I dont have a cat yet, but I REALLY WANT ONE!!

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Hey Jackson, love watching cats from he'll over here in the UK lol. I'm getting a kitten tomorrow & yes, I have a power recliner sofa, which you have just said don't get if you have a cat lol. Can you suggest any ideas to stop him from going exploring inside it. I was thinking about spraying inside there with a lavender spray. Would that work? Also his current mommy said that he as just left his mum & brothers & sister 2-3 weeks ago & he likes to chew doors, walls, furniture, & cables. I was going to try & find a trainer for him but do you know what the best way to stop him from doing this as I have a very smart home with a hell of a lot of cables & some of the steps you've said are not going to be practical for my home, also she said he bites & scratches a bit. Any advice that you can give would be extremely appreciated. All the best & hope you enjoy the rest of your week. Brian from Birmingham UK.

@@crakedispelo6498 are you thinking about a kitten or an adult cat? Either way please go to your local animal shelter. 💙💙💙 Spend time with the cats that you think you are interested in. If you spend time with several of the cats believe me one of them will choose you and you will have a very happy fur baby! 😺😻😽 Also Jackson is 100% correct about adopting two. Talk to the shelter volunteers and if they have a bonded pair. A bonded pair are sometimes hard to adopt out because a lot of people already have pets. So there you go please adopt don't shop and spend time with a bonded pair. If you do this you will be my superhero! Please keep in touch and let us know.

@@smokieandenzo one thing that will really help with the issues he's having, adopt one of the brothers or sisters as well. They will play and wear each other out plus the benefit of having two is that as kittens they learn from each other that biting each other too hard hurts 😸💙💙

Thank you for this very useful and helpful advice. Brilliant!

You got it! Yes! 👍

That’s a great idea. I’ve also taught my pets the word dangerous.

@@felicitydodd1168 You're very welcome

@@PurdyBear1 I hope that it's helpful!

Pat on the back. Glad this worked out fortunate for you.

thank God you guys are safe!!

That's so good. I had lightning ⚡ hit the house.everything is fine but the cats now hit with thunder. I've been putting them in the stroller near me when they get frightened. So now they go to the stroller when scared. It helps.

I was told by the fire department to have carriers on my balcony ready - just in case of fire as they can’t enter through the building to get the animals if it’s dangerous! Please keep carriers on your balconies for each one of your pets at all times !

​@@Bubbalovecatswish my apartment actually had a balcony

Sounds like a setup for the "gotcha!" of a Doctor Who Christmas special.... :D That poor neighbor. I could see how that would shake anyone up. -- Good thing it was your cat and not a raccoon, squirrel, or something more...temperamental! :D

@@benw9949 I think he may have thought it was the ghost of Christmas past 👻

LOL. I'm glad the cat and the neighbor survived that.

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😂 That's funny! The poor neighbour must have nearly had a heart attack. Haha!

When I had had my senior cat a few years past kitten hood, and thought we had all the major kinks worked out of exploring, boy, did I get a surprise one day. I had been cleaning out the fridge, then put in some food I'd cooked. So the fridge had been open a few times. I thought I was being careful. I had my back turned a time or two. I finished and went back to work in the rest of the house. A few minutes go by. "That's funny, where's my cat?" He would usually hang out with me when I went to my desk or bedroom. I checked the house, calling. No cat. What on earth? I had not been outside, so I knew he was in somewhere. Finally, I remembered the fridge and checked. By then, it had been several minutes. There he was, confused but not worried, and out he got, as if no problem. -- That truly worried me. I don't know how long he could've lasted in there. It would be dark and cold, above freezing. I would think the oxygen would run out. I did not hear him meow even once, with me calling and everything. Did he meow and I couldn't hear him from in there? Did he not meow while in danger, because he wasn't/t worried yet? Scary. He did not tear things up or have an accident. (Oh, I checked!) Thankfully, he/s never done it again. I just looked at him and cocked my head and told him don't do that, eh could've gotten hurt. It was too big a mistake and too worrisome to get too upset with him, but it shook me up. I spent extra time with him that afternoon. -- And I wonder if we'd hear it if a cat or a little kid or a dog got in a refrigerator. I would expect an older kid or adult could kick their way out unless the door was jammed. So very glad my cat was OK. I don't know how long he was in there, all told. But I could've had a seriously hurt or dead cat that way, if I hadn't/t checked as soon as I noticed he was missing. He is otherwise usually bright. Why, kitty cat? Why? Still love him dearly. That's been years ago now.

