Well you finally got that special kitty you have been wanting. In preparation you have bought all the little things your kitten will need; toys, a bed, food and a litter box. The little dream is more than you could ask for, cute, fuzzy and loving. Then you begin to notice his preference for you sofa and the kitty hair all over it. Many people live with this problem but you don’t have to!
You quickly realize you forgot to get a cat tree. If you are not familiar with this necessity, it is a piece of cat furniture that comes in many shapes. The most common is anywhere from 3 feet to 6 feet. It will have several perches for your cat to sit on and is often covered with carpet and sisal. Sisal is a rope like material that the cat can scratch. This is very important to have for you kitten. It gives him a place of his own where he can play and sleep.
While searching for a cat tree you want to keep in mind quality. When your kitten get bigger, should the cat tree begins to weaken, he may pick your furniture to sleep on once again. Should you choose an upright cat tree, be sure to get one with a wide and stable base, because you don’t want to worry about it falling over. You can always get a cat tree that s secured to the wall for stability. This is good for multiple cat families.
When you decide which type of tree is right for you and your kitty, its time to teach him that this tree is the only thing that he is allowed to sleep on. There are a couple of ways to accomplish this. Just remember to be kind and consistent in the suggestions that follow.
One of the methods to teach your kitten would be to take him to the new tree. Make this an enjoyable time, play with him on the tree. It is always good to leave a little cat nip somewhere on the tree. Get a toy and play with him there. Another trick is to leave a recently worn article of clothing. This will give him the feeling of being close to you. Praise him whenever he is on the cat tree, he will want to go back again and again.
When you see the kitten starting to use something other than the tree, tell him no in a firm voice and redirect him to his spot. Please do not use physical punishment, it really has no place in training. Using catnip and toys to entice the kitten to the tree is a very good way to reinforce that this is where you want him to be.
These steps will need to be consistently re-enforced with the kitten until he learns the rules. It will be work, but will be worth it. The results of a kitten that uses a cat tree are many, including fur-free furniture and a loving relationship with your pet.
David P Lee
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My 13 wk old kitten keeps climbing this tree and getting stuck. How do I stop this?
I want them to be semi outdoor cats because we live on a farm. I put them outside in the morning and afternoon until I get them fixed. They love it out there, but the female keeps climbing this tree and getting stuck. I have had to rescue her with a 25 foot ladder twice this week. Is there a way to stop it besides keeping them inside?
cut down the tree
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Get A Dog
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just fix some wood around the base,say 3 ft of the ground that he cant climm round have it facing down like one of those funny looking dog necklaces dog owners put on there dog to stop them biting themselves
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You can keep them on a leesh or keep them indoors. or Cut down the tree
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this may sound weird but put butter on their paws and keep them inside or in the same place for a day.
My grandfater use to do this to his cat but it never climbed a tree in all of its life, always stayed home and never left the yard.
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Stop rescuing her. She’s doing it now because you are rescuing her. I had a kitten who did the same thing, and just so I would rescue her. When I stopped she came down on her own and never whined again when she climbed trees. She just wants the attention it gives her by climbing and whining. When she sees it doesn’t work anymore, she’ll work her way down. You can’t stop cats from climbing, it’s how they sharpen their nails, and their defense against bigger animals.
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first hand experience
If a cat can go up a tree it can come down…I would wait and watch and just see if it could get down on its own…
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Cat Lover…
Just let them stay in the tree. When they are hungry they will come down. In all my years I have never seen a cat skeleton in a tree. Let nature take it’s course
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Let her figure it out for herself – it’s kind of like letting a baby cry itself to sleep the first time – if you go up and rescue her every time, she won’t need to use her native skills in cunning, climbing and claw-work. If she has to figure out a way down to get food, eventually she will, and if it’s a little rougher and more tumbly than she’d like, it’ll teach her the price of climbing the tree.
Sounds harsh, I know, but if you want semi-outdoor cats, they have to develop the instinct to get out of problems they get into.
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let it stay there it will stop soon
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Not all cats and kittens have the ability to climb down from a high tree. I had a cat once that did that a lot. He would climb high trees but was too scared to get back down. I personally don’t know of anyway you can prevent this from happening other than keeping her in the house.
You can always call the vet and see what he or she has to suggest. Perhaps the vet can give you some solutions that will work.
Good luck to you and your cats! Cats can provide many entertaining moments for us who love them.
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Personal experience.
It’s totoally normal……..well at least i think so……….but anyway my kitten did the same thing and i would go rescue her……….but then i stop rescueing her and she found a way to get down by herself………sometimes when she would’nt come down i put some food or milk at the bottom of the tree and went into my house and about 10 min. later she would be at the door waiting to be let in……….i don’t no if this will work for u but it worked 4 me.
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don’t worry, she will come down sometime
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Cats are animals. Imagine what she would do if she were in a natural habitat and you weren’t around to save her.
If you leave her in the tree and quit rescuing her, she will draw on her natural animal instincts and either figure out how to climb down herself or think about it before she does it again.
My daughter’s kitten jumped off a twenty foot balcony to the carpeted floor below, later that same year, she climbed the Christmas tree and knocked it over. That was about fourteen years ago, and she was so scared, she never did either one of those things again.
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This may seem unreasonable but you could build a fence around the tree one that doesn’t have holes in to so your cat can’t climb up the tree.
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She will come down….if you don’t go get her….I had a cat that got stuck in a tree….hubby said leave it alone it will come down…..next day the cat was even higher….the next day it was even higher…..the next morning he was on the front porch wanting to come in….it took him 3 days but he came down and was no worse for the wear….BUT…he did not climb trees anymore
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Good Luck
Answer this question.. Have you EVER seen a cat skeleton in a tree?? No.. thats because if the cat gets up the tree.. it WILL get down. Kittens tend to panic, unless she is out in the pouring rain, or in danger, "help" her to get down, but DON’T take her down. Soon enought she will figure out she can do it on her own
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animal warden ( previous)
Try spraying some pepperspray on the tree. The cat will smell it and if it licks it’s paws after climbing the tree, it will not like the taste. All you have to do is mix pepper with water. Hope this helps.
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To tell you the truth, your cat is NOT stuck. If it can get UP there, it can get DOWN. The cat just chooses to stay in the tree. But if you continue to get the cat down, eventually she will learn that getting in the tree does NOT mean she’s gettin away from you or waht ever else she’s trying to get away from. In time, she will find a different place to chill or hide. But remember, if the cat can GET in the tree, the cat can get DOWN. That’s why they have claws.
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You never see dead Cat Carci hanging from upper tree branches. Kitty will come down when she is good and ready. When our cat was up in our tree for 4 days. We sprayed her with the hose daily, so she could get some liquid in her by licking her fur!~
She came down. They always do!
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try putting her on a leash while outside, like many people do with dogs, put a pulley on a line between two points and that way she can roam a greater distance.
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