NikkiA
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Hi Chris,
Our boys play hard, they love to run and jump and climb. We put in a 9ft "bookcase" which doubles as a cat climbing structure. We also have a 6 ft cat tree in another room, and three smaller ones.
They also love to get on top of our kitchen cabinets.
Our boy Diablo did chew when he was teething, but has not since. We were able to sand the window sill and doorjamb he chewed, patch and paint with no lasting damage done. Our boy Jarvis will chew if not given another outlet. He will also chew for attention. He goes for the corners of tables, the corners of computers and iPads, and he will take my shoes, bring them to the room where I am, and chew them in front of me. He is doing it to get us to interact with him, vs. Diablo who was teething.
Do your guys have any chew toys? Diablo stopped chewing when we gave him something to gnaw on. He chews on a Kong. Jarvis now has a tennis ball, and when he chews it, we pick up a toy and play with him. We will not play with him if he chews tables/ipads/computers/shoes. If he does that, he gets the item taken away and we substitute an acceptable chewing item (tennis ball, kong) and if he accepts the substitution with good grace, we then pick up a toy and play 2-3 minutes later. We are trying to teach him to go for one of the acceptable chewing options by reinforcing with play when he does so.
Our boys play hard, they love to run and jump and climb. We put in a 9ft "bookcase" which doubles as a cat climbing structure. We also have a 6 ft cat tree in another room, and three smaller ones.
They also love to get on top of our kitchen cabinets.
Our boy Diablo did chew when he was teething, but has not since. We were able to sand the window sill and doorjamb he chewed, patch and paint with no lasting damage done. Our boy Jarvis will chew if not given another outlet. He will also chew for attention. He goes for the corners of tables, the corners of computers and iPads, and he will take my shoes, bring them to the room where I am, and chew them in front of me. He is doing it to get us to interact with him, vs. Diablo who was teething.
Do your guys have any chew toys? Diablo stopped chewing when we gave him something to gnaw on. He chews on a Kong. Jarvis now has a tennis ball, and when he chews it, we pick up a toy and play with him. We will not play with him if he chews tables/ipads/computers/shoes. If he does that, he gets the item taken away and we substitute an acceptable chewing item (tennis ball, kong) and if he accepts the substitution with good grace, we then pick up a toy and play 2-3 minutes later. We are trying to teach him to go for one of the acceptable chewing options by reinforcing with play when he does so.
