I have a cat Morty and he is so bad. He is very affectionate and very aggressive. An oxymoron if you will. There isn't really anything he doesn't do. He bites, scratches, knocks things over, (you should have seen my BF woken from a dead sleep to a water glass being knocked over his head). He eats things he shouldn't (plants, plastic bags, threads, pieces of carpet, etc.) plays in the potty, bolts out the door when you open it, has my other cat in fear for her life from his aggressive playing (she has only one back leg and he trips her when she is running away and then pounces on her). And he's smart, he now can open the cabinets and get his food out, so we have to buy child safe locks. He climbs up on high things and doesn't want to get down on his own so he cries until you "rescue" him. He is neutered but he kneads your back and tries to make sweet kitty love to your back. I think the only thing he doesn't do is go outside the box.
And I would try and claim guilt for his behavior but my other cat is fine, no problem. I have a squirt bottle and he hates it, don't have to spray it any more, he runs at the site of it. Porblem is...he doesn't learn. He will be right back to his mischief two minutes later, soaking wet. I don't know what to do. I bought him a kitty jungle gym, numersous toys, I play with him too. He is healthy, he eats and drinks and uses the box regularly. He is just so bad.
I read all the sites about behaviors and I don't give him physical punishment. I have tried encouraging good behavior, as rare, as it is. I tried pennies in a can too. I don't like to yell at him, but I get frustrated. He doesn't seem to mind my yelling, "No Morty, No."
My theory is, I adopted him at 4 yrs old and his record showed that he was removed from a hoard house, "crazy cat house," by the ASPCA. I think that he was socialized poorly as a kitten. He is very affectionate though. He has to be by me all the time. I can't even go to the bathroom without him by my side and he waits on the rug while I take a shower. He purrs and meows and gives kisses when I make kissy noisses, (he learned that trick easy).
Anyone out there with advice or similar problem. I will never part with him, but maybe just a way to make life a little easier and stop the ridicule from my family.
I quote my mother," How are you gonna raise children, when you can't even keep your cat in line?"
Help!!!
And I would try and claim guilt for his behavior but my other cat is fine, no problem. I have a squirt bottle and he hates it, don't have to spray it any more, he runs at the site of it. Porblem is...he doesn't learn. He will be right back to his mischief two minutes later, soaking wet. I don't know what to do. I bought him a kitty jungle gym, numersous toys, I play with him too. He is healthy, he eats and drinks and uses the box regularly. He is just so bad.
I read all the sites about behaviors and I don't give him physical punishment. I have tried encouraging good behavior, as rare, as it is. I tried pennies in a can too. I don't like to yell at him, but I get frustrated. He doesn't seem to mind my yelling, "No Morty, No."
My theory is, I adopted him at 4 yrs old and his record showed that he was removed from a hoard house, "crazy cat house," by the ASPCA. I think that he was socialized poorly as a kitten. He is very affectionate though. He has to be by me all the time. I can't even go to the bathroom without him by my side and he waits on the rug while I take a shower. He purrs and meows and gives kisses when I make kissy noisses, (he learned that trick easy).
Anyone out there with advice or similar problem. I will never part with him, but maybe just a way to make life a little easier and stop the ridicule from my family.
I quote my mother," How are you gonna raise children, when you can't even keep your cat in line?"