I hate my cat!

ditch it. :)

Im a cat person nd i hate ur cat! Just get rid of it! Its a monster, a nightmare! Omg

I hate your cat, and I only read through reasons one and two.

If it was me, kitty would be taking a long drive into the woods.

Get a squirt bottle. When it's being bad, squirt it with warm water. I used this trick for a short while on my cat. He is no longer a pain in my ass.

As for the scratching thing, get this fabric freshener that smells like lemons and oranges. Cats don't like citrus smells or flavors. I use that stuff on my couch. It's usually found in pet stores like Petco, and it's not really too expensive.
*If you don't mind that kind of smell

As for the baby thing, just keep it out. If it's not too hard, put it in the bathroom and close the door. Let it out when you are finished with putting the child to sleep.

I know how busy some parents can be just handling their own children. So if that stuff is just too hard for you to handle, give the cat up to someone who has the time for it.

Your cat is a bitch and is acting out. My cats wouldn't dream of acting that way. If I don't feed them when they come to tell me they're hungry, they start to get irritated and will act out, but only very mildly. Playing with things they shouldn't, etc.

I hate to tell you to get rid of your cat, because if you took her to a shelter, she would most likely be euthanized as they won't adopt out a problem cat. But if she is aggressive around your baby son....and you can't have cat poop on your carpets when you have a baby crawling around....it's time to get rid of your cat.

If you are feeding her a cheap crappy food, switch to something all natural with no fillers, by-products, or grains. Try Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance. You can get it at Petco or Petsmart and it's not too expensive like some other holistic brands. Cheap commercial pet food is crammed with fillers that sometimes makes cats and dogs sick, and since it is only a filler, they poop it right out. If you switch to a better brand, she should actually begin to poop less. She will also need to eat less to get the nutrition she needs. Therefore, you may be paying a little bit more for food, but she will have to eat less of it. Get her on a feeding schedule. You should never free-feed a pet.

Canned food is best for cats. For a long time people thought dry was best because canned supposedly rotted their teeth. This is false. Cats don't have molars, and they don't chew dry food. They usually swallow it whole or at minimum, crack it in half. Cats have a very low thirst drive, and in the wild they get most of the water they need from their food. A cat fed a diet of only dry food spends most of its life dehydrated. That's why so many cats have urinary tract problems. Switch to an all-natural canned food (like Natural Balance if you want to keep your costs down). I usually mix only a few extra pieces of kibble into my cats food, just to give it a little more substance and keep them full longer.

And yes, as Bugaboo said, clean out your cat pan more. I clean my cat pan three times a day. I wouldn't want to go to the bathroom and have to dig around in my old excrement, and neither should your cat have to. Plus, no one wants to go into a house with a nasty, smelly cat pan.

Cats know when they are disliked, they're not stupid animals. Ever notice how if a cat hater comes over, your cat doesn't give him or her the time of day? If you act like you hate your cat, she's not going to love you back.

I think your cat hates you!

Maybe its time to ditch the cat.

dont want to sound like an asshole to all the cat lovers around but i hate them in general.(cats that is)
i hate your cat especially simply because your son could get seriously hurt and it looks lie its costing you a lot of money
have it adopted.
if all else fails simply drive into the closest city and release it there.
i can recommend a "miniature Yorkshire Terrier" as a pet, they are small, almost all of them are very tolerant to children and friendly
i have one and she is very lively (she is 15/16 years old) and unconditionally loyal.
i hope this helped you with your problem =)

First and foremost, squirt bottle if you don't want to declaw (I opted for this, it works with even the most hardened criminals). Treats will also encourage her to be friendlier. For the scratching, I have my own mix of 50/50 orange oil (anything with a high citrus oil content seems to work), witch hazel, and a few drops of tea tree oil. I use a small perfume bottle for even spray, and it works like a charm! Just have good ventilation, the smell can be VERY offensive until it dries. And spot-check fabrics. I haven't had any trouble with staining, even on suede, but you never know. As long as you don't soak the item it should be fine. And trim her nails, or rather take her to the vet and have them do it.