My youngest loves the fridge too.

Yes, I'm very cautious when I open my fridge. My kitty is very curious and a lot of times when I have it opened, she's looking in there like she wants to jump in. I could actually see her doing that with her personality. So fridges is something that I'm very careful with. Especially since not only is it cold in there, but they could run out of air within a few minutes.

Yes! It once happened to a friend of mine. She could hear her cat meowing but it took a little while before she realised he was in the fridge. Thankfully he was ok. This was years ago, but it still makes me shudder to think about.

@@benw9949 why did u write an essay we literally do not care

I haven’t thought of the silverware, good tip.

@Lynn Miller Exactly!

I’m a pet sitter and once a cat I was sitting was exploring my canvas tote bag and became twisted in the handles. He was freaking out, banging on the walls trying to escape. I got him out but he was weirded out afterwards. In fact, he was hostile to the other cat. I sat with them a long time afterwards until calm was restored.

I get annoyed with people who put knives in the drying rack pointy side up because it’s dangerous for people, too. Either wash and dry and put them away by hand, or put the blasted points down.

I lay my knives or other pointy utensils under other dishes in the drying rack as an extra precaution because my kitten is extra curious I've seen him try to get in the rack to sniff stuff.

same, especially have to remember to put masks in a safe spot! my boy sadly loves those strings :(

Could you please share the List?

Can you share your list ❤️

Yes, please share your list :)

Please share would be really healthy

Awww,.. lucky!! :D

Better to get them now then at 3am from the ER vet after they've told you kitty needs a $3,000 surgery.

Same here. I’ve not had a feline for a while due to the resident dog. Once said pup heads to the rainbow bridge - his 19, I’m getting a cat, probably a Bengal. Thus lots of catification is required.

I've never been this excited for anything ever, I recently moved out and don't have any friends and due to covid campus is locked too so i dont meet anyone. I realised I'm an adult now and can therefore get the cat I've always wanted (but mom got me snails instead lol) so I decided to adopt a kitten and here I am excited to scoop poop and change my entire place.

@@imzadi83fanvids7 how is the fur-baby doing now? What happened?

That is true. I never worry about my older cats, but my little kitty drives me up the wall. She gets into things I never thought a cat could get into. My other 2 older ones never really got into much even when they were kitties. But my little Missy, gets into everything. Everybody always wants kittens. Although nothing is cuter than a kitten, nothing is more frustrating than a kitten either. I love her to death, but I do worry on a daily basis about what she will get into next.

Amazing! TY for adopting a senior!! ❤

Agreed. Just “rented” (oh hell, ya never “own” a cat!) a senior who had been in the shelter far too long. I am now truly a cliche: The Old Widow Broad™️ with the Old Cat. (But just one....so ffaarrr...!)

So true. Their “catitude" is what we love most.

The sweetest cats I've ever had were a couple of seniors my partner and I have. I'm sure we were spared MANY headaches just because of how chill our lil guys are. Unfortunately one of them passed a few months back, but his partner is still going strong! And he's still got the loudest meow I've ever heard lmao

How do u do it, my kitty sees me put down a cable and immediately starts chewing it 🥲

@@Jiaeme put hot sauce on some of your wires. One and done lick and never again 😂 (dont actually do this haha buy some cat safe spray that is made for them to hate and stay away from)

Lucky...

Lucky you !!

Mine is the same way... if he can’t chase it, he’s not interested 💙

I'd also recommend putting stones inside the bottom of the pot, then soil and your plant, then more stones. This way it doesn't exclusively move the center of gravity up to the top of the pot, which ironically enough ends up making it more likely that the whole thing will tip over. 😊

It works well to feed some greens to your cat like chopped up kale or even cat grass or a food with greens for indoor cats. It’s worked great with every cat I’ve ever had to get them to leave my plants alone!

Learned that one the hard way - still have the remnants of teal colored paw prints on my hardware stairs.

How exciting! For the cat. No so much you, I'm sure. lol

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@@catherinerose1607 Yes, it was two minutes too long, for me.

touché!!!

The problem is too many people don’t know how to anchor furniture properly. IKEA gives the kits to people because they were found guilty by the US government of having furniture that was killing small kids. They could solve the whole issue by creating furniture that meets the standards for not tipping, which are the simplest standards to meet (can it resist tipping if 50lbs is placed on any shelf or drawer). It would take the most minor modifications in design for the furniture to resist tipping.

