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Greatgoats · 15/08/2025 21:16

I’ve never really liked cats much being honest, however this last few months we’ve had a visiting cat. My daughter loves him, and he loves her….owners are not interested or bothered (I’ve tried) He spends 95% of his time here (in the garden so far)
There’s a bit more to it but don’t want to say too much except, neglectful!

Anyway my question is, do cats wreck your house? Scratching furniture? Toileting? Hair? How bad is it? I’m reasonably house proud, I’ve had dogs before but found it easy to train them out of chewing/toileting in the house so then only had to deal with some muddy paws and hair. I know they will all be different but can cats be trained to only use scratch posts etc? I’ve always thought they just do what the hell they like 😂 Thanks

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pinneddownbytabbies · 18/08/2025 12:18

TY78910 · 16/08/2025 20:21

Also, fur balls. Those they can’t help, but every few months there will be a pool of slodge on the floor so make sure you’re not walking barefoot. Luckily, both of ours do it on the hard floor, not the carpets which is polite of them.

Ah yes. The perils of walking barefoot around your own home when you have cats. Especially in the early morning gloom when you get up and go downstairs to feed the cats make a cup of tea, but don't bother to put the light on.

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