I don't know what to do any more......

United States
November 26, 2008 5:09pm CST
I give my cat plenty of toys to play with and there is no reason for her to do this but she does it any way. My cat likes to bite on my wooden chair and its agrivating me. I put toys up here for her to play with and I even move the chair out of the way and she finds herself back to the chair and starts biting away. My thoughts are that this is not good for her to be biting on something especially since it is wood. She is 7 months old. Any idea why she would be doing this and any tips on how to stop her besides giving her toys to play with. Cause I've tried that and its not working.
2 people like this
5 responses
@hildas (3031)
26 Nov 08
They say biting is a natural instinct to a cat, but you should tell them off for it, even if it is a chair. I read that distracting them with toys is good, but it has not worked for your cat. I wrote this for you out of my cat book. Sometimes cats exhibit bad behavior such as scratching and biting when they are ill or have an injury. They also do this when they feel anxiety or fear. Cat owners need to pay close attention to the health of their cats. They also need to examine their cat's environment to assess if there's something about their surroundings that is causing their cat's bad behavior. Train your cat When training a cat, owners should reward their pets for their good behavior and obedience! This encourages the cat to maintain a good attitude. You can do this by giving them treats, or showering them with affection. It might not be of much use to you this information but I thought I would tell you what I read. Take care and good luck.
@hildas (3031)
26 Nov 08
My mum bought some stuff you spray on wood for her puppy to stop chewing her chairs. It might work on a cat.
• United States
26 Nov 08
I will definitely try and see if the spray works. Thanks.
@ElicBxn (63594)
• United States
26 Nov 08
cats, like children, lose their baby teeth, she could just be trying to ease her teething by biting, tho it could become a habit. At 7 months, she's at the right age to be changing out to her adult teeth
• United States
26 Nov 08
Yeah that might be it as well. Although, I think she was losing her teeth early like around 4 months. But she may have more teeth that she needs to lose. But one thing I don't want it to become a habit, thats why I want her to try and stop.
1 person likes this
@hoong143 (1397)
• Malaysia
28 Nov 08
There are some sprays that you can spray on the items that you don't want your cat to bite, it'll slowly train them not to bite those items.
@Jacki87 (44)
26 Nov 08
Hey...try this. I work in a pet store and we sell two very great products to discourage chewing in cats. One is called "Bitter Apple" and the other is called "Bitter Yuck!". Both work really great. My dog did the same thing with a chair that we have. We put that stuff up there every chance we got (just in case he snuck in under the radar) and a few days later he was avoiding the chair all together. They use this naturally bitter tasting product in both that is a deterrent. Dogs and cats (and humans for that matter) hate the taste of this stuff. It's all natural so it won't hurt your cat, either. Trust me this stuff works! Just don't get it in your mouth because it is DISGUSTING! Best of luck...
• United States
26 Nov 08
Thanks I will definitely try that with her, I'll look into the pet stores around here and see if I can find it.
• United States
27 Nov 08
There are sprays that you can get that will not hurt the cat or harm the furnitue, but tasts really bad to the cat. This should help with the problem. If for some reason it doesn't work ask your vet. for some advise.