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Will my cat learn if i hit it2007-11-25 12:33:57

If you don't want her to knock over a plate of food and eat it, you should make sure she has enough food herself to eat and then she wouldn't have to eat yours. Also you shouldn't be leaving food lying around - it attracts vermin and insects. She may also be doing it for attention. Alot of times, cat misbehaviour can be traced back to what their owners do or don't do.

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NO, just teach her. Dont hit

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grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. you never knocked a plate over ..you should be smacked for even thinking about hitting apet or are you another idiot trying to piss off us pet lovers

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You obviously don't deserve the cat and you should give it to someone who's not going to * hit it.

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No , animals an Humans Dont learn from Abuse.

Try a water gun , Cats HATE water , she'll learn once you Spray that water gun at her a few times !

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no you buy a spray bottle and fill it half way up with vinigar and fill the rest up with water and whenever she is doin something wrong (and only when you catch her doing it) spray her with it not to soak her though and she will learn believe me it works for anything.good luck!

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You can try hitting. but for the most part it doesn't work to good. your best bet is to get a kid's water pistol and squirt your cat in the face a few times. they definitely remember that for sure.

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No you can't just do that--she wouldn't remember what she did.she probably thought you were being mean to her and she'll resent that. What I did with my cat was when she did something bad, RIGHT AWAY you have to tap them on the head (like when cats don't want something they will swipe at you) and go "no no". You need to do that consistantly so that they will learn that its not good and "no no" means stop. Hitting it with a stick will make her resent you. A spray bottle is also helpful--don't let her see you spray her. She'll think the water is from the environment and will not attempt to go to that place again (for example if she is on the stove, spray her but don't let her see the bottle in your hand. She'll think the stove sprayed her and avoid that place again).

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no smacking your cat will not teach her- that only means (to the cat ) that she's getting some kind of attention (good or bad she doesn't know the difference) it will take a lot of patience with her specially if she is small-until you can train her- you as the human should not leave food on any plate until then

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absolutley not unless you use a wet noodle

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if your not wanting your cat to jump on things, like where you had your food sitting, get one of two things or a combo of the two. one is some sticky strips that you can put anywhere. cats don't like the tacky feel, and will get away from it. also, try what i use on my cats at christmas to keep them out of my tree. it's called SSSCAT!! it's a spray with a motion detector on it. that way, you don't have to be armed and ready with a spray bottle at all times. what it does, is it'll beep, and then emit a harmless spray in the direction you aimed it. great stuff. you can get both of these at fosterandsmith.com

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its depends on where u hit them. it has to be on the nose or spray them with water.

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It won't teach her anything like that, you'll just piss her off. Please do not hit your cat, and especially not with a stick!

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Your cat was hungry. That is an instinctual behavior and no animal can be "trained" not to seek food when it needs it.