The appearance of such a small, fluffy and positive miracle as a kitten in the house will undoubtedly bring a lot of favorable and positive emotions to your life and the life of the rest of the household. However, in order that this little devil does not grow from this little angel, undoubtedly, one must be engaged in his upbringing.
Education of kittens
In order to learn how to properly raise a kitten, it is recommended to study the relevant literature. Specialists-koshatnikov wrote a lot of works on the subject of upbringing and keeping kittens, in which various techniques are vividly and meaningfully illustrated. But for those who do not have the opportunity to devote a lot of time to inquisitive reading, we will try to briefly outline the basic principles of the correct education of kittens.
The correct education of a kitten should begin from the moment when you only met with him. The first thing you need to do is to win the fluffy unshakeable authority and take the honorable place of "cat mom" in his everyday life. Try not to put pressure on the animal. Think about the volume that moving to your apartment for him is a great stress, and you yourself at first will be perceived by him as a potential threat to life, so be patient, love and affection.
One of the important factors in the education of a kitten is the issue of discipline. To this end, it is necessary to correctly calculate and organize a cat's day. This means determining the exact time for rest, games, walks and meals. The daily routine will bring up in your kitten discipline and the correct arrangement of priorities in time. It is very important not to go on about the whims of the baby. Many kittens like to beg for food from the table, to scratch furniture and go to the toilet in places where this should not be done. Have patience and slowly begin to explain to the kitten how to behave. How can this be done? Yes, it's very simple. First, start talking to him and explain the rules of etiquette to him. In this case, the tone of your voice should change in such a range that it would be easy for a small pupil to discern the degree of correctness of his actions. The kitten should understand that he should eat only from his bowl, sharpen his claws only in those places where he is allowed to do so and only need the tray. To educate a kitten you can not scratch furniture in two ways:
- when you see that the kitten has begun to scratch your favorite sofa, squirt it with water and give a loud comment on the ban on its action. Cats basically do not tolerate water, and such a procedure will not be to their liking;
- You can rub the chosen places to sharpen the claws with orange peel. Cats do not tolerate this smell, so your cat will abandon its idea.
But do not forget that you should provide the kitten with a nail polish grip around the prohibition against spoiling furniture, in order to properly educate you. For this, a piece of some small log that can be placed on the balcony, or a special scratching pad , can come up.
To educate a kitten to walk in need in the tray can, as in all other cases, showing patience and endurance. Remember that scolding a kitten makes sense only when you caught it at a hot, and even then you should not use cruel methods (tapping with a spout). It must be menacingly scolded and unless it is slightly pressed against his ear. Then take it to the tray and gently pat. You can dip a piece of newspaper in his urine and put in the tray, so that the kitten can detect by smell, as looks like the place where he should do his business.
How to raise a kitten when it bites?
Consider the methods of educating the kitten, when he bites and behaves aggressively towards the household and guests. The manifestation of aggression is more common to domestic cats than to pedigreed cats. But domestic kittens can be raised, properly reacting to the manifestations of aggression. When the kitten bites, for the sake of education, it is necessary to show with the help of a voice the infidelity of his actions. It is permissible to slightly punish the shalunishka, leaving him alone at the same time, but in no case should he not be beaten. Over time, hunting will bite from him. And remember, in order for a kitten to bring up a kind and affectionate one, one should not spare this very affection for him, and especially in the process of education.