Get Along With Your Cat

Do you find it difficult to get along with your cat? If you do, then keep reading!

Steps

 * 1)  Feed your cat something good, like seafood flavored cat food.[[Image:Get Along With Your Cat Step 1.jpg|center]]
 * 2)  Give it a treat. Older cats usually like softer treats, while younger cats like harder ones.[[Image:Get Along With Your Cat Step 2.jpg|center]]
 * 3)  Pat it every day.[[Image:Get Along With Your Cat Step 3.jpg|center]]
 * 4)  Treat your cat well and never abuse it. Instead of hitting or pushing your cat away if it does something wrong, point to them and firmly say, "no", or spray some water onto them with a spray bottle. Your cat may not like it if you pick them up while they are upset or tired; some cats may not even want you to pick them up at all, so be careful if you try to.[[Image:Get Along With Your Cat Step 4.jpg|center]]
 * 5)  Give it clean, fresh water and food. Wash the bowls out every day. You wouldn't want to eat from the same plate everyday, so why should a cat?[[Image:Get Along With Your Cat Step 5.jpg|center]]
 * 6)  Give it love. Even buy it cat toys for Christmas.[[Image:Get Along With Your Cat Step 6.jpg|center]]
 * 7)  If you have a job or something else you have to do that prevents you from visiting your cat for a few hours, get an automatic water bowl for them and leave some toys for it (e.g. mice, golf balls, tin foil crumpled into a ball, paper balls, etc). If you have a big windowsill with a cushion, draw back the curtains, and your cat can relax and watch the birds.[[Image:Get Along With Your Cat Step 7.jpg|center]]
 * 8)  Give it a bed, or if you really want to make your cat happy, you could even give your cat their own room![[Image:Get Along With Your Cat Step 8.jpg|center]]
 * 9)  If you can, take it for walks.[[Image:Get Along With Your Cat Step 9.jpg|center]]
 * 10)  Give it milk on occasion. Milk can be a nice treat for a cat, but do not give it milk all the time, because it is not good for them. After your cat has weaned, it will most likely become lactose intolerant. Try to give your cat a little bit of cow's milk to see if it causes diarrhea. If your cat is okay after that, then you may give them a bowl of milk every once in a while as a treat. While grown cats do not need milk, you can purchase lactose free cat milk from a supermarket or pet store to give them.[[Image:Get Along With Your Cat Step 10.jpg|center]]
 * 11) Clean the litter box at least once a week. You can also buy a product called LitterMaid®, which cleans the litter for you instead of you having to do it.[[Image:Get Along With Your Cat Step 11.jpg|center]]
 * 12)  Get a cat scratch tree. Some younger cats like "Kitty Condos". It helps their claws to stay a certain length, and it feels good to them. If your cat tends to scratch up your furniture, a scratching post will be a great help. Make sure that if you catch them clawing on the furniture to direct them to the scratching post instead. They will soon learn to scratch on the post instead of the furniture.[[Image:Get Along With Your Cat Step 12.jpg|center]]

Tips

 * Do not try to get another pet until you are comfortable with your first one.
 * Seafood cat food may make your cat's breath smell bad, so you can give them cat mints.
 * If you can't see your cat for a few days, get a cat sitter.
 * If your cat rubs on your legs, it means that they love you and want you to pet them. They can also be marking their territory; cats have scent glands on the side of their mouth which place a scent on you, but humans can not smell it.

Warnings

 * Some cats like paper/plastic bags/etc., so make sure to take it away if you catch your cat chewing up some paper or a bag. If it is a magazine, the dyes in it could harm your cat.
 * Do not overfill the food bowl. This can be unhealthy for your cat.
 * If you abuse your cat, it will not like you, and will probably be scared that you will hit it, which wouldn't really help with the "getting along" part.
 * Always remember, do not give treats everyday. A treat everyday to a cat is like eating a king size Hershey bar everyday.
 * Mix water and milk together to prevent your cat from having diarrhea.
 * To some cats, the cat food brand "Alley Cats" isn't good, because it makes them pee blood, even if it's spayed or neutered. Check with your vet before using it.
 * Old cats should not have kitty condos. Those are tall, cat scratch tree with a cushion on top, and if an old cat makes an attempt to jump, they could hurt themselves.

Things You'll Need

 * cat
 * cat food
 * treats
 * toys
 * litter box
 * food bowls
 * 1 cup milk
 * 1/2 cups water

Related wikiHows

 * Find Alternatives to De Clawing Your Cat
 * Understand Why Your Cat Chooses Certain Sitting Places
 * Care for Orphaned Kittens Less Than Three Weeks of Age
 * Befriend a New Cat

Sources and Citations

 * www.petco.com
 * www.petsmart.com
 * purina.com
 * http://www.cat-world.com.au/can-cats-drink-milk