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Hello everyone,
My kitty Momo, who is a 1yo manx boy that is very active, is very fond of chewing cardboard, including the sections on cardboard boxes that have tape on them!! He's been good about learning not to chew other things, but just loves cardboard too much I suppose. I think sometimes he may eat tiny pieces of it, so of course I want him to stop this behavior in case he does, on purpose or accidentally. I have tried using the Bitter Yuck! spray, and he doesn't seem to care about it, just licking his coat to get the taste off his tongue after he's done chewing...even if I use a lot of it. This surprises me a lot, because I accidentally had the tiniest taste of it once and it just immediately coated my mouth in one of the most bitter tastes I've ever experienced! I want to deter him, and have a citrus spray I'm going to try on some of his favorite spots to climb that he really shouldn't, but citrus (usually) is such a deterrent that I worry he wouldn't want to hang out on top of that box anymore at all instead of simply not chewing! I don't have a lot of furniture because I moved at the end of 2020 and have a very low income, so a couple boxes I've arranged in a corner with an open one and a cat bed on top is a makeshift secondary "cat condo." Does anyone have any ideas on a middle ground deterrent between bitter apple and citrus I could try? I discourage the behavior as much as possible manually, but I can't do anything about the times I have to be out of the house for work.
Oh and just to provide as much info as possible upfront, I do have many outlets for him in case he could be bored and simply acting out, so I don't think that's the issue (when he's happy and excited and playing he still does it, too). I think he just really really loves cardboard, lol! I've given him all sorts of chew toys that he loves to rotate through, and puzzle feeders/treat toys as well as electronic toys and even dog toys to stimulate his mind when I can't play with his wand toy with him to do flips in the air. He's a spoiled boy and I try to cater to his likes as much as possible! This love of cardboard, though...? Unfortunately for him, not one I'm gonna cater to, lol.
Thanks!
My kitty Momo, who is a 1yo manx boy that is very active, is very fond of chewing cardboard, including the sections on cardboard boxes that have tape on them!! He's been good about learning not to chew other things, but just loves cardboard too much I suppose. I think sometimes he may eat tiny pieces of it, so of course I want him to stop this behavior in case he does, on purpose or accidentally. I have tried using the Bitter Yuck! spray, and he doesn't seem to care about it, just licking his coat to get the taste off his tongue after he's done chewing...even if I use a lot of it. This surprises me a lot, because I accidentally had the tiniest taste of it once and it just immediately coated my mouth in one of the most bitter tastes I've ever experienced! I want to deter him, and have a citrus spray I'm going to try on some of his favorite spots to climb that he really shouldn't, but citrus (usually) is such a deterrent that I worry he wouldn't want to hang out on top of that box anymore at all instead of simply not chewing! I don't have a lot of furniture because I moved at the end of 2020 and have a very low income, so a couple boxes I've arranged in a corner with an open one and a cat bed on top is a makeshift secondary "cat condo." Does anyone have any ideas on a middle ground deterrent between bitter apple and citrus I could try? I discourage the behavior as much as possible manually, but I can't do anything about the times I have to be out of the house for work.
Oh and just to provide as much info as possible upfront, I do have many outlets for him in case he could be bored and simply acting out, so I don't think that's the issue (when he's happy and excited and playing he still does it, too). I think he just really really loves cardboard, lol! I've given him all sorts of chew toys that he loves to rotate through, and puzzle feeders/treat toys as well as electronic toys and even dog toys to stimulate his mind when I can't play with his wand toy with him to do flips in the air. He's a spoiled boy and I try to cater to his likes as much as possible! This love of cardboard, though...? Unfortunately for him, not one I'm gonna cater to, lol.
Thanks!