Training kittens

RubberChipmunk · 01-18-2010, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bravesfan007

Any chance of seeing some video footage of this?

If I had a camera capable of video, I would.

Andrew · 01-18-2010, 08:46 AM

Pinning them works pretty well in my experience. Grab them by the neck/head/chest and hold them really tightly against the ground (don't strangle them... just scare them a lot) until they stop struggling. I raised two of the best cats in the world with this method.

Gwenny · 01-18-2010, 11:15 AM

I have tamed/trained 13 barn cats so far (8 of which have gone to other homes) using the method I described below. But I also have had the time to sit with them, sometimes for hours on the weekends, to get them used to people. The best is to get to them when they are about two weeks old. Obviously you have to know the mother cats pretty well, otherwise you may end up with abandoned kittens (with a higher likelihood to die), or you could get attacked by feral mothers.

RubberChipmunk · 01-18-2010, 04:32 PM

Well, like I mentioned, they are not my cats, I just want them to stop biting my fingers.

RubberChipmunk · 02-27-2010, 08:32 AM

Here we go... another kitten question. How do I teach them NOT to knock on my door? They do it in the middle of the night and wake me up (its obviously my fault for having such a comfortable bed they like to sleep on... lol), wake me up earlier in the morning than I would otherwise, and I'm losing sleep from it and getting really, really, really pissed off.

**MtlMom** · 02-27-2010, 09:48 AM

Let them in the room before you go to bed.

Okay, seriously -

*Looks around for PETA people*

I have trained dogs and cats by teaching them to fear balloons. I blow up a little balloon, wait for them to get curious about it (that takes about 2.4 seconds for a cat), then pop it then they sniff at it.

Repeat over the next few days until they freak out when they see the balloon being blown up.

Once that fear is established, you can keep the animal away from anything you want by setting a balloon on top of it. I've trained animals to stay off furniture, counters, etc. using this method. After a while, the balloon is no longer necessary.

last_days · 02-28-2010, 10:19 AM

try dabbing a bit of hot sauce where they are likely to claw your door to try and get in. they will not like this.

mark01234 · 02-26-2011, 01:45 AM

Most training of kittens is pretty straightforward and easy. Provide them with a litter box and show it to them - they'll use it. Put their little paws on a scratching post and watch them go to town.

In this lesson, we'll cover both of those in more detail, as well as some other potential behavioral issues you may encounter with kittens as well as adult cats.