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aguinn
08-18-2004, 03:59 PM
one of our cats has taken to chewing on DS's toys! i've found several of his plastic toys with definite cat teeth marks, and i know which one of our three it is because i've seen her do it.

if you've had this problem, how have you handled it? our cats spend the night in our livingroom near their food and litter, but closed off from us because they like to wake us up at 4am - i think that's when she's doing it. the cats are very loved, and brushed and have plenty of their own toys that they play with with us, each other and on their own, so i don't know if i'd chalk this up to an emotional crisis.

is there any solution or rub or anything child-safe that i could put on them? i don't want to take all his toys away!

tia,
;)amy
proud momma to DS

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Jacksonvol
08-18-2004, 05:26 PM
Amy,

I feel your pain. While our two cats don't chew on the toys, one felt threatened by the inflatable duck bathtub and decided to assert her rights as alpha cat by repeatedly puncturing it with her claws. We managed to patch it and it now hangs out of her reach in the shower. The older, senior cat has "adopted" one of the stuffed animals by "grooming" it and laying on it for naps. On that one, we just gave up and that became "his" lamb.

That said I have several light weight boxes with lids in the nursery for toys and the small toys that now form a major part of my living room decor (Fisher-Price really needs to think about how Little People color schemes may clash with normal color choices.) are put up on the lowest two bookshelves. The cats could paw it out of there, but they are just too lazy.

I did notice an interest by the older cat in a couple of peek-a-blocks, so I made it a point to let him see them, smell them and scent mark them. He lost intereset after that and I cleaned them in a bleach and water solution. Edited to add that by scent marking, I meant rubbing his face on them. He is a "fixed" kitty.

No suggestions on baby friendly cat repellant, but I have been known to park the vaccuum next to areas where I did not want kitties.

Good luck!

sntm
08-19-2004, 12:21 PM
> No suggestions on baby friendly cat repellant, but I have
>been known to park the vaccuum next to areas where I did not
>want kitties.

That's brilliant! I've given up on the cat & baby toys (it's only fair, as Jack loves Spike's play mice) but we have to shut the bedroom door at night because the cat climbs onto my nightstand to knock over my water glass. Considering if the vacuum is effective at night...

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ritacheetah
08-19-2004, 01:41 PM
My cat used to knock over water glasses. I think we finally started dumping whatever liquid was left in the glass on his head when we could catch him in the act. The cats still drink out of them when they can so I just ended up switching to a water bottle.

Good idea on the vacuum cleaner.


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Tracy
Mom to Victoria, 12/20/03

sntm
08-20-2004, 01:07 PM
LOL, I tried dumping it on him and it didn't faze him. This is a cat that will stand under a running faucet to drink the water collecting at the bottom of the sink.

Bottles are too confusing to me in the middle of the night. Caps and pop-up spouts.
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shannon
not-even-pregnant-yet-overachiever
trying-to-conceive :)
PREGNANT! EDD 6/9/03
mama to Jack 6/6/03
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Breastfeeding 14 months and counting