My fiancee's cat keeps scratching the mirrors on her closet doors every night when she is trying to sleep. Does anyone have an explanation for this, more importantly. an antedote? I live out of state, so it does not bother me, but I hear about it every morning on the way to work. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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You don't say how old this cat is, but most cats realize that mirrors are not real cats by the time they are a few months old.
There is another motivation and it could that the cat is chasing dancing lights of headlights which reflect off the closet doors at night. The answer may be to simply draw the shades.
Cats do not normally choose mirrors as the surface they prefer to scratch. BUT, if your fiance uses standard glass cleaner on them, its ammonia smell might motivate the cat to "fix it" by covering it with the scent from her paw-pads. Your fiance can try a vinegar-based window cleaner to see if that deters this behavior.
If that doesn't work, then closing the bedroom door may be the answer. If the cat wails at the door, she might need to restrict her to a separate room like the bathroom with its own nightlight, soft music, toys, and snacks.
they have scent glands in their paws they are marking their territory most likely
What is happening is that the cat is trying to reach the "cat" he sees in the mirror. The only way to stop it is to cover the bottom of the mirror.
Sounds like she wants in the closet, normally cats will scratch something they feel will sharpen there claws. I have stopped my cats from jumping on counters and from scratching the couches by putting two sided tape on the areas I didn't wants her on or didn't want her to scratch, they don't like the boobie traps cause they don't like the way it feels. Try lying the tape across the closet area or attach it to the mirror at her level. She will eventually stop going to the area and when that happens you can remove the two sided tape. If that doesn't work the pet store will carry a spray that will de-tract the cat from the area, spray it in the area you want her to stay away from.
Good luck, I know it's hard at night, cats are nocturnal and like to explore at night time and sleep during tha day.
I dont have much experience in rearing cats..but I think it is trying to get into the closet ..Is the cat expecting ?
If it is..then it means she is trying to have the kittens in the closet.
If it is a male cat, just file off his claws.. Hahaha I dont know whats wrong with the ruddy cat..
tks COG
Is the kitty scratching the mirror or the frame?
If it is the frame she is sharpening her claws.
Tell the kitty owner to try and find a plastic
mouse trap. These won't injury paws when they snap.
Set the trap and set it near the spot where she is scratching. The noise will scare her when it snaps.
A few times and kitty will have to find another spot
to sharpen claws. She needs to retrain kitty to scratch in a spot that is a "yes,good kitty".
double sticky tape
The cat is trying to get to the cat in the mirror. THey have no concept of reflections, and therefore she is trying to reach the other cat she sees (that shouldn't be there! This is her house!). Sometimes they get aggressive, and will go to great lengths, swatting at the intruder.
If your fiancee leaves the door slightly open, the cat will probably go inside to investigate and find the interloper. There's nothing bad about this, just cat behavior. She will have to keep the cat from seeing its own reflection, which means either banning the cat from the bedroom, or finding something she can put in front of the mirror each night, only up to cat-eye level, like a folding screen that people use for their car windshields.
Good luck.
It has cat scratch fever.
Try setting up a board with some carpet nailed to it and a toy mouse at
the top and some cat nip on the mouse and on the board,your cat will
love it, also nail a little mirror on the booard so "Kitty" can look at themselves, just like humans cats like to look at themselves too!
Um perhaps you can close the door or trim her nails so she the cat does not scratch. My cat paws at the mirror, but I eventually got her a scratching post.
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