For the box issues, try a different litter and clean it EVERY DAY. My cat would pee on my bed and clothes if I let her box go more than one full day without being cleaned, thank god that stopped after she was spayed. I use Tidy Cats Small Spaces and Breathe Easy, both work great for odors and my cat (who used to drop and run) is much more inclined to bury her poo. I'd also try switching from clumping to non, or vice-versa. Cats are very picky.

I would also highly recommend a checkup to make sure her vomiting isn't a health issue. You can also ask about putting her on anxiety medication to make her chill the hell out, or go to your local petstore and get some OTC calming supplements.

Definitely talk to your vet, if you can't resolve these issues give her up.

Yh ur cat sucks balls I would seriously smack her hard and if she don't stop then I would drop her somewhere quite far away so she never come back by the sound of things your cat needs to be punished or the cat might end up punishing your kid

Did you get the cat before or after you had the baby? If you got her before, think about how she was before the baby.
Cats are very jealous animals and she may be acting up because she feels threatened by your son.

The poop issue isn't really the cats fault, house cats are going to track their poop/litter everywhere, it attaches to their paws and they can't really help it. Some cats do not cover their poo, especially house cats. Try changing the type of litter that you buy and clean the box more often.

The cat should not be puking! She is puking because she is either sick or stressed. Or she had too much hair in her stomach, even if she is short haired you should brush her often to lessen the hair she will consume while cleaning. The puke is on the bed because she is trying to tell you something.

You mentioned your cat is nasty? Why? Cats clean themselves she should not be nasty, if there is poo all over her feet it is because you don't clean her box often enough.

It is the nature of cats to act like they own everything, they are your master. Cats are naturally mischievous little creatures and it sounds like your cat is rebelling against you.

Indoor cats typically have more problems then outdoor/indoor cats. If possible try to get her to go outside, that way you won't have to deal with poop or her constant irritation. If that isn't an option then try to make her a little more comfortable.

You need to try and assert dominance over the cat but also show her love and let her know that just because you have a baby doesn't mean that you have forgotten about her.

So a rap up:
Groom your kitty and cut her claws to avoid furniture damage.
When she is invading your space take five minutes to pick her up, hold her in a way that she can not harm you. Then just hug her and meow or blow on her face get creative, trust me it will annoy the crap out of the cat.
Have a feeding schedule instead of always allowing her to have food. This should help with the meowing.
Change the type of litter that you use and clean her box more frequently.
Try to introduce your cat to your child; I know you%%u2019re afraid so take some measures to make sure the child is safe. Get her claws tipped and then buy a cat mussel for initial introductions.
And show her some attention, try not to act like you hate her and she may return the favor.

Good luck.

A cat is not a thing or an it to have around like some kind of decoration that you can discard whenever you lose interest. For those who make the "I hate cat" comments or "kill the cat" comments, these people are typically ignorant and lack empathy or any type of philosophical interest in what a human is responsible for and the decisions that it makes. You do not have to be an animal lover in order to respect and treat all animals and living creatures with humanity (that word is so ironic). Anyways, the cruel comments are typically derived from those who will probably beat, torture, or mutilate anything living, including a baby or child. It is these people that are very dangerous and should keep us all up at night. What is wrong with your husband for bringing home a cat that may have had a terrible and cruel past and into a home with a woman that has no concern or time to spend making the smallest difference in this cat's life. It is sad that she even has a child, who by the way is just as dirty and poopy if not worse than a cat. You just have to clean, love, nurture, and take care of that baby and the same should go for the cat as well. Cats are so misunderstood and unfortunately defenseless against the many morons on this board.

This article was posted some time ago, so, I hope what I say is relevant to someone who still has this kind of problem.

I think the main thing is to develop some kind of comprehensive plan and then keep re enforcing the aspects of the plan that works. It's going to take discipline on your part, but you have to decide if you are going to put in the effort.

