How can I stop from hurting my babies???

Adopting a cats is a new and unique hapits. you are doing its appreciable effort. one side your helping these animals to survive and other you are also enjoying

Do you think it is a good idea that you keep them in a yard or garden while you are cooking for example. It is very easy to spill a boiling kettle or something else that might hurt your cats. You can always let them back when you are finished from cooking.

Generally speaking, the behavior is likely something the two cats picked up with their mother while kittens. Whether it was playfully stepping under their mother while she was walking around in attempts to get her to play with them, or if the mother of the two cats constantly stood over them in a protective manner whenever they walked around. Most likely it's the former and the cats keep doing such because they want some more attention and play, which is likely due to their age. They're still kittens after all. Chances are you will step on them sooner or later, but you'll likely minimize damage in a jerked, surprised reaction alone, preventing you from putting your full weight down in your step(though be prepared to trip in the meant time). For the time being try to keep from taking smaller steps(at least elevation wise), more or less just short of dragging your feet, nudging them out of their way with your foot if they get in the way. To prevent them from getting in your way in the first place, you can simply provide a distraction by tossing a toy in the opposite direction of where you walking, getting your cats to focus on that instead. One trick I liked to use was to carry around a laser pointer with me and simply got my cat to chase the little red dot ahead of me. Of course, these distractions won't solve the problem in itself. That's simply going to be a matter of rinse and repeat practice with disciplining when it's doing unwanted behavior. Yelling at it can be counter productive sometimes since it might just see that as having your full attention, and may increase the behavior just to make sure it gets your full attention whenever it wants. The best deterrent I've found for a cat has been a simple, garden variety, water bottle. A majority of cats will absolutely hate getting squirt with a stream of water, and will bolt after being hit by the first squirt and start grooming themselves where they got hit. So long as you don't squirt water into the cat's ears, it's completely harmless to boot.

The best way is to startle them when they do it. Buy a can of compressed air (the kind used to clean keyboards) and spray it when they are underfoot. After a couple of days they will learn that tripping you causes that nasty hissing sound and they will avoid doing it again.

Hey LadyM, I have the same problem with the 2 I have and the 2 I had. When the 2 I had were babies Jaguar (who is now deceased about 4 1/2 years) was always under my feet. One day he tripped me and I hit my knee against a dresser and ended up dislocating my right knee. He was fine, but I sure wasn't! Now my Star & Luna constantly are rushing in front of me and every now and then Star gets stepped on and I feel so bad. Now they are 4 1/2 years old so they should know better, but they don't. They just run out from wherever and try to beat me and that's what happens. So I wish I could tell you how to stop them from getting near your feet, but I haven't been able to do it in the 4 1/2 years that I have them and the 15 years that I had my Cougar & Jaguar. It's just a cat thing! Don't worry LadyM, you won't hurt them, but do be careful because you might get hurt yourself!

You might need to yell at them or something. So they know to stay away from feet.

Whenever my cat gets under my feet or in my way, I kind of stick my foot under her belly and lift her up with it and give her a little toss away from me. It doesn't hurt her, but she hates it, so she doesn't really get underfoot very often unless she's really hungry or something. I don't worry about it too much though- because I have stepped on her a few times, and usually I'm the one that gets injured, not her! I've fallen due to tripping on her and she's clawed my feet and ankles a couple of times when I've accidentally stepped on her tail. For being so small, cats are pretty resilient.

hun, I have a nearly 3 yr old cat who has been stepped on REPEATEDLY! He still gets under our feet, he still gets stepped on. The reason is that he trusts us, even tho he's been repeatedly stepped on, kicked (not intentionally) and tripped over. Your boys are not likely to be permantely hurt so long as they are kept in the house. I think if there were any chance to hurt them passed when they passed 4 months old.

Hi LadyM'..wish I knew the answer to that one in a sense they seem to be feeling insecure but how you manage making them feel secure is beyond me as they already have you round them all the time..sorry I can't be of anymore help..blessings littleowl

Oh, that's too cute but I know your fear. My brother-in-law accidentally crushed a kitten when he jumped off a ladder hanging Christmas decorations. He was devastated!! Pull a bell on their neck so you can hear them when they are nearby. If not, if you are very busy, can you lock them in another room or a large pen? I love cats and have had many in my life. I love dogs but cats are special to my heart.

Hi LadyMarissa, Well I think you should some cats toys round them or put little bit of cat food around them so they be distracted for a while, see if its work. Tamara

I am a cat lover also! I think that your babies are so cute! Give them a hug for me! Your could try clapping your hands before getting up,, see if that makes them skedaddle! I am not sure. I hope that you come up with something soon that works. I know that you will feel just awful if they are hurt. I have just raised my voice saying their names and they have moved.. every cat is so different!

Please be kind towards the babies. And whenever u feel they are in other way u just observe the positive things in. and please try to appreaciate for the good rather than punishing. hope this sort of attitude works well .

I have the same problem and have discovered I shuffle when I walk around the house now, especially when I get up at night...LOL That way if one does get in front of me, I won't step on them. Maybe you could take a bicycle horn and when you see them get under your feet, give it a honk or two. My cats hate for me to wave towels or napkins at them, you could clear a path if yours are the same.

Sorry, but sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind. I have this VERY problem with the new batch of barn kittens every year. I tame them and clean them up and give them new homes, so we only have our 2 females on a regular basis. I have had no choice but to give them gentle kicks on a regular basis, so that they fear being injured and with GOOD REASON. I'll tell you a true story; I was walking through the barn with 2 very heavy pails of grain and as I took a step, 1 kitten rushed in front of me and ran directly under my foot just as it was hitting the ground. All of my weight, and the weight of the grain pails were in that step, I guess. I squished him. He was irreparably damaged. I had to put him down to stop his suffering. I cried. It was an AWFUL experience. That is why I have now opted to be slightly cruel to be kinder in the end. They are not afraid of me when I stop to call, coo at or pet them. But when I am purposefully walking through the barn, they GET OUT OF MY WAY. And because of that, they are still alive.

My sisters puppy is always under everybodys feet, im afraid you will just have to constantly look out for them! when they get bigger they'll learn!

well, i don't know that i have an answer for you either. i've read alot of the other responses and they all sound good. i have an 8 year old that is the same way. he purposely runs under my feet. as a few others said...i think they like it. maybe we all need to do some research to find out why they do it then we mght find out how to stop it. i've done the foot under the belly, i've yelled, i've pushed him away with my feet, i scoot my feet instead of taking steps. if they can't jump very high and your home is set up conveniently you could try a baby gate to keep them out of the way but where they can still see you and you can see them. then they are not caged but they are safe. try a spray bottle of water also. i doesn't work with my cat because he's older but it is a good training tool for kittens. good luck.

hmm..maybe you should to endure it..hmm..i guess the kittens just want to play with you or something they might want to you..but don't even try to hurt them..just let them stay under your feet..

Hello, maybe you should ask a VAT about your problem, maybe he/she would be able to advice you on some permanent solution. For sure it is not a solution to yell at them.