The Mrs. and I recently purchased a new couch and loveseat. Unfortunately, because we didn't really give a crap about the stuff we are getting rid of, we let our cat lounge on it. Now we are in a situation that we really don't want our cat getting on it because of his claws.
Without using deadly force, aka antifreeze and the like, what are some effective and safe ideas you have used to break the behavior of jumping onto furniture all the time.
One of my biggest problems is the fact I sleep during the day and can't monitor the cat during those hours.
Right now, we just have the furniture covered with fleece blankets to keep it somewhat protected but it looks awful, obviously. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mecca:
Also I have a cat that has eye allergies, that is far worse than this.......basically I have to keep a cone on hand at all times because at least 4 times a year I have to cone him because his face on one side will be swollen and his eye will be all ****ed up for no reason...of course you have to cone him because he won't leave it alone.
It’s actually probably herpes. Shitloads of cats have it. In humans herpes manifests in the lips, in cats it’s the eyes. You can buy lysine powder to sprinkle on the food, but it’ll still pop up especially if the cat is stressed. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 007:
Nope. One cat. He will be sitting there doing nothing then BAM darts off. He has no interest in cat toys at all. Right now I just pick him up and move him to one of the two chairs we don't mind him being on. He was never into our other two couches. But something about these he likes. Using a squirt bottle for now, but all that is doing is making him afraid of me which isn't what I want.
You could get some sort of fabric that approximates the color of the couch and use two sided tape to secure it to the arms when he usually sits.
Not an ideal solution, but it would probably work. Mostly. Of course, there's gonna be that date when he gets spooked and tears ass across the cushions ripping the shit out of them. It is inevitable. [Reply]
You allowed the cat to get on the furniture in the first place so expecting it to understand it's wrong now is only going to make it afraid of you if you physically try to keep it off. You can try a plastic tarp but that will probably fail.
Declaw him/her, get used to it, or find a new home for it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by mlyonsd:
You allowed the cat to get on the furniture in the first place so expecting it to understand it's wrong now is only going to make it afraid of you if you physically try to keep it off. You can try a plastic tarp but that will probably fail.
Declaw him/her, get used to it, or find a new home for it.
picking him up and moving him to a different spot is not going to make him afraid of me. Get out of here with that bullshit. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JD10367:
It’s actually probably herpes. Shitloads of cats have it. In humans herpes manifests in the lips, in cats it’s the eyes. You can buy lysine powder to sprinkle on the food, but it’ll still pop up especially if the cat is stressed.
I've actually had this suggested by a few people but the vet says it's not. He literally shows no symptoms other than the eyes. Also he doesn't have goopy discharge, he just has swelling and some issues with the 3rd eye lid and they go away quickly. [Reply]
