Question by Quy C: Omg!!! Please help me with my out of control cats :•(?
PLEASE HELP ME!!! I am beyond my wits end with these 2. I have 2 cats 1 I have had since she was a kitten, the other I saved from going to the rescue when my grandmother passed; they r sisters from the same litter and just turned 3 last month (they are strictly indoor cats). When I had just the 1 cat “pappi” she would do things like knocking things over,but I just figured it was typical cat exploration. Originally my only real problem with her was her getting on my counters but I was able to block her from my kitchen (problem solved, so I thought). When my grandmother passed, I took in her cat “smokii” out of the pity of the thought of her going to a shelter especially since she was a very chill cat (or so I thought). When I first brought smokii home I had to keep her isolated to my bedroom because pappi didn’t appreciate the company however she eventually came along and now she deals with her sister. Now my problems with smokii began in my bedroom; during the time she spent in my room she got into and onto everything breaking picture frames knocking everything over because she is easily twice pappi’s size and OMG she would shed on everything (but that isn’t her fault). Also, when she uses the box a lot of times she doesn’t cover it so if I’m out by the time I get home my house smells like a alley. I do clean the box frequently it just seems to be a habit of hers. Since they both get onto the counter I banned them both but occasionally smokii sets them free to reak havoc. Also, smokii gets into all of my cabinets. I’ve tried the water bottle which doesn’t work cuz they don’t mind the water they sit next to tub while the kids splash as well as the citrus scents; I’ve put double sided tape down which was more of a annoyance for me cuz either they don’t mind it or manuver around it. they have their own toys but I stopped buying them cuz they rather play with my stuff or trash. To make matters worse they rather sleep all day and terrorize whenever I sleep. Now my 2 biggest problems are that my poor pappi is now picking up a lot of bad habits and the only thing that seems to discipline them is my presence because only when they’ve been terrorizing they kind of hide (mostly smokii) when they hear/see me coming and its only me. Please help, I am really concerned for their safety most importantly because not only are they hanging around chemical and rodent poisons but once pappi mysteriously turned the knob to my gas stove and singed her wiskers. Oh yeah, another favorite is spilling the water from the bowl. Please please please help I don’t want to get rid of my grandmother’s cat but I feel like I’m out of options I do give them attention/affection but pappi is pretty anti social and only wants it on her time but smokii is a attention hog. Fyi: I’m on a tight budget so I can’t afford to buy tons of products to experiment with them either

Best answer:

Answer by susan n
I can answer some of your question anyway.

For the cabinets you can buy those plastic “child-proof” thingies they sell in any department or hardware store. Once you install those that problem should be over.

The water bowl problem is a common one. My solution was to replace the cats’ water dishes with a large heavy saucepan. They can’t tip it.

To prevent splashing you can put it on a cafeteria tray so water doesn’t run all over the floor.

The gas stove knob problem is a bit scary. I don’t know this but I am guessing they manufacture something to make the knobs harder to turn. You could check wherever they sell the things to stop toddlers from opening cabinet doors.

Hope this helps with part of your problem.

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