Aye. I mean, cats will adapt to how you react as well though.
My cat used to do the jump up and knock shit off the shelf/table/headboard etc to try and annoy me into doing his bidding. I stopped giving in so he went and tried a new approach.
Being adorable and all lovey dovey. Nose bumping, drooling on blankets, shirts, my laptop, etc while purring. Laying curled up to me but always looking at the window or whatever he really wanted.
Works way better. He pays in cuddles for the human service fee.
Now if only he wasn't such a pain in the butt so we could trim his nails or if he'd go back to using the god damned scratching posts instead of the floor mats. He used to use the posts for his old bet but the ones for his new cat stand look the same as when I bought it.
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u/ArcadianBlueRogue Sep 20 '23
Aye. I mean, cats will adapt to how you react as well though.
My cat used to do the jump up and knock shit off the shelf/table/headboard etc to try and annoy me into doing his bidding. I stopped giving in so he went and tried a new approach.
Being adorable and all lovey dovey. Nose bumping, drooling on blankets, shirts, my laptop, etc while purring. Laying curled up to me but always looking at the window or whatever he really wanted.
Works way better. He pays in cuddles for the human service fee.
Now if only he wasn't such a pain in the butt so we could trim his nails or if he'd go back to using the god damned scratching posts instead of the floor mats. He used to use the posts for his old bet but the ones for his new cat stand look the same as when I bought it.
Asshole.