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Cat Training Advice

Training tips and advice for cat owners hoping to make life with cats better and safer.

From teaching cats to stop scratching up furniture & keep off counters, to training cats to be comfortable in cars, stop running away when a human comes near & even be more cuddly over time; as well as remedying consistent begging for food, daybreak, or nighttime crying - there are a lot of practical things you can train a cat to do.

Need help training your cat to do (or not do!) something specific? Contact me & I'll happily put together a post for you.

You can also browse through all pet care posts on KittyClysm here. Interested in a sub-topic? Try: health, hydration, feeding, playing, grooming, or stress & anxiety.

Does Your Cat Hate Carriers? Here’s How You Can Fix That Fear!

December 2, 2017 By Elise Xavier | Updated: November 5, 2018 - 15 Comments

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Cats can be pretty anxious creatures, especially when it comes to small, enclosed spaces they didn't volunteer to walk into by themselves. We don't normally need to get them into small spots, so this isn't usually much of an issue. But when it comes to carriers and cages, we don't have much of a choice. We need to put cats into these in order to …

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How to Train a Cat to Use a Top-Entry Litter Box

August 7, 2017 By Elise Xavier | Updated: July 28, 2018 - 52 Comments

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When I first bought my Modko Modkat Top-Entry Litter Box, I was terrified my cat wouldn't be able to use it. Considering it was our first top-entry litter box, the fear made sense: Avery had never used anything of the sort before and the concept can be a little strange for even humans to grasp, let alone (or so I thought) for cats to grasp. I …

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How to Accidentally Train Your Cat to Beg for Food

July 24, 2017 By Elise Xavier | Updated: October 29, 2017 - 17 Comments

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Let me set the scene for you: You've got a new cat, a lovely little thing, straight out of the cat shelter. Pulled her out yesterday. Picture from post Avery's Baby Pictures (I'm cheating - as these are pictures of my male cat, but you get the picture ;) ). She was so cute when you found her - you absolutely love the way she came straight …

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How to Keep Indoor Cats Happy in Small Apartments

May 19, 2017 By Elise Xavier | Updated: February 15, 2019 - 16 Comments

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Having moved a bunch of different times with my husband and our pet cat, Avery, I've learned a thing or two, not just about making moves easy on cats, but also about how to make do and keep kitties happy in small spaces. If living in tight quarters with a cat is something you're worried about as it's not something you've done before - don't …

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Moving With Cats? Step-By-Step, How to Make Moves Easier on Kitties

April 14, 2017 By Elise Xavier | Updated: November 6, 2018 - 4 Comments

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I'm not exaggerating when I say that my husband Thomas and I have moved more times than I can count over the past 6 years we've been together. Since we've had Avery for 4 of those 6 years (took Avery in summer 2013), a lot of the moves we've made happened with our cat by our side. Here's a quick rundown of some of the moves we've made with Avery …

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“Stop: Claws off the Couch!” How to Train Cats to Not Scratch Furniture

February 14, 2017 By Elise Xavier | Updated: February 5, 2019 - Leave a Comment

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Have a cat who claws up your crib? Really wish you could keep those claws of mass destruction off (at the very least) the couch? I'm going to start this article off with a wee bit of bad news: if you're looking for a surefire bet - a 100% guaranteed way to train a cat not to scratch your furniture - you're meowing up the wrong tree. There's no such …

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My Cat Keeps Waking Me Up in the Morning. Why? What Can I Do?

September 24, 2016 By Elise Xavier | Updated: December 4, 2018 - 6 Comments

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I used to have this problem. Had it for a long time. I remember waking up every morning annoyed as hell and wondering what there was that could possibly make my cat give me a break in the morning. I remember Googling madly, pretty big bags under my eyes, into the wee hours of the morning, hoping to find a solution that would just plain work. I …

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Hi, I'm Elise! Welcome to KittyClysm - a blog for cat lovers & kitty keepers. Join my furries, Avery & Bjorn, and I in our own little corner of the feline-obsessed world. Facts about cats, training tips, cat stories, pet care advice - I talk as much as I can about it all here!

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