Hobbit Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 When I first got our kitty, I sprayed her with water every time she sniffed or batted an electrical cord. I do the same thing with the kittens I foster (if I develop enough of a bond with them that they won’t interpret the spray as “humans are evil and scary”). I have an old mac charger that I lay on the ground—unplugged of course!—and I play with them with a string nearby. Try to play with the cord? Squirt. Try to play with the string? Yay! Doesn’t save their future owners’ shoelaces, but it’s better than getting electrocuted! Kittens are a lot more prone to chewing on cords and things in general when they’re still teething. You can try to give Poof some plastic straws to chew on. Bonus is she’ll be able to carry them around! Cardboard boxes can also be good for chewing. It’s tough though—if I wanted to chew on something I’d totally pick co-op’s squishy airline tubing. 😄 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 On 1/26/2022 at 10:39 AM, Hobbit said: When I first got our kitty, I sprayed her with water every time she sniffed or batted an electrical cord. I do the same thing with the kittens I foster (if I develop enough of a bond with them that they won’t interpret the spray as “humans are evil and scary”). I have an old mac charger that I lay on the ground—unplugged of course!—and I play with them with a string nearby. Try to play with the cord? Squirt. Try to play with the string? Yay! Doesn’t save their future owners’ shoelaces, but it’s better than getting electrocuted! Kittens are a lot more prone to chewing on cords and things in general when they’re still teething. You can try to give Poof some plastic straws to chew on. Bonus is she’ll be able to carry them around! Cardboard boxes can also be good for chewing. It’s tough though—if I wanted to chew on something I’d totally pick co-op’s squishy airline tubing. 😄 @Hobbit I will get some squirt guns. I have used squirt guns in the past to train cats. I found that after squirting them with water a few time for correction, they figured it out the sound real fast. After that, I could squirt the water away from the cat and it still worked. I could sit on the sofa on one side of the room and if they messed with the plants on the other side. I would squirt the floor by the sofa and they would leave the plants alone. I did not need to be within range at all. I also need to get some wind chimes to hang from the bird feeders. It alerts the cats that some interesting is going on at the bird feeder and they gallop through the house to see what is at the feeder. (indoor cats only) The birds don't seem to be bothered in the least. Cats will levitate up from a deep sleep, if the chimes sound like a squirrel is on the feeder. Rather fun to watch. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 @Odd Duck I was only joking about getting the cat a pump, hose, and stone. Cats have been training us for decades. Maybe I could sew up a soft fabric air set out of fabric stuffed with catnip as a joke. I would not encourage the kitten to play with a real set. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 On 1/26/2022 at 10:36 AM, KittenFishMom said: @Odd Duck I was only joking about getting the cat a pump, hose, and stone. Cats have been training us for decades. Maybe I could sew up a soft fabric air set out of fabric stuffed with catnip as a joke. I would not encourage the kitten to play with a real set. I figured that, but too many people might take it as a true suggestion, so I wanted to just clarify. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 I was also joking, for the record! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/26/2022 at 11:31 AM, KittenFishMom said: I also need to get some wind chimes to hang from the bird feeders. It alerts the cats that some interesting is going on at the bird feeder and they gallop through the house to see what is at the feeder. (indoor cats only) The birds don't seem to be bothered in the least. Cats will levitate up from a deep sleep, if the chimes sound like a squirrel is on the feeder. Rather fun to watch. Hilarious!! What a great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) On 1/27/2022 at 9:55 AM, Hobbit said: Hilarious!! What a great idea! @Hobbit Use different designed chimes for different windows so the cats know where the action is. I get small chimes at the dollar store, on clearance, so it is easier to fill the feeders. Windy days really confuse the cats. Edited January 27, 2022 by KittenFishMom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AndreaW Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 This is Barnaby, our predator cat. He will patiently wait all day at a gopher mound to catch his prey. He is a gopher death machine and catches more gophers than my husband can trap. We live next to a large field so there are plenty of gophers for Barnaby even with the Red-tailed Hawks constantly watching over the field too. I don't like him going after birds (Mourning doves, quail, chickadees, house sparrows and finches). Once he proudly came running home with a large magpie in his mouth. I was quite impressed he caught one and could fit it in his mouth! 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeisgood Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 My cat caught a mouse one night and brought it up to my second floor bedroom and let it go on my bed. I realized what happened when the mouse ran across the covers over my husband and me!😳 Here is a picture of another of my cats “window shopping”. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jawjagrrl Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 (edited) I had tamed some feral kittens and their mother years ago. They could come and go through a cat flap - mom Duchess and daughter Marie would stay out until almost sunrise. Marie started bringing in live birds and I never knew what I would find at the end of a busy day on campus. I got good at releasing grackles and starlings I'd find panting on my ceiling fans. Marie's finest hour was the morning I awoke at 5am because she was pawing my chest... to hold down my half dead breakfast of field mouse! Lost her last summer at age 18, sweet girl. Edited March 21, 2022 by Jawjagrrl added photo 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 1:05 PM, AndreaW said: This is Barnaby, our predator cat. He will patiently wait all day at a gopher mound to catch his prey. He is a gopher death machine and catches more gophers than my husband can trap. Does Barnaby do house visits? I need a cat that can hunt moles… 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaW Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 On 3/21/2022 at 9:58 AM, Hobbit said: Does Barnaby do house visits? I need a cat that can hunt moles… Maybe if we lived a few miles closer... I've taken him over to the neighbors to babysit a gopher mound before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer V Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 This thread is giving me life right now! After 18 years, I lost my cat Karma last week and was absolutely devastated. I needed these kitty stories to make me laugh! She was always an indoor cat, but the best bug hunter in the house. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Such a sweet looking kitty. I’m so sorry you lost her. ❤️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tihshho Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 On 5/2/2022 at 6:11 AM, Streetwise said: This can't be more than true. They love the towers for the first few hours when they are new, but mine will bail from the towers to go to boxes as soon as they get in the house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 There is an upcoming video game where you get to play as a cat! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 On 5/2/2022 at 9:30 AM, Streetwise said: There is an upcoming video game where you get to play as a cat! feline cyberpunk! hopefully the required specs won't be too crazy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Did not even flinch!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Bookie kills his “mouse” every day. 🤣 He also has a mouse on a string we play with. He will grab the mouse and walk me through the house. If I drop the string he stops and walks ver to drop it on my foot until I pick the string up…then he walks me around the house some more. 🥰 2 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 I am still trying to catch and release a chipmunk. I just got bit for my troubles. So slippery! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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