Some Ideas based on your description of her behavior:

I would first of all try switching to a premium cat food (the most expensive kinds that do not have corn as their top ingredient) and focusing on her health. Whatever the amount of food the cat is supposed to get maybe cut it in half and go with a 2 meal/day plan.

This may solve the litterbox problem right there. If not there are a couple of things you can try like rewarding your cat whenever it does it right (with praise or treats depending on the cats.)

The plan you work out for your cat might include an extended play time. The point is to 1. burn off some of the cats calories while 2. tiring it out in a constructive way.

Ie. Time you set aside each day to play with your cat. Some aggressive cats respond to aggressive play. For example, I had an Angora that would hiss and scratch a bit when wrestling with my boot. I think you should kind of go with the temperament of the cat and try to find a way to love it.

One way to really tire out a cat is the lazer pen. You can get these for under 2 dollars in my area.

Once the cat is tired out I think that's a good time to try and show it affection. I had a very shy/anti social cat that wouldn't let me pick it up and I found it responded to affection if it was close to sleep. So I just used that time to try and create a bond with it until later she started responding to affection more often.

Finally, some people are just not cat people. They get a cat because they are told they take care of themselves and are the "easiest of pets to manage" and so on. But all pets need a ton of work and love and should be thought of as members of your family. Just like other members of your family they have different personalities including rebelliousness.

It's up to you to decide if you can learn to love that pet's personality.

rofl good one dest knows how to do it. choke her for a minute or two an kick the shit out of her is the right way- or not! I've done this, not harshly mind you, just to teach the cat whos the boss. My cat at least, doesn't respond to this. She becomes even bitchier, tearing up my toilet paper roll EVERY fuckin time I leave it out because I don't have a dispenser. So I gotta hide that, she plays with EVERYTHING that she can move with her paws, and I can't pet her on the back. She only wants head pets, she starts wiggling her tail when I pet her on the back and eventually snaps on my hand. FUCK CATS

Is it normal that you hate your cat, well sometimes I hate my two cats especially when they climb on the bed and start throwing up a hair ball but there animals.when you get fish you look up in books etc on how to keep them people think keeping a cat is easy they need regular upkeep. Plus every cat is different experiment and see what works after everything i got told by vets and forums and a lot of sick later I found my cat was allergic to certain proteins I found that out myself by changing the food what im saying is no matter how many posts there is sometimes just trying different things works and if after a week its not try something else . And for all you animal haters just think what world you are making for your children and grandchildren I'm glad I won't be around in years to come destroying nature is only killing yourself and your future family

just . . . take it to the shelter ...

Obviously you do not like your cat, Take her to an adoption center because maybe someone else will, try getting and older cat. They sit on your lap all day, and just want food water and love. :)

If it was me I'd stop on that fucking cats head. That'd teach it to vom in my bed or scratch my ballsack. I think its time to throw the cat away. Literally throw it out your window into traffic. God i hate cats.

Honestly, I would suggest giving your cat up for adoption now before she ends up in the pound because she got mad and clawed at your child. Many cats and some dogs should not be adopted by people with small children...a kid who doesn't know any better may swat at a cat who doesn't know any better, and then the cat or dog acts back in defense..and when that happens, the animal gets the short end of the stick (i.e. gets killed for acting in defense). So before your cat ends up being euthanized for acting in self-defense, it might be good idea to give the cat up to someone who would be a good match with her (NOT to the ASPCA, they do more harm than good by euthanizing too many of those poor animals). Craigslist is a good place to go :) Or Petsmart...I adopted my 3 cats from Petsmart, they are completely no-kill.

I really don't mean to sound like an ass about this if I sound like one at all, it's just I LOVE animals (actually, moreso than people) and I'm just trying to suggest something to help the cat as well as your child.

I think this has alot to do with your son, cats get very attached to their owners and now your son has all of your attention, your cat probably feels a little unwanted which is why she is attention seeking. I think you should find someone who can adopt her.

