How do I gey my cat to stop scratching?
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NEVER use your hands as toys with the cat.  Make sure you have LOTS of cat toys because cats get bored easily and if they only have one or 2 toys, they will use you as a toy.  If your cat starts to bite or scratch you, immediately stop playing with it, using your open hand put it in front of the cats nose and sternly say NO, then go into another room and ignore the cat.  He will get the point that biting and scratching will get him no love and attention from you, which is very important to your cat.  Also, when your cat doesn't want you to pet him anymore and starts to scratch or bite, it's just his way of telling you that he's getting annoyed with you.  If he's got a problem with scratching furniture, there is a non-toxic homeopathic spray you can purchase from Pet Smart called No Scratch that I use as a training tool to get my cat to stop clawing my new couch that she has a problem with.  Make sure you have an appropriate scratching post that is tall enough for your cat, this helps tremendously.  Hope this is helpful!
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The skin in the body is being irritated by some cause. When you scratch your itch, you scratch you skin causing some of the itch to go away.
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Skin has an itch, slight swell, and turns reddish.  Here are some remedies that may be of help to prevent bites in the future.\n\nFeline Flea Proofing\nAdd to the food for each adult cat:\n1/2 level teaspoon brewer's yeast\n1/4 level teaspoon garlic powder\n\nFlea Destroyer\nSet up a plate of sudsy water with a light hovering over it. The fleas are attracted to this and drown themselves.\n\nFlea Repellent (for cats)\n1/8 teaspoon tamari soy sauce\n1 crushed whole clove\n1/8 teaspoon water\n1 fresh garlic clove\nMarinate the garlic in the liquid for about 10 minutes and then remove it.\nAdd 1/16 teaspoon soy liquid to each 1/2 cup cat food. Use this repellent immediately.\n\nFlea Repellent Pillows\nThese pillows are for dogs.\nSource: Glen Brook Farms Herbs and Such\n2 parts pennyroyal\n1 part thyme\n1 part wormwood\nHerbs may be cut or whole; construct a pillow for your pet to sleep on and then stuff it with the pennyroyal, thyme, wormwood. This makes a nice gift for those favorite dogs in your life. These herbs help to repel fleas naturally and without harsh chemicals.\n\nFlea Repellent Sleep Pillows\nFor cats\n2 parts sage or rosemary\n1 part catnip\n1 part chamomile\nFor dogs\n2 parts pennyroyal\n1 part thyme\n1 part wormwood\nHerbs may be used cut or whole. Mix enough to stuff a 2-foot square pillow for a cat or a 3-foot square (or larger) pillow for a dog. Sew the pillowcase out of a tough, washable fabric such as denim.\n\nHerbal Flea Powder\nUse herbs in powdered form only.\n2 ounces pennyroyal (use sage or rosemary for cats)\n1 ounce rosemary\n1 ounce wormwood\n1 teaspoon cayenne pepper\nMix and store in a covered container. Use as often as any flea powder and rub into skin.\nDO NOT LET POWDER GET INTO PET'S EYES.\n\nHerbal Flea Powder\n1 part eucalyptus powder\n1 part pennyroyal powder (use sage or rosemary for cats)\n1 part fennel powder\n1 part yellow dock powder\nCombine all ingredients in a shaker top jar and shake to mix.\nApply to your pet's fur by brushing backward with your hand or comb and sprinkling the powder into the roots of the hairs. Concentrate on the neck, back, and belly. Use just enough to add a little odor to the hairs.\nFor severe flea infestations, treat daily; otherwise, use two or three times a week.\n\n\nhttp://www.recipegoldmine.com/pets/pets.html
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Try oatmeal soaks and calamine lotion & try to keep her from scrachring or rubbing it in her eyes, If it's really bad she may need a doctor
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This is a itchy inflammation of the skin, characterized by dry, scaly, and thickening.  Stress and tension can increase the itching.  Normally treated with corticosteroid creams and maybe anihistimines.  Sometimes your doc may even prescribe a patch with the meds in it so it decreases the scratching
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You do it like this:\n\nStop and stare at small noises for no apparent reason.\n\nApproach well know articles of clothing with a fully fluffed tail.\n\nWhen a mouse actually appears, completely ignore it.\n\nWait until other household member is sick of hearing mouse noises and sets trap.\n\nKeep a close eye on trap.\n\nWhen trap successfully does its job, proudly trot through house with mouse (and trap) in mouth. If early morning, deposit it in middle of bed. \n\nYell bloody murder when mouse is taken away and thrown outside. (Other neighborhood cats will take credit!!!)
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I have a demented acquaintance sitting here with me who says the best way is to pet them and get them all sleepy then coax them into a fishnet bag like women use to wash their lingerie in. Then you can safely and easily dunk them thoroughly to get a good clean wash. But, he says to be certain you have the blue toilet bowl cleaner in the tank because cats are really dirty with all that hair and saliva from licking. Give it a good flush and rinse kitty nice and clean but have the towel ready when you pull it out because if it gets away from you it will run and hide before you dry it off. And who knows where all that water will be dripping.\n\nNormally it will be three days before you see kitty again.
