Cat's are territorial & look to mark their ownership in different ways. One if with spray, another is with clawing. You have to try to think like the cat for a second. If you look around the room, what is the tallest 7 most visible area of space in eyeshot at 2feet off the ground... the sofa & the curtains. The cat will see these as the best places to send an "ownership signal" .
Ok, so now you have a slightly better understanding of WHY ol fuzzy head is doing this... now what to do about it. It's not as hard as it sounds. Many cats are ballsy, arrogant & twisted, so water & balloons will only get them wound up. Tape is a good tool, but then you end up with goo on your good furniture.
What a conundrum... not.
If you were cat(again think like one), what would look more appealing than that old couch? How about a taller object, with NEW materials on it. Height is important to the cat's ego. So are gifts. Just think of the cats kind of like a trophy wife... if you want her to stop borrowing your BMW, get her one of her own. Ok, enough cryptic crap...
Go to a hardware store & pick up a 1"x8"x4' board, some Sisal rope, a staple gun(and a pk of 3/8staples), and go find some remnant rug scraps(preferably unlooped berber) . You now have the makings of a cat scratcher any cat would love. *Warning: may induce wild fits of joy. Simply use the rug scraps to cover the top & bottom 1/3 of the board(keeping you staples about 3" apart and about 1" from the edges of the board. Start attaching your Sisal rope on the side of the board(with a 4-5" tail hanging down that will be covered later by wrapping). Only staple on the sides and on about every 5-6 coils. Completely wrap the mid section of the board(overlapping the carpet slightly) with Sisal and tie a knot in the last portion of the end. This allows you to staple it firmly to the outer edge & it also provides a toy bit for the kitty to wack from time to time.
*whola... you have now created something bigger, better & cooler than the old couch. Find an open area in the main room where you can lean this new cat scratcher against the wall. Make sure you leave it leaning a couple feet from the wall!!! You want to encourage the cat to examine it from all sides & eventually beat the crap out of it. If your cat is catnip receptive(60% of cats are) feel free to rub some into the roping area to encourage a sniff.
Now you have the power! Go use it for good(a good night's sleep, a good laugh when you see ol fuzz head doing the kitty olympic dash, & a good feeling knowing you don't have to kill the cat... yet)
Well, just because you CAN date someone from on here, doesn't mean you WILL... or that you HAVE to. Besides, a date is simply a mutually agreed upon arrangement... no one says it HAS to lead to anything more than coffee.
As a matter of fact, yes. Just think south western Russia(if you know anything about geography and/or google). It's quite a charming place. I believe the closest city is call Riga(sorry, it's been a while, I forget).
I have always managed to find the oddest music. Must have something to do with being welsh/japanese, having a German step mom & growing up all over the world.
Isn't it? The Mongolian & Siberian music is quite different. It's typically only two or three people, one of whom plays some sort of string instrument.
spiceygamble Forum Posts (4,493)
RE: STEAL ''' 1 THING FROM DA PERSON ABOVE YOU
I'd steal away her woes and dump them on the next driver I see barreling down my street when kids are out playing.