Your cat leaves poop uncovered and throws up in your bed to show you that she thinks she is the alpha. She also scratches you and does all the loud screeching to prove this point. only thing that i can suggest which is going to be gross is try taking a lil of your urine just enough for her to smell and pour it on her sleeping place.

ummm lets see here it yells for attention, mainly claws up males it sounds like, is terrotorial about things.......... sorry to tell you this but your cat is pregnant, lol jk u should get her some cat nip though she will love u forever. i got my cat some catnip a long time ago and he mellowed out a lot

Drop it off at the nearest kill shelter asap

this cat feels threatened by other humans besides its master recieving your attention. in it's mind, it's perfectly acceptable to kill anything in it's territory. it's extremely selfish and gives zero thought to your emotions or desires. it just sees you as it's slave that it dominates.

I hate my cat. HATE HATE HATE her. I got two cats, a boy and girl. The boy is ok. He is very friendly, easy to give meds too, uses the scratcher etc. Sure he does annoying things but cats are annoying. However, the girl is a different story. She scratches up the carpet even though I have scratchers everywhere. She doesn't do it while IM watching but I caught her twice. I usually just come home and find my carpet scratched up. She tore down my blinds, just to get her in the pet carrier, she scratches and bites and cries and pees all over herself and it takes 3 people to get her in the carrier and we all end up out of breath with scratches and bites etc. She is real picky on what she eats. She will eat a certain food for a while, then she refuses to eat it, she is scared of everything. I mean EVERYTHING. If I drop a tiny piece of paper, she runs and hides for an hour, and one day my boy cat ran in the house but because he made noise, she got scared and almost took my eye ball out as she ran away. I warn everyone not to let her lay anywhere near face...must stay at knee or below because if she hears any little noise her claws go flying and there goes your eye. She never covers up her poop....ever. She cries all of the time...all of the time. Just meow meow meow but she sounds like she is scared and no one does anything to her. I think she has some weird mental disorder like she is schizo or something. I really hate her. I asked everyone I know to take her but no one wants her. IM going to place an ad for her soon...I cant wait to get rid of that stupid cat.

This is so late and idk if Its even worth it. Haha. I have a kitten about 6 months old maybe 7. Who honestly I have grown to not love him, I actually never grew attached to him. I have three dogs that sadly live with my mother cuz I have no backyard for them. I love them to death. So I decided to get a cat. (Bad idea) I also have a yr oId son.
I guess I wanna ask is it normal for a cat nd or kitten to play with its own poop? I clean it daily only cuz he doesn't go a lot in a day. I have bought him toys after toys but he still seems to want to play with his own shit.
And for your problem I wud get rid of it, everyone is telling u to try other things but honestly u have a child and u dnt need a cat that's gonna harm him or u. Especially since u got the cat after u had ur son. She's not showing jealousy only cuz she never had ur full attention. Granted it might have come from a abusive house prior but the place wudnt have put it up fot adoption if it wasn't suitable.
Cats are complicated animals and only want attention when they want it, I love on my cat all day show him attention but he is still a little horror, chews on everything! Scratches everything but his scratching post. He has prior bit me but hasn't since.
I have thought about making him a outside/inside cat but afraid he will get hit by a car. I have invested to much money to just get rid of him. I am tired of his cat box. What shud I do? I know if I got rid of him I wud miss him.
Is it just a kitten thing and he might grow out of it ir what?
My boyfriend had cats in the past and they were never like him.

Why not just make the cat give RIMJOBS!?!?!?

Why not just make the cat give RIMJOBS!!!!!

I think you are the problem!! God gave you a brain! Put it to use. He also created animals to live in their own habitat NOT in a home, He created them with a fur to keep them warm, a way to run and jump up in the trees. And crawl in small places for shelter. In addition you can feed it and have a warm bed for it outside. How can you live in that disgusting way! Cats bring different kinds of disease. I think you need your brain checked. You are the one with a problem!! Animals are animals!! They don't require the same living arrangments as humans. Get real people!

