And how can I teach her not to scratch my carpets and couches?
Also she seems to be very scared all the time; when you walk by her she just runs off, when you go to pick her up she runs off.
Also, how can I get her to sleep on her cat bed? I’ve tried catnip it doesn’t do much.
Please help, I want my kitty to love me as much as I love her.
It is because she might be in a playful mood. The tone of the meow would indicate whether he/she is hungry or wants to play.
The best and friendly way to discourage her to scratch carpet or furniture is to have a small water gun handy. The moment she scratches, spray water on her and utter the word "NO". Make sure she does not watch you spraying the water on her otherwise she will associate you with bad. Very soon not only will she kick the habit of scratching but you would not have a use the water gun. Just "No" would discourage her from doing something she should not. Always remember to discourage when she is caught in the act and not later. She will not be able to associate why she is being sprayed.
Cats are finicky creatures. It would be upto her mood to begin liking the bed. A start would be to place some of her fav. toys in the bed and let her play in it.
I am sure your kitty loves you. The meow sound asking you to play or feed her and if she purrs sitting on your lap. That is a sure sign of love.
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She may be scared or something, get her a scratch post, and when she runs away from you, follow her see what she wants. I am impressed that you love her, even though she can be difficult/.
1. she is bored when she is scratching your carpets and couches. play with her as much as possible. or let her cuddle with you while your reading or watching TV.
2. she’s just scared. sneak up on her quietly and a few feet away, get one of her most favorite cat food and she’ll come to you hopefully
3. get a exercise pen. (exercise pens are useful whenever you have to confine your pooch for a short or lengthy period of time.)
They are for dogs, but kitties will like them, it’s spacious for it. and nothings wrong with just switching things around.
**but a small blanket inside-around the bars of the cage. so she won’t gnaw on the bars and break her fragile teeth.
My cat runs away when I try to find out why he is meowing…I think he is just doing it to get attention, not because he wants you to hold him. I tend to just walk up to him, and he’ll actually lead me to where he wants to go (which is usually the cabinet with his treats or the patio door so he can go outside)…Just don’t make sudden movements around sketchy cats and give it its space or it will not like being held at all.
Get the cat a scratch post and when she scratches the carpet or furniture, take her to the scratch post…also as soon as she wakes up take her to the post because cats like to scratch when they wake up to stretch themselves. Tell her no and stop her when she scratches places that you don’t want her to scratch.
About her being scared, you just got a sketchy cat. I have one too and he’s odd sometimes but sometimes he wants to come and be rubbed and brushed and loved..but then sometimes he wants to be alone.
You probably won’t get her to sleep on her bed…I’ve bought my cat beds to sleep on and he chooses to sleep on top of me, so I have to be careful not to squish him in my sleep…She’ll find a place to sleep that she likes and that’s probably where you’ll find her most of the time…but good luck trying to get her to sleep in her bed…
She knows you love her and just treat her well and she’ll appreciate it…she’ll probably even come and wake you up in the mornings purring…
either shes scared. give her lots of treats gets my cat purring and happy, maybe try putting treats on the cat bed. also maybe play with her now and then, like pet her. what helped us a little is to put the scratching post where she scratches most. if that doesnt work( and if you can afford it) get her declawed.
When my cat Angie first came home as a 6 month old kitten., she was scared and would hide under the sofa. So I just went around doing my business, setting her food and water out. I didn’t approach her. (She ate at night).Then about 2 – 3 days she came out and everything was fine.
Now that Angie has grown up, meowing and then running away, means "please come with me. I need to go out into the hallway to inspect my territory." Or sometimes she leads me into the kitchen for some food. Maybe try following her when she does that and see where she leads you.
Some cats just don’t like to be picked up – for example – my cat Nimmy.