urm... it worked for our cats. ckp dgn nada garang skit pastu jgn belai dia pulak lepas tu, kucing ni mcm bdk2 skit. once you say NO, make sure its a no. it takes a while, but ya, sometimes mcm diorg faham je bahasa. tgk... kucing lagi faham bahasa... ade manusia kita tegur pn buat bodo je... hahha... tau x kayu yg people use to grow pepper? kat sarawak kan femes dgn lada hitam, so my mum amik yg pendek2 kat kampung and ground it at the backyard. that's their scratching post. tpi pny la tajam kuku diorg. xpe2 biar tikus takut. :P