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Now it's enough with a firm "no" and she stops. Before that though I just grabbed her by the neck and carried her outside. From what I've gathered that's how cats teach their youngs and it's been a good way to strongly say no without making too big a of a deal about it. The whole 'get grabbed by the neck' seems to be a strong definer of hierarchy for cats so a good way to teach them what's ok and not.
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Spray him with water when you catch him doing it.
Best to put plants out of reach, they like a nibble, but mostly when they are bored so supply more entertainment if possible.
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And when you are not there...cat is gonna cat. My two went through a phase of eating plants. Make sure the plants are not poisonous to the cat. Does the cat throw up a furball after?
Maybe some scratching posts and pads around the house. Maybe some cat/oat grass that the cat can munch on.
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Can the cat be outside? I've firmly let ours know that scratching and biting is a massive no indoors. Took a few weeks but we rarely have any issues now. Ours is outside for about 50-80% of the time though so plenty of time for her to get her scratching in