I made 1 simple alteration to the structure of my cat tower which should have initially been done by the designers & thats to have a wider base! If the top & bottom are the same width, towering 1800mm high of cf course its going to topple as soon as the cat or cats climb it especially if their in full play mental mode!! It dosnt need to be much of a add on, ive got prob about 130mm all round & to blend it with the tower itself i got some offcut carpet & put that between the tower base & the new base, it looks like it came like that, also didn't like the idea of a strap half way up the tower attaching to the wall, i can see it being a good way for them to neck themselves & surely it would restrict their full physco swinging acts goin up & down!!

Yea I am worried now. Gonna be putting holes into the wall I guess.

The seismic anchors now come with IKEA furniture. They come with the accessories too. The last time I was setting up some BILLYs with the expansion cabinet, I had a bunch of leftover seismic anchors.

Mine too! She is lovely but a handful now! A far cry from the starving little parasite riddled girl in the street two months ago

If there was nothing but my cat's toys in a room, he'd still instead chew on the carpet, the baseboards, dig at the door, then probably eventually rip one of his own toys apart.

Ty

You're a real 1

This is a fantastic idea for a video!!! I second it!!

As someone mentioned somewhere here in the comments: use whatever sound your cats react to. It can be "Treats!", "Food!" or "Nyam nyam!", whatever works. They will run to you for a treat and then you can take them to safety.

I second this idea! But I'd also love advice on how to do training with my cat so that I can pick her up. In the event of an emergency or the vet this would be so helpful and while I'm thankful she doesn't scratch at me or anything the few times I've needed pick her up, she is constantly trying to wiggle away in a very unsafe way.

I lost a beautiful kitty in a fire. He ran into a closet and died from smoke inhalation. We couldn't find him anywhere. RIP Mr. Boots. I wish youtube was around back then.

I normally give my cats their wetfood in a steel plate so everytime I tap on the steel plate to make noises they come running towards me thinking it's wetfood time. so maybe u could try that :) hope this helps !

That is so sad.

I hope you have healed; it is not your fault. May you find healing and know that you saved that cat from a life on the streets/shelter. You rescued the cat and did the best you could with the information you had. Your cat forgives you and you should as well. Much love

I pray you have healed and overcome the guilt. Your kitty is now over the rainbow Bridge resting in peace and I hope that brings you comfort 🙏

Aww I'm so sorry, that sounds awful :( Hugs

Same here, got my lil baby 3 days ago and was a surprise to say the least. I have to buy loads of cable proofing and all that and still learning h how to train her so this video is very helpful. All so new to being a cat mom myself 😅

Try leaving the litter box door open. Your baby might feel a little safer. Don't forget play and snuggle time

Watch the video to the end-he does!

Oh good idea. I live in the Dominican Republic and can't find cat spray but I will use the Vicks!

How did you know the cat had Pica? I’ve got a cat that REALLY likes plastic of any kind. I don’t know if it’s bc it crinkles or if it’s bc she actually wants to consume it bc I always take it from her before she gets a chance. But she doesn’t just bat them around. They’re always in her mouth if she can find them.

@@zknight4481 he looks for it to consume, I spoke with his vet because he actively searched for bags and threw up bits later.

Awesome idea but vicks has the perfumes and chemicals that can poison that jackson says not to use -and vets. You CAN use an orange or orange peel, its natural, not poisonous to cats - they just dont like citrus fruits. At xmas put them around the bottom of the tree or as decoration on the bottom branches and your cats wont climb the tree :) 🐾

My cat hasnt been diagnosed with pica but this last year she keeps going for wires 👀 Going to use your tip and Jackson's cord hider tip, switch vicks for orange though. Has anyone found any flowers that aren't poison to cats. So many! I love Rose's and lilies but I love my cat more. Still would be nice to have some flowers occasionally.

As a dyslexic person with bad eyes, large print book’s are awesome!

As a senior if you live in the US, contact your county’s Office for the Aging or Public Health Service and they can provide you with full page size flat magnification sheets. No charge. Best wishes-and a county’s Office for the Aging is the best kept secret across the country. They have a bunch of resources and referrals for seniors.

Oh my gosh I had to read that multiple times to realise it didn’t say your senior cat loves to read 😂

Thank goodness he was ok! That must have been utterly terrifying!!

We lost our sweet Sage a year ago to a house fire 😭😭😭😭 my husband crawled in after her but the smoke ran him out.

