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My kitten Parrot is a very high-spirited, tough-guy cat. That's just fine with me, but his "I'm not scared of anything" personality is really beginning to cause problems in discipline and behavior. For a reason unknown, he's very food-aggressive (only about human food, though), and though we've tried every method we can think of to discourage him, he doesn't get the idea. And unfortunately, he's getting worse. It started off with him trying to jump in our laps to get our food, then he started jumping directly onto our plates, then he began stealing food if he thought we weren't watching... now he's begun tipping over the trash can and shredding the bags to find a snack. We've already got a covered trash can, so I don't think he can actually smell the food in there, but he's not stupid by any means. He watches us and finds out where the food goes - into the trash.
This is where his macho attitude becomes a problem. He simply doesn't respond to any disciplinary action. We've shot him with water guns (filled with various substances), tried loud noises, swatted him with books or CD cases... absolutely nothing phases this cat. He knows he's misbehaving, I can see that much. If we walk into a room and find him in some food or trash, his whole body tenses and he just stares at us. But no matter what our reaction, he won't leave, won't even move. We literally have to pick him up and put him in another room.
I know I've posted about this before, but I'm getting desperate. I've run out of solutions.
This is where his macho attitude becomes a problem. He simply doesn't respond to any disciplinary action. We've shot him with water guns (filled with various substances), tried loud noises, swatted him with books or CD cases... absolutely nothing phases this cat. He knows he's misbehaving, I can see that much. If we walk into a room and find him in some food or trash, his whole body tenses and he just stares at us. But no matter what our reaction, he won't leave, won't even move. We literally have to pick him up and put him in another room.
I know I've posted about this before, but I'm getting desperate. I've run out of solutions.