My mother is staying with me for a few weeks and was recently put on oxygen, which means a lot of clear plastic tubing. My one cat loves straws and rubberbands. I thought she was ignoring it but she chewed and ruined a long line. Does anyone have some behavioral techniques I can use to stop her from doing this? Thanks so much!
Spray bottle or make loud noise when cat does the behavior the cat should take off if you do this every time the cat should get the point soon enough
I wouldn't normally suggest this, but a spray bottle of water would work well in this case. Spray the cat with a little water whenever he gets near the tubing. It won't hurt him, just startle him a bit, and he will soon learn.
Make a loud noise to startle the cat whenever she tries 2 chew on the tubes, or a spray bottle would work if u spray them when she tries.
Best way to stop cats chewing on cording is to mix 1/2 cup dish soap with 2 tablespoons of water and coat the tubes with it. Or buy large aquarium tubing, slice it down the center and open it enough to put on OVER the other tubes, making it a tube inside a tube.
I have the same problem, long term because i have the cats AND am the one on oxygen. I can tell you that I am still searching for a more ideal way, but there are two, and both are kind of involved: 1) rub the tubing with soap, especially hard soap, since it will stick. this works with all cords, because the cats will not lick at soap; 2) this won't work in the short term, but covering up the tubing with something like fabric will disguise it and the cats won't investigate further. i do both with my cats, though I will say that covering up the tubes actually works better, for some reason cats won't go after it when they don't see it, even if they know it is under the fabric. So i would try rubbing the tubing with soap, since your mom is already there, if you have the time and energy, but your mom is going to need extra tubing. it's really hard to keep cats away. i was hoping that someone would have given you a better answer than mine when i saw the question!
