I am going crazy trying to get my cats to listen to me. I have a 6 month old kitten, and a 1 year old cat.
I used to only have my older cat, boots, but we decided to get him a friend since cats do better in pairs, or so I thought. We got M, the kitten, in March.
I'll start with the issues:
- I cannot keep a roll of TP anywhere in the house without the destroying it.
- They enjoy knocking over cups of liquid, such as water and pop.
- They are ripping the carpet from the wall in the corner.
- They enjoy wrestling on top of me at 4 in the morning
- They LOVE knocking stuff off the counters
- They climb up my curtains with their claws, I am on my 4th set of curtains now. (same with shower curtain).
I have tried to discipline them, but nothing seems to work. I tried the pennies in a can trick, and all they wanted to do is get the can from me to see what it was, the noise had no effect. I tried spraying them with water, but they LOVE water, sometimes I will leave 1-2 inches of water in the tub, and they will get in and go nuts. I have even resorted to a slight smack on their side, but that also has no effect. I can yell and scream all day at these cats, but they just keep on being buttheads.
I love these cats, they bring me so much happiness, but at the same time they are bad half the time and I want to get rid of the, but I know I never could, so I want to see what you guys think I should do.
I am planning on getting a 6' cat tower soon, and I am hoping that might help? They have TONS of toys, and they love to play fetch and chase each other around the apartment.
Any Advice?
I used to only have my older cat, boots, but we decided to get him a friend since cats do better in pairs, or so I thought. We got M, the kitten, in March.
I'll start with the issues:
- I cannot keep a roll of TP anywhere in the house without the destroying it.
- They enjoy knocking over cups of liquid, such as water and pop.
- They are ripping the carpet from the wall in the corner.
- They enjoy wrestling on top of me at 4 in the morning
- They LOVE knocking stuff off the counters
- They climb up my curtains with their claws, I am on my 4th set of curtains now. (same with shower curtain).
I have tried to discipline them, but nothing seems to work. I tried the pennies in a can trick, and all they wanted to do is get the can from me to see what it was, the noise had no effect. I tried spraying them with water, but they LOVE water, sometimes I will leave 1-2 inches of water in the tub, and they will get in and go nuts. I have even resorted to a slight smack on their side, but that also has no effect. I can yell and scream all day at these cats, but they just keep on being buttheads.
I love these cats, they bring me so much happiness, but at the same time they are bad half the time and I want to get rid of the, but I know I never could, so I want to see what you guys think I should do.
I am planning on getting a 6' cat tower soon, and I am hoping that might help? They have TONS of toys, and they love to play fetch and chase each other around the apartment.
Any Advice?