I have two cats: a long-haired grey/orange calico female, fixed, age 2.5ish and a short-haired tuxedo female, fixed, age 1ish.
The younger cat, Milly, has always been super stubborn. I found her when she was a very young kitten in the neighborhood. She is very vocal, in the sense that if you do something she doesn't want you to, she howls so LOUD. Taking her to the vet is awful cause she howls, hisses, and will actually attack the vet. (She never attacks anyone at home.)
Anyways, she picks on the older cat, Ewok. I thought she'd eventually calm down and stop attacking everything that moves, but it hasn't happened yet. They will start out playing, Ewok gets tired and hisses at Milly and smacks her hard in the face, but Milly will just focus in on her and take a very aggressive stance. I can make loud noises or throw toys at her and it doesn't even distract her. I guess she might be trying to assert dominance, but she's also stubborn in other ways.
She always gets up on the counters and refuses to get down. She doesn't dislike water so spray bottles don't work (also, when I do use spray bottles, i use mist and not in the face; I know they can get ear infections). Whenever I make bread, she hops up on the counter and tries to eat the flour. I'll set her down and throw her a toy, but she just jumps right back up. If I open the fridge door, she runs to jump in it. I shut her in once or twice for a like 20 seconds to make her realize it wasn't fun in there, but she still tries. I also have to shut her out of the bedroom because my dresser has handles and doors that swing open which she will paw at continuously until they open. I can't sleep with all the noise that the handles make. Its very tiring doing anything with her around because she's just seems to think she has a right to everything. I know her thoughts aren't really that complex, but jeez... she just waltzes into every room like she's the queen of England.
What can I do to train her better?! I know she's already a little older, but I just want her to stop attacking Ewok and stop trying to get into spaces she doesn't need to be.
The younger cat, Milly, has always been super stubborn. I found her when she was a very young kitten in the neighborhood. She is very vocal, in the sense that if you do something she doesn't want you to, she howls so LOUD. Taking her to the vet is awful cause she howls, hisses, and will actually attack the vet. (She never attacks anyone at home.)
Anyways, she picks on the older cat, Ewok. I thought she'd eventually calm down and stop attacking everything that moves, but it hasn't happened yet. They will start out playing, Ewok gets tired and hisses at Milly and smacks her hard in the face, but Milly will just focus in on her and take a very aggressive stance. I can make loud noises or throw toys at her and it doesn't even distract her. I guess she might be trying to assert dominance, but she's also stubborn in other ways.
She always gets up on the counters and refuses to get down. She doesn't dislike water so spray bottles don't work (also, when I do use spray bottles, i use mist and not in the face; I know they can get ear infections). Whenever I make bread, she hops up on the counter and tries to eat the flour. I'll set her down and throw her a toy, but she just jumps right back up. If I open the fridge door, she runs to jump in it. I shut her in once or twice for a like 20 seconds to make her realize it wasn't fun in there, but she still tries. I also have to shut her out of the bedroom because my dresser has handles and doors that swing open which she will paw at continuously until they open. I can't sleep with all the noise that the handles make. Its very tiring doing anything with her around because she's just seems to think she has a right to everything. I know her thoughts aren't really that complex, but jeez... she just waltzes into every room like she's the queen of England.
What can I do to train her better?! I know she's already a little older, but I just want her to stop attacking Ewok and stop trying to get into spaces she doesn't need to be.
