How do I discipline Jess without bringing in supernanny?

[Adam]

Kick her up the furry arse?

She's being very naughty and knocking down the christmas tree

I think she is spoilt and it might be my fault

[renaeden]

GA uses a Nerf gun with foam darts for when Liam scratches the mat at the front door.

Or you could use a water-filled spray bottle. That is what I used to use on the cat whenever he scratched at the flywire door. Pretty soon he learnt not to do it.

[Adam]

haha we used to use water spray on Lily when she was bad

[Al Swearegen]

Mix it with vinegar

["couldbecousin"]

haha we used to use water spray on Lily when she was bad

 Spray bottles are good, you should try one on your little princess! 

['andersom']

I'm trying the water thingy on the scoundrel from next door. He seems pretty resistant. And, after a splash or three, he may go outside, and look at me, with dreary eyes, aiming for a less noticed breaking of an entry again.

["couldbecousin"]

I'm trying the water thingy on the scoundrel from next door. He seems pretty resistant. And, after a splash or three, he may go outside, and look at me, with dreary eyes, aiming for a less noticed breaking of an entry again.

 They can be stubborn, but with persistence, cats CAN be taught some manners! 

['andersom']

I'm trying the water thingy on the scoundrel from next door. He seems pretty resistant. And, after a splash or three, he may go outside, and look at me, with dreary eyes, aiming for a less noticed breaking of an entry again.

 They can be stubborn, but with persistence, cats CAN be taught some manners! 

Overall, I do agree with you on that.

I fear, I live next to the one exception. Hope him being neutered will happen soon, that could make a difference.



But, back to Jess, maybe the X-mas three needs a different place.

["couldbecousin"]

 Neutering should help a lot with your bad boy. 


 As for Jess, that little creampuff probably just needs a few spritzes of water! 

[Adam]

yeh the xmas tree has been moved to a different room which she is now banned from for the forseable future

['andersom']

Neutering should help a lot with your bad boy. 


 As for Jess, that little creampuff probably just needs a few spritzes of water! 

MY bad boy should not be neutered. 

That critter from next door, I'm tempted to do it barehanded, right now. 

["couldbecousin"]

Neutering should help a lot with your bad boy. 


 As for Jess, that little creampuff probably just needs a few spritzes of water! 

MY bad boy should not be neutered. 

That critter from next door, I'm tempted to do it barehanded, right now. 

 Whoops, sorry, I misunderstood.  I don't recommend that you try that. 

[renaeden]

All cats should be sterilised if they are not going to be bred from, imo. Too many cats and kittens end up being put down here because they are unwanted.

When GA and I got Liam, we thought he was a stray and took him to the vet to be sterilised and microchipped as soon as we decided we would keep him. He was in bad shape - very skinny and had been in lots of fights. Then we found out afterwards he belonged to a neighbour. I couldn't believe it, Liam was two years old and hadn't been sterilised. Very, very slack of the neighbours. And, well, Liam prefers to be with GA - he lives there now.

["couldbecousin"]

All cats should be sterilised if they are not going to be bred from, imo. Too many cats and kittens end up being put down here because they are unwanted.

When GA and I got Liam, we thought he was a stray and took him to the vet to be sterilised and microchipped as soon as we decided we would keep him. He was in bad shape - very skinny and had been in lots of fights. Then we found out afterwards he belonged to a neighbour. I couldn't believe it, Liam was two years old and hadn't been sterilised. Very, very slack of the neighbours. And, well, Liam prefers to be with GA - he lives there now.

 My former landlady took in dozens of strays and fostered them till she could place them in
 permanent homes, and one thing she ALWAYS did, in addition to taking them to her vet
 for all necessary shots, was get them spayed or neutered as soon as they were old enough.

[renaeden]

Yes, it is good to do that so the cycle of unwanted kittens isn't continued.

for you in place of your former landlady.