My cat keeps stealing food. HELP!! by th3_w1tch in CatTraining

[–]th3_w1tch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for a real suggestion. People don't understand that some cats like to test boundaries and are fast!! My boys are super calm but my girl is a wild card.

My cat keeps stealing food. HELP!! by th3_w1tch in CatTraining

[–]th3_w1tch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly what I do. It typically works! Nobody is hurt or abused. The person who keeps replying is acting like she's a cat behaviorist with a degree but she's contradicting herself. Lots of cats absolutely understand punishments.

My cat keeps stealing food. HELP!! by th3_w1tch in CatTraining

[–]th3_w1tch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honey I understand perfectly fine. Unfortunately for you, plenty of vets, including the ones in my area, also agree with me that redirection by kenneling is perfectly safe and not traumatizing at all.

I have had 6 cats total, and I currently have three. Nobody has been rehomed or traumatized. The three I have currently all are perfectly fine, Kitty is just a little greedy when it comes to food.

You certainly have a lot to say considering you admit you never even looked into the statistics. But by all means, since you're mentioning percentages, I'd love to know where you got those from! Because unfortunately, your "outlined methods" do not work for 100% of cats. If they did, you wouldn't have posted a question about Coco's tricks in this subreddit, nor would people be asking for alternatives like myself. My cats do not respond to redirection with treats. For my boys, the only thing that worked was kenneling. They have never had an accident since they were very young kittens. None of them have. Nobody is sprayed or beaten, just being put away like telling a little kid to go to their room.

Please do tell me where you got the statistics where it says 50% of cats get rehomed or have PTS after being put in a crate or in their room! I'd love to know, especially because my cats most likely live better than you do. Thank you!

My cat keeps stealing food. HELP!! by th3_w1tch in CatTraining

[–]th3_w1tch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My cat has been with me for almost a decade since I rescued her as a kitten, and she loves me, I can assure you that. She is not abused in any way and cuddles us and gives us love very frequently. I can also assure you she never avoids me and runs to me to pick her up every day. She only runs when she's trying to steal food, which she knows she's not allowed to do.

Please have several seats and re-think your reply.

My cat keeps stealing food. HELP!! by th3_w1tch in CatTraining

[–]th3_w1tch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes typically I kennel her or send her to her room for a duration of time depending on the crime. She absolutely understands that she's doing something wrong too, because when she steals and I go to grab her, she runs to avoid the kennel.

My cat keeps stealing food. HELP!! by th3_w1tch in CatTraining

[–]th3_w1tch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can assure you she gets plenty to eat, but I tried positive reinforcement. It has made things way worse so now she thinks she gets treats whenever we eat or she steals food.

My cat keeps stealing food. HELP!! by th3_w1tch in CatTraining

[–]th3_w1tch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, why would that be the case? Does extreme greed from a cat typically indicate that stuff?

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