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Take everything the cat lies on, and wash it in the washer and drier.  Use a detergent that won't bother you and the cat more, like Arm and Hammer.\n\nUse a dust mask when you vacuum.  That can really help.  Don't have the bag to full.\n\nI like to use lint brushes over furniture.  And you can where the mask when you are sweeping floors.  That is the fastest way to get alot of it.\nUnless you have a sweeper you can adjust that low, but that is hard, it could burn up the belt.\nCan someone else help you with the housework?  That way you are not as exposed.
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Exposure therapy works best.  Visit a humane society and look at cats, they will not be able to hurt you as they are in a cage, and you will see how vulnerable they are, and because they were domesticated by man, without an owner their quality of life will be poor.  Also they will die in a few days after you are there b/c you did not adopt one because of a silly phobia.\nJust Kidding
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Scratching causes another counter irritation and the brain gets distracted. Chk out the  link\n\nhttp://www.ratlab.co.uk/itch.htm
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You should poo in your pants whenever it itches.  The poo will help!
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if you are sensitive to cat furs, dander, or the stuff they may have on the fur, and you are a diagnosed asthmatic, then your options are limited.  \n1.  were you prescribed inhaler medications?  if so take them as directed.  if not then see a doctor who can give you medication which help control asthma.\n2.  minor helps but useful could be:  a.  get an air filtration system for your room.  i say a room b/c they are not generally large enough to do anything more effectively.  b. get rid of the cat.  c. keep everything you have away from the cat and keep it clean.\n3. for you to implicate the cat you would have to have reasonable cause.  just coughing b/c you think its the cat doesn't really diagnose your condition.  thats not to say you are not allergic to cats, but have you never been around a cat in your lifetime?  what happened when you were around a cat? \n\nnow to answer in different way.  cats dont cause asthma.  people with ashtma may respond allergically in the prescence of a cat but they may respond allergically around a dog, or parrot, or any other furry creature.  coughing isn't always a sign of allergic reaction as much as it is a protective mechanism for keeping foriegn bodies out of the lung.  \n\nniether do you have to have a history of asthma in the family to be individually affected with asthma.  you more likely are having mild airway irritation due to ?? something in the air, maybe what the cat brought in.  not to mention dusts, pollen, and molds, and even cockaroach droppings, which have been implicated in asthma in ghettos.
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When you get bitten, take your nail, and make a cross over it. It will stop the itching, and then take some rubbing alchol and rub it on. It will go away sooner.
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Ask a doctor or risk listening to one of us and making it worse.\n\nUse Desitin. That should relieve the itching and promote faster healing.
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Antihistamines such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl) can help relieve itching caused by hives, but won’t affect itching from other causes. Most antihistamines also make people sleepy, which can help patients sleep who would otherwise be awake from the itch. Specific treatment of itching depends on the underlying condition that causes it. In general, itchy skin should be treated very gently. While scratching may temporarily ease the itch, in the long run scratching just makes it worse. In addition, scratching can lead to an endless cycle of itch—scratch—more itching. To avoid the urge to scratch, a person can apply a cooling or soothing lotion or cold compress when the urge to scratch occurs. Soaps are often irritating to the skin, and can make an itch worse; they should be avoided, or used only when necessary.\nCreams or ointments containing cortisone may help control the itch from insect bites, contact dermatitis or eczema. Cortisone cream should not be applied to the face unless a doctor prescribes it. Probably the most common cause of itching is dry skin. There are a number of simple things a person can do to ease the annoying itch:\n• don’t wear tight clothes\n• avoid synthetic fabrics\n• don’t take long baths\n• wash the area in lukewarm water with a little baking soda\n• for generalized itching, take a lukewarm shower\n• try a lukewarm oatmeal (or Aveeno) bath for generalized itching\n• apply bath oil or lotion (without added colors or scents) right after bathing People who itch as a result of mental problems or stress should seek help from a mental health expert.
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i know this sounds a little strange but if you put toothpaste (make sure its a pasty kind) on any sort of bite it will prevent it from getting irritated by the air and such things and the itch will be away before you know it.  also try taking an aveeno oatmeal bath, its very soothing.
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Use a #2 leg-hold trap. Set the trap up in an area where you can block it off except for a narrow channel that the bobcat will have to step into with a tree against the back. Use sticks on both sides of the trap so that the bobcat will have to step over the sticks right into the trap. \n\nUse scents. Either bought or something else like tuna juice. Haven't seen a cat yet that don't come running to the smell of tuna.\n\nCheck the regs with local fish and game, some states require the use of off set traps, and have limitations on bait or scents.