@@kayladeerlopez7582 I'm so very sorry Kayla. God Bless You💜🙏

@@loobylouboti I'm sorry, I was not notified of your reply. It was so terrifying. He was a good hider.

@Diana Moore They can be good hiders. There should be some kind of alarm for collars in case of fire.

I pull the ear loops off the disposal masks before I toss them out.

Same! Our cat chewed off and ate one of the loops. Thankfully it came out the next day on its own.

He wants to be safe

Haha same with my Loki!

Dora the Menace

My mom was Norwegian so I grew up learning the Norse legends. Many years ago, a young couple who moved in next to my parents had a baby and named him Loki. They were surprised by my reaction to the name! "Are you _sure_ you want to call him that?" 🤣

Lol

I so wanted to name my kitten Loki but I’m silly superstitious and so didn’t want a self fulfilling prophecy situation to happen. 😂Great name for a cat though, really fitting! Love it.

Hope you decided to adopt instead

Fishing tackle boxes are amazing for organization!

I've actually been thinking about how I want to store these items because my boy LOVES to chew my thread, to the point of banning him from my room. I appreciate the advice!

Oof, I never would have thought of that, thanks so much!!! My cat comes today and my burners stay hot for ages...

Get a footstool or hassock, and don't use the recline feature on your furniture.

You'll never own a cat... the cat will own you! 😸❤️😂

When my boy was a kitten he had gotten behind the fridge, I had to pull the fridge out inorder to free him, thankfully he did not hurt himself

Mine got herself stuck behind the dryer! I never thought to check how big the gap was between the dryer and the wall... They really will find wherever they can to be in trouble!

Hiya. Can you not change the light fitting, but keep the original and just change it back before you move out at any point? That's what I've done In my rental. And not even because of catification, but just because the light fitting they had in the living room was so ugly I couldn't take looking at it! Lol

@@loobylouboti thanks for the suggestion! 🙂

FYI dryers are really dangerous i had a kitten die in a dryer it was a accident my mom didn’t check all the way

😭🥺omg

This happened to a childhood friend of mine when we were in 4th grade

I remember my mother rescuing our cat from the dryer. The lid was left open with warm towels and the cat got in. Later Mom didn't realize and started the dryer. She knew she didn't have tennis shoes in there which is what it sounded like. She did mouth to mouth recessation and saved our cat.

This happened to my family when I was 6. Our kitten crawled into the dryer because it was warm and the person who loaded it didn't look before putting the cloths in. The kitten wasn't found until someone was unloading the dryer. It was rather traumatic for the whole family. I check the dryer each time now and watch the door while loading it so no one has a chance to sneak it.

So does he ;-)

"Joanna" 😀

@@zexnynex777 That's my kitty's name. She's named for a friend who passed away about a year before my kitty chose me as her human.

Oof just starting to recover from a 3.5 day long cluster migraine myself. I feel your pain. Take it easy and be as kind to yourself as possible. Sending healing vibes your way

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I'm so sorry for this sad time in your life. I just lost my baby 5 weeks ago. I'll send you a cyber hug, just in case it would help.

ME LMAO

Right lmaooo

Same lol 😂

I have my granddaughters watching My Cat from Hell. They are learning that undesirable behavior has a reason behind it. You need to do the work !!

What is misty water?

I got 2 bc several professional animal experts including jackson said it was easier bc they teach each other. But OMG it has been hard. They are into everything! They are female siblings and got them at 3 months old. Before they got here my husband and I packed up everything on tables and shelves in living room bought a giant cat tree. Same with bedroom. But they want behind the mirror above my dresser. They can jump from one dresser to the other and over the washer and dryer to get behind them. We keep the bathroom doors shut bc they slice the shower curtains. They have their own bedroom and that's where they stay while we sneak in a meal for ourselves. They are either 5 month old wildcats or sleeping sweet we love them cats. I've had cats b4 but never 2 at a time!

you got the same word for word story of my life rn its crazy, if u have any tips id love it really struggling with my kitty chewing chargers and hiding from me

i’m a new yorker but no matter- the cajun chef (and his suspenders) reached far and wide!

@Luna Raven My kitty does that to.

@Luna Raven I’ve known people who put on shower caps to prevent the hair chewing.

Had one that climbed the curtains at night. Some Toddlers are more destructive than kittens.

@@martynraveybracey7202 “🎵I gotta be ffffrreeee! I gotta be freeeee!🎶”

@@martynraveybracey7202 lol, my kids were kind of like that at that age as well.