Hi! I am Dr. Adrienne Mulligan, I own Camp
Verde Veterinary Clinic, and I am here today
on behalf of expertvillage.com to talk to
you about cat obedience. First of all, I am
going to tell you that the cats are not obedient
creatures. They are not dogs. Cats come in
different personalities and different types
of stubborn versus willing, versus wanting
treats versus not wanting treats. You really
sort of have to work with what you have when
you get a cat. So all of these things I am
going to talk to you about are only suggestions
or places to start. It is not going to work
on every single cat, and you are going to
have to find out what works for your cat.
But the one thing I am going to tell you before
I tell you anything else is, everything we
talk about you need to start early, so the
earlier you can begin with the kitten and
teaching it anything, or teaching it not to
do things like get on furniture, the better
chance you will have of teaching it that;
and secondly the more consistent you are and
your housemates are… your husband, your
children, anyone who tells the cat no, don’t
get up on that, everyone has to tell the cat
no, don’t get up on that, and when you can
prevent it you need to prevent it, when you
can’t do anything about it, like when you
leave, you need to place the cat into a room
or a crate, some place where there is no furniture
for to get up on…so consistency and persistency.