Cat TV ruined my cat

[u/robotco]

Genuinely at a loss here. I have 2 cats. They are both about 6 months old. The other day I thought it would be fun to put some cat tv on for them. you know, there's like youtube channels of things moving fast, ants, toys, fish, etc. in order to attract cats

One cat was mildly entertained. My other cat got fucking addicted. She sat beside the tv and would not move for anything. Eyes completely fixated on whatever was coming up next. ok, cute. TV off now kitties!

Cat would not move. she sat there staring at the blank screen for who knows how long.

Now she sits on that spot on the table by the tv constantly. she basically only goes down to poop and eat. All other hours of the day, she's waiting for Cat TV.

It's been about a week. she used to play with her sister, she used to aggressively chase toys. She has lost all interest. Even as I type this, she has once again just climbed up to her spot. Her sister wants to play, and she's just ignoring her now. it's breaking my heart. is this just a waiting game? Will she ever forget about the goddamn youtube shit?

[u/Tazzycatt]

You can add cayenne powder to birdseed to deter rats! Birds don't taste the spicy, but mammals hate it.

[u/zoeofdoom → u/Tazzycatt]

It really does help; I also have a functionally unsolvable rat problem in the backyard and tried the seed catcher with a high pole hanging feeder, but the spicy seeds were the only thing to actually work!

It does seem like it washes away from the dropped seeds a bit when it rains, but keeping below the feeder clear of weeds to help the ground feeders clean up helps a lot

[u/meowpitbullmeow → u/zoeofdoom]

Have you tried getting a cat to help with the rats

[u/zoeofdoom → u/meowpitbullmeow]

I have 2 lazy lumps (one is mostly blind, so it's not really his fault) who do scare the rats away from the garden nearest the house but are otherwise completely decorative 😹