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as ridiculous at it sounds, I make hissy, growling cat sounds at my cats when they do something particularly bad, like fuck with my pet rats or go towards food that isn't meant for them. I make eye contact while lowering my head, too. it's really stupid looking, I'm sure, but my bad cat no longer steals from my child's plate or from the kitchen counter. the rats are new, though, and very tempting, so that might take a bit yet.
but I make sure never to confuse the sounds - I only do that as warning when they're trying something absolutely forbidden (I also bring out the broom and smack the ground loudly with it before waving it near them, as if I will beat them with it next, but that's when they've already committed the offense), the same as I only call to them ("psss, psss, psss, kitty!") when I am going to do something nice, like pet them or give them a treat.
for the life of me, though, I can't get them to stop peeing around the litter box. and short of moving the box to a new location, I have tried EVERYTHING. |
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