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Originally Posted by CRussel
FWIW, Tom, the ONLY two things that cats seem to understand as threatening is hissing and water. A serious hiss will back off most cats very quickly. And there's nothing like an afternoon sitting in a comfortable chair within water-pistol shot of the XMas tree to cure several generations of cats from batting ornaments. (They appear to actually teach any new kittens that come into the house in future years to avoid the ornaments, since it was a lesson I never had to repeat in 15 years as our cat population grew from those original two to four and then six.)
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Charlie:
No Maine Coons in the bunch, then? Yeah...just try water discipline with Coons. Mine will run TOWARD you, when you are using the sink, to get you to flick water in their faces. My male tries to get in the shower with the humans. The only thing that remotely works is using an Evian spray, toward his face. I think it's because it kinda hisses. Otherwise...he loves it, and will be naughty just to get "the water treatment."
In fact, I'm dealing with trying to find ways to dissuade him from bad behavior right now. Because he seems freaking oblivious. Yell, scruff, hiss--nothing seems to get through. He's not evil, don't get me wrong. He simply can't comprehend the notion that anyone could be mad at him.
He has a "corner" he has to go to--it's the only thing we've found that seems to make a dent; we lock him in the guest bath (has a box in it, of course) for a short period of time. HOWEVER that punishment has recently gone to the dogs, so to speak, because he cries...and then our much smaller but smart female runs on down there...and LETS HIM OUT. Bloody hell.
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