
http://www.indoorcat.org
Get some toys for your cat. They don't even have to be expensive, either; just something small and fluffy/jingly/bouncy that she can chase.