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I have a one year old neutered male who has been a great cat. No problems with any issues. The only time he has ever been difficult was when I found a five week old kitten outside. I had to deal with his hissing, aggression, etc. towards the kitten, for about a month. We had the introduction thing and separation until they were friends and were fine.
The problem is the female kitten. She is four months old and destructive. She has chewed through two phone lines, with one involving getting a new phone. She also ripped a hole in wallpaper and is clawing at carpet. She focuses on carpet at door frames where the carpet meets a tile floor. She has really made an eyesore in one room.
I have tried covering the doorway with a blanket and spraying Nature's Miracle anti-scratch spray. It still continues. I am constantly worried that she will destroy carpet in a living room or dining room that would be incredibly expensive to replace.
There is a vertical scratching post in the room where she has been the worst. The rooms I am worried about have a vertical scratching post and a horizontal floor scratching box. Two of three have carpet on them. She uses all of them, but still goes for the floor carpet. She never sees the adult cat do this with floor carpet. The kitten is also pushy. If he is eating, and she wants some, she pushes him out of the way to put her head in his bowl. She also has low tolerance for being held. She loves my company, but doesn't want me to hold her. She also has a fascination for water and always tries to get into my empty bathtub to lick residue water or play with rocks on a candle decoration. She almost comes across as determined and strong willed.
I am at my wits end with her over the carpet. I can't put up with her destroying it. I have thought about placing area rugs or bathroom rugs over the carpet to tile areas until she breaks the habit, but I don't know if she will attempt to get under it or could.
I owned a previous cat for almost ten years, until she died. Like my male, she never messed with carpet. The cats I grew up with never did it, either.
I am at my wits end and don't want to declaw or rehome, but I can't have her destroying stuff. Suggestions?
The problem is the female kitten. She is four months old and destructive. She has chewed through two phone lines, with one involving getting a new phone. She also ripped a hole in wallpaper and is clawing at carpet. She focuses on carpet at door frames where the carpet meets a tile floor. She has really made an eyesore in one room.
I have tried covering the doorway with a blanket and spraying Nature's Miracle anti-scratch spray. It still continues. I am constantly worried that she will destroy carpet in a living room or dining room that would be incredibly expensive to replace.
There is a vertical scratching post in the room where she has been the worst. The rooms I am worried about have a vertical scratching post and a horizontal floor scratching box. Two of three have carpet on them. She uses all of them, but still goes for the floor carpet. She never sees the adult cat do this with floor carpet. The kitten is also pushy. If he is eating, and she wants some, she pushes him out of the way to put her head in his bowl. She also has low tolerance for being held. She loves my company, but doesn't want me to hold her. She also has a fascination for water and always tries to get into my empty bathtub to lick residue water or play with rocks on a candle decoration. She almost comes across as determined and strong willed.
I am at my wits end with her over the carpet. I can't put up with her destroying it. I have thought about placing area rugs or bathroom rugs over the carpet to tile areas until she breaks the habit, but I don't know if she will attempt to get under it or could.
I owned a previous cat for almost ten years, until she died. Like my male, she never messed with carpet. The cats I grew up with never did it, either.
I am at my wits end and don't want to declaw or rehome, but I can't have her destroying stuff. Suggestions?
