secrets on training your cat at home by john richards (great novels of all time txt) 📖

as it appear with the moon glowing on the glitter, tensile, and fancy shiny bulbs of the tree. As the cat is watching it all, and taking it in, with one great big leap that is the end.

So is this going to be the story for you every Christmas, you can take all the time and preparation to have that perfect Christmas tree with all the trimming in the room.

When You go to bed and next thing you know there is a disaster at the living room as to where the tree was standing now it isn’t, socks were hung, on the fire place, and Everything on the mantel is now on the floor.

When you start to train your cat not to do these things,This is going to be a bigger challenge than what you were hoping it was going to be.

That is why we need to train our self also so we can start to think of things when we do put up the Christmas tree with the cat in mind.

There is a good way to start is by letting the cat enjoy the holidays with you. Like having a present. It wants to have its own things to play with that is shinny and resembles the things on the tree.


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Very few things to remember is that the tree is fresh cut have a pine scent that somewhat resembles the catnip. So now, kitty is in trig with the tree because of the smell and freshness of it.

The pretty poinsettia that you have been sitting next to the fireplace that looks so very lovely indeed and that they are very poisonous. Kitty eats any of it it will be very ill if not die from poinsettia plants.

Always start to treat the cat during holiday time, making sure a small sample of food off the table. Even as much as once or twice, a year for the holidays will not spoil the cat. Does the cat have a stocking yes indeed make one especially for your cat, And put catnip in the stocking as well.

Catnip does come in sprays and you could start spraying it with that, as this way they may not be wanting to touch yours hanging on the fireplace or wall.

Making sure also that kitty has plenty of water so that you don’t find that he wants to Go the tree drinking the water another thing that can be done also is if you have a real tree is you can fill it with the water and put plastic over the top so that kitty is not right exposed to it.

And once you have that a nice tree skirt over the water holder it to the trunk this will also help it to keep your cat away from wanting to drink the water. There is also a chemical out on the market to help preserve that tree for the holidays, you must remember is that they will not preserve you cat.

These chemicals can really harm your cat, or even cause death. because most the time we put the tree up to keep it watered everyday and can add couple of aspirin to the water to help the life of the tree.

When you make decorations for your cat and start to hang them near his play area so that he can start to enjoy them and play with them instead of the ones on the tree.

Remember you do not hang pretty expensive decorations on the tree or near the bottom, as this will get kitty to want to sit and play with them dangling from the tree.

When you have the lights on and only when you are present to help kitty to remember that they are really to look at and not to play with.

Cats are not really concern at all that the lights do run on electricity this can be a real Hazard for your cat as your cat is really in trig with the blinking lights on the market. they have a lot of flashing items during the holidays that do run on batteries and are safe for children.

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Depending on the item it can be cat safe. Checking the item over carefully before giving it to kitty. However, a blinking lights or light could be an answer to the lights on the tree.

When you start to Spend time with your cat a couple times in the day for good healthy exercise and games this will give the cat the exercise and play time that they need to help sleep while you are tending to holiday things.


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Chapter 14 Do You Really Know What a Catnip Is?


So john what the hell is catnip? how do I know if its safe? are there other alternatives?


While catnip isn't at all dangerous or harmful for your cat. However, on the rare occasion some cats may start to respond aggressively to catnip - but it's very uncommon.

AS with catnip it is the common name for a perennial herb of the mint family.
No one really actually knows for certain what happens in the cat's brain, and as it is known that the chemical nepetalactone contained in catnip is what triggers the response.

However with that in mind not all cats react to catnip. The catnip gene is inherited in some cats but they don't seem to be affected by it at all.

Little kittens that are under the age of 4-5 months generally do will not have reaction at all.

As for the cats that do react catnip can cause a fun and exciting reaction! cats will usually rub their bodies on it, roll over it, kick at it, eat it don't worry, this is safe indeed and overall and just go completely nuts over it!