Clearly your cat is angry that you just had a baby and the attention is not on him anymore. You have two options, one deal with the problems until he gets over it, or two, give him up to someone with no kiddos who will love him despite his ugly flaws.

Throw her ass out.. You never bite the hand that feeds you.

@viviowos
Reading your comments is like getting hit repeatedly in the head with a small but painful hammer. I understand the love you have for the feline species but you need to look reality in the face and deal. I have two wonderful cats that I have had to mold into the awesome kitties they are today. If they did not cooperate and were still troublesome, I would be in the same boat as all the other people who can't stand their animals. I love animals a lot, and I hope that my kitties live for 15+ years.
With that being stated, I need to laugh at your constant "judging" of other people concerns about their animals. Although, I do consider human beings as animals, I still believe that human life is worth way more than that of a animal. When you have an animal that will not add anything to the house (meaning they are destructive and mean) and you have tried a lot of things to help develop a relationship, I understand when someone is fed up and want to give their animal away.
I just found it so laughable that you will tell people that they are nasty and not humans because they will not work forever to build a relationship with their animal (why would someone put in outstanding effort on a animal when human relationships don't last long i.e. divorce rate at 45%). Sometimes cats can be a losing battle and just like in humans not every cat/person is grateful, nice, loving, and caring. Anyways, I am sick to read what you think is actually educated reasoning.

I know its a little late to respond but this is my take on things. I'm not a pet person but I don't advocate people abusing or willingly killing and torturing their pets. That is just super sick. A few serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy started their reigns of terror by torturing and killing animals. In fact, there is a positive correlation between animal abuse and serial killers. So you either going to live a lonely, sad life because your animal hating and violent ways will lead people to disassociate with you or you will find yourself in a prison cell.

However, I don't think that the feelings and life of a cat should be put above that of children, spouses, family or humans. On the flip side, I think people who advocate this are nearly as sick as those who torture and kill animals and need to seek professional help because they obviously cannot function properly in society. If you don't want to seek professional help then find an uninhabited spot in the forest, jungle or savannah to live out the remainder of your miserable existence with your animals. Society does not need you to function. You need it - even if its just to buy your pet food :)

This woman has a child, who was a part of the household before the cat. Her fiance should have consulted with her before bringing home the cat. However, if he did and she agreed to having this animal in her house and taking care of it than she should be looking for constructive ways to deal with the cat in a civilised manner. If she didn't then he fiance needs to take responsibility. Either way the child's well being comes first, ALWAYS!

I literally just laughed so hard there are tears in my eyes!!!!!

I've had my cat for several months and I use to like her and thought she would warm up to people when she got use to her surroundings, but she hasn't and I can't stand her. My boyfriend and I live together and wanted to get an animal we could both enjoy and when he's home or our other 2 roommates she hides. Its like I don't have a cat. She's afraid of anything and everything. A pencil could fall and she'd run. She hisses at our roommates dog, refuses to be around it or anybody else for that matter. She only likes me and I'm sure thats because I give her food. I hate cleaning the litterbox. And on top of all that, she wipes her butthole on my bed and I yell at her but she doesn't get it. I've taken her to the vet and checked her anal glands and checked her for worms, she's fine. Lately I just leave her in the closet, and I want to give her away. Take her to a shelter. I have a $200 comforter I can't put on my bed because of her butt issues. I've even seen her wipe her butt on our pillows, and my boyfriends work shirt. Which I wash all of these right away and you can even smell poop when she does it. And most mornings she likes to come lay by my head on my pillow and all I can think about is her nasty feet she uses to hide her poop are on my pillow right now. And recently she got sick and threw up on my bed which was really gross and I had to take her to the vet. I don't want to waste anymore money on a cat I don't like. Cat food and litter and everything else gets expensive and in my opinion she's not worth it. Some of my friends have cats that I really love. Part of it may be because I got her when she was a year old and she was abandoned outside in an apartment complex. I just think she's gross.

Wow what a weird cat.... What is her name?
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