Hey,
I'm a newbie on here so be nice, ok?!
I don't know if this is the place to post but hey here goes!
We have 2 cats, one is about 3 years old, he is very very polite and well behaved, if not a bit of a grouch at times!!
Then we have a new kitten, she is 3 months old appox i think, and we have had her for about a month. She is very naughty, but we dont really know what to do about it. she is brilliant to handle, and very friendly and not once has she scrtched or bitten anyone. However, she is very greedy, and almost like a dog in her behaviour towards food. you cannot leave any food lying around because she will have it no matter what it is. She has also started to jump up onto the kitchen counter searching for food, when nobody is looking. So firstly i was wondering how can we discourage this behaviour?
Also, although when we first got her she was well littered trained, as we have been trying to get her to go to the loo outside, she has begun to go in the house, but only in particular places, such as the brand new leather sofa, and a corner of the kitchen floor. Obviously we dont catch her in the act so there is no way to punish her, so how can we discourage the behaviour? She can get outside and does go to the loo outside, she only goes inside about once a day...
Im not sure if weve rushed gatting her to go out?
Also, she is a recue cat and spent a looong time at the cats protection in a cage.. i dunno if maybe her problems stem from that?
Thanks for any help!
I'm a newbie on here so be nice, ok?!
I don't know if this is the place to post but hey here goes!
We have 2 cats, one is about 3 years old, he is very very polite and well behaved, if not a bit of a grouch at times!!
Then we have a new kitten, she is 3 months old appox i think, and we have had her for about a month. She is very naughty, but we dont really know what to do about it. she is brilliant to handle, and very friendly and not once has she scrtched or bitten anyone. However, she is very greedy, and almost like a dog in her behaviour towards food. you cannot leave any food lying around because she will have it no matter what it is. She has also started to jump up onto the kitchen counter searching for food, when nobody is looking. So firstly i was wondering how can we discourage this behaviour?
Also, although when we first got her she was well littered trained, as we have been trying to get her to go to the loo outside, she has begun to go in the house, but only in particular places, such as the brand new leather sofa, and a corner of the kitchen floor. Obviously we dont catch her in the act so there is no way to punish her, so how can we discourage the behaviour? She can get outside and does go to the loo outside, she only goes inside about once a day...
Im not sure if weve rushed gatting her to go out?
Also, she is a recue cat and spent a looong time at the cats protection in a cage.. i dunno if maybe her problems stem from that?
Thanks for any help!