Many of us have a cat or cat in our house or apartment. This animal, although it is considered domestic, but has a freedom-loving character. And it happens that there is a misunderstanding between the cat and its owner. Does your pet not obey, ignore you, and sometimes even be aggressive? Then you need to try to find the right approach to raising a cat, to figure out how to punish cats correctly so that they understand what their fault is. This will be discussed in this article.
The most important point in punishment is timeliness, that is, the punishment should follow immediately after committing wrongdoing, and not after a long time. Otherwise, the cat simply does not understand why she was punished. This can be perceived by her as injustice. The consequence will be the revenge of the cat to the owner. She will think that he no longer loves her, and will become afraid of him.
How to punish cats for their misconduct? For example, a cat pulled something off the table. Show her that you do not like it. You can raise your voice without screaming. You can threaten her with a finger to express your dissatisfaction, while saying: “You can’t!” In no case do you need to beat the cats, thereby you harm their health. You can scare the animal by applying other improvised means to punish. It can be a kitchen towel, spraying with water from a spray bottle, making noise, clap your hands. You can also click or tap on the cat’s nose, they don’t like such techniques.
How to punish cats if they spoil furniture or wallpaper? In this case, it is necessary to provide an alternative: purchase a scratching post, appropriate toys so that the cat finds something to do when you are not at home. Bring the cat to the scratching post when you see that your pet intends to ruin things. Or at the moment of clawing about furniture, spray the cat with water, throw a book, a bunch of keys on the floor. You can also grab the cat by the scruff and hiss at it. Talking to her in her language in this way will let her know that she is wrong. This is exactly what her mother did to a cat in her childhood.
If your pet has relieved the need for the wrong place - how to punish cats in this case? And here you need to look for the cause of what happened. Maybe the “toilet” place was not cleaned up, or the cat is taking revenge on you for something. Or maybe it just marks the territory. This happens if another pet appears in the house. In an extreme case, you can poke a cat in a pool made by it.
How to punish a cat, each owner decides for himself. Naturally, there are generally accepted methods, but cats, like humans, have a character, and sometimes not at all simple. Remember that raising cats is not only a punishment, but also an encouragement. Try to caress your pet, pet, feed goodies, talk more with her. Cats very well feel their master, his mood.
Try to punish the cat when it really can not be avoided. First, try to find out the reason for her disobedience, observe her, be tolerant. Everything can be trite simple - the cat lacks your attention. And most importantly, your pet should see you as a friend, not an enemy.