There always a downside to all this fun though. And did you know that cats can actually become immune to catnip if they are constantly be exposed to it.


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Lets go and do this to squeeze the maximum amount of fun and pleasure out of catnip, you should keep the catnip and the catnip toys put away and only bring them back out for 1 day at a time, every 4-5 days or so.

There are others that aren't different kinds of catnip, but there are different parts to a catnip plant, and the good new is that the best parts to get are the leaves or buds, because they're most potent.

Try to avoid catnip stems. They aren't very potent and they can be dangerous to a cat that eats them.

However catnip spray is “OK”, generally but not as good as the actual plant. however, it's very useful and convenient for spraying onto scratching posts, cat trees, and cat beds.

You will find that over time, with all catnip will lose it's potency. So catnip toys need to be replaced or "reshuffled" with new catnip every 6-8 months or so.

This is for maximum potency, to store catnip in a sealed airtight container something like a Tupperware or even a zip lock bag. keeping it in the freezer can also make It so it will last longer.

Right so what alternatives do you have to catnip?

Will honeysuckle is a great alternative to catnip. Does have the effects on cats haven't been as researched, but so far it has been shown to affect more cats than catnip does, however because of the reaction to it isn't inherited like with catnip.

As your cat doesn't necessarily have to have a reaction to catnip in order to like honeysuckle.

There are no studies that have been done before to determine exactly how and why cats react to honeysuckle, but it is known that honeysuckle affects the cat's sense of smell. It gives them extreme pleasure through their olfactory nerves.

How can you start to increase the potency of honeysuckle by getting it wet. However unlike catnip, it never completely loses its potency. simply get it wet and it can be rejuvenated over and over again.


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Chapter 14 Creating A Solution To Stopping Cats Suck Wool


Does it make your blood boil when you walk in the room and that sweater someone just finished knitting and your cats is sprawled all over it, carefully raking away the stitches with her front paw pulling away with her teeth like a wild cat.

Cats with this kind of behavior with go after fabrics of different materiel. The worst thing the paw gets tangled in the wool and moult their hair over the fabric.

There is not a reason why cats do this, however suspect cat behavior is very common indeed when they are young kittens. Some cat breeds, at least Siamese, will be natures to wool sucking, the gleans factor is quite strong in cats.

Sucking wool is what your cat does, don’t start to worry, many methods that you can do to stop your wool being sabotaged some useful tips you can use.

Don’t make it tempting for your cat. I bet your cat looks sweet curled up in that sweater on that closet, and your cat comes across as a wool sucker you might just change those clothes you got in the closet.

Try to get in to a routine to placing your garments in a safe place away from the wool sucker of a cat.

However you look at it its good materiel being wasted, and its the cats prerogative to attack your fiber chewing the fabrics a good thing you could get into is start giving your cat a dietary fiber and make it habit of yours.

High fiber foods are more crunchier than your tin or sachet packets.
When your cat craves the wool provide it with an oral stimulation. When you notice that your cat shows a desire give her some cabbage or a lettuce instead of that jumper or blanket you just worked so hard to knit.

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The old high school method. When you spot your cat approaching that nice woolly sweater you just spent most of the night creating switch it with a chewy soft cat toy try supply your cat with many toys especially the ones he an chew which will help and stop her from destroying your work of art with two pinned needles.

As the saying goes age before beauty. As a rule before you consider bringing another pet into your home give it a good old consideration of the age of your cat there may be a history of wool and fabric chewing adopt a kitten who is at least 10-12weeks old.

Never have left the side of there mother. with cats 6 to 8 weeks old the chewing of garments may occur however once they have reached 10 weeks rest assured they may have grown out of it and wont give you are problems.

So is it time to Call the Vet

You should not need vet attention when wool sucking is concerned, meanwhile watch out for your cat that she doesn’t get loose stitching in her thought this may can however cause major problems and will need vet assistance if this was to happen.

As with cats they all can brilliant companions and they can also be a pain in the back side if and when your cat discovers