Love the little guy already. He's been kneading a lot with his claws out since we got him. Any advice on stopping this behavior before he destroys all my furniture and leaves our bodies covered in scratches? He's gentle but it still hurts.

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[–] herrfrutti@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't be too angry with him! But tell him every time that he does something bad.

I'm just constantly telling my cat 'NO!'

[–] sigh@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Cats usually start kneading when they feel safe and it makes them happy. Positive reinforcement might work better than negative reinforcement.

I would try to procure one of this super soft fluffy blankets and encourage the cat to do their kneeding on that.

Cats are usually pretty happy when kneading so it should be as easy as just picking her up from the old spot and moving her over to the new blanket.

[–] herrfrutti@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Kneating is fine, i'm talking about scratching. My had to clarify that... my bad.