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God damn kittens.
Demon Lemon
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So I just got these two kittens like 3 weeks ago, they are brother and sister.
But whenever the guy kitten is awake, he always attacks his sister.
Any way to make him stop doing that shit, they meow like hell.
But whenever the guy kitten is awake, he always attacks his sister.
Any way to make him stop doing that shit, they meow like hell.
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Unless...is the attacking actually vicious, with the intent to harm?
thanks.
but so long as neither one is being overly aggressive, I would let them play. A stern yell and a light tap on the nose if they get too rough should work, or maybe a water bottle?
They'll be distracted from fighting but will likely associate being together with pleasant things.
But for the most part, let'em wrassle. They're -cats-.
If the boy really is hurting the girl a lot, yeah, you can use a water spritzer to separate them; you could also make some attempts at separating them, though that could change future behavior and, with cats, it's nearly impossible.
Using tone of voice works fine on cats.
It's just that they have a different level of interest in what you want.
I can usually make a cat stop whatever it's doing and sit up nice and proper by just doing a low cat-style growl.
Also works on the dogs, actually.
Really, you have to learn to communicate in animal language in general. Horse whispering and all that really does work, but you have to want to learn.
It can be very rewarding. Especially when you can make a cat come over just by lifting your chin the right way.
No, this is definitely not true. They're just as smart, you can even train them like dogs. It's harder to do, but this has less to do with intelligence and more to do with personality. Even my retarded cat figured out to try to open doors with the doorknob.
And really, if you tell a dog "hey, do you want to pull this heavy sled through freezing cold snow for weeks with little food?" He'll say "fuck yes! Let's go right now!" If you tell a cat, he'll say "no thanks, I think I'll sleep by the fire instead." Who's the smart one?
But your cats are just playing. You shouldn't worry unless they're injuring each other.
Also cfguass is right about cats. They don't see the point of doing that you tell them to do, as far as they are concerned you're there to make them happy, dogs think the other way around.
Satans..... hints.....
Then explain how you can train cats to do many of the same things that dogs do. Explain why my cats come when I call their names. <_< Neither cats nor dogs are stupid creatures, dogs just have more of a pack mentality than cats. Dogs want to please you, the alpha, the leader of the pack. Cats love you because you feeeed them.
Additionally, I usually just make some loud noise when my cats look like they're trying to off one another, usually only when one of them make a pitiful noise during the epic battle of fur.
PS. Kitten pictures!
As for the noise thing, my kitten meows a lot, but mostly for attention as opposed to my other cats that will just jump on my lap if they want some lovin'.
It's all a matter of indiviual animals. I have 2 cats.
One cat can sit up, give paws and also likes to play fetch (he'll bring back the stuff to you to throw it again)
I taught him to do that, and he'd do it all the time when I asked him. But when he started to realise that he got approval when doing those things, he switched the game right around. Which is to say he'll only do it if he wants something from me, be it food or attention. But there's no way he's doing any of it if he's not feeling like it.
The other cat is dumb as a brick.
Hahaha, your cats are assholes. I can just imagine them partying knowing they've got the house to themselves now.
I didn't know what to do. I was scared.
If they tend to nip or bite you, you should train them not to do that.
They usually mellow out as they get bigger.
Indeed. This thread is useless without pics.
So true. I just scolled through the 10 posts waiting for images, and none were to be had.
Shame on you poster, shame on you.
Two words I cannot stress enough...
Squirt Bottle.
-Robert E. Howard
Tower of the Elephant
One of our cats liked to get me up by jumping off the loft bed above me and landing on my back.
One day she missed/jumped too far and cut open my face :P I think cats are aware of what you're up to.
Also, are these kittens old enough to be fixed yet?
-Robert E. Howard
Tower of the Elephant
Instead, you should do something that causes immediate displeasure to the cats. I suggest buying one of those very small water-pistols and squirting the cats with it whenever they fight. That way, they'll pretty quickly associate fighting with getting wet, and stop doing it.
My kittens know exactly what I'm angry about when I use stern words and act a little angry at them...they then come up and look all hurt and sad so they get hugs...cunning creatures that they are.
We've found that at first clapping when they did something bad worked, and when they got used to that we hiss at them. They know that if they get hissed and there's an angry voice it's time to get off the kitchen counter pretty damm quickly!