I have a favorite reading chair and I'm always competing with my cat for it. If I get up, she jumps right on it and stays for hours. Or she's sitting on the office table, on top of something I want to look at.Is it wrong that I kick her out of her favorite spots when I want them? Am I being selfish and a generally bad cat parent?
As long as you are not physically kicking her, it's fine. You are the human, she is the cat. You're in charge. You pay the rent and you own the chair. Boot her out gently when you want to use the chair. She has many other hours in the day to use the chair when you are not. Just pick her up gently, plop her on the floor and sit down and enjoy that chair for yourself.
I have one of those airsoft bb machine guns that shoot the little plastic balls. It works great for keeping the cat off things like counters, tables, and yes even chairs, and sofas.
all cats do that. As far as I know anyways. Just move her. You're not being mean or a bad cat parent. I've had mine 12 years and he just deals with it. He sits with me or above what I'm reading like it or not. My cat LOVES to sit on my computer chair but when I need it I move him. Sometimes he jumps up on me or he'll just go and lay down beside me on the floor.
My cat loves to do that or when i am reading she will come and sit on the page of the book just so i give her attention,just take her off it's proven cat's think they own the home and you are living with them not the other way around so let him know who is realy boss.
It may be bad to kick a cat. You're the owner though so you should not feel bad that you are making her move. Instead of kicking her, or hitting her, try using a squirt bottle. Squirt her everytime she's on a place you don't want her. This might even solve the problem altogether.
