Has anyone a suggestion to stop my cat climbing up my net curtains?

Question

I have this gorgously friendly cat called Nelson. Most of the time he's calm and spends his time curled up or sprawled out sleeping. But occassionaly he'll come screaming (not literally!) in from the garden, rush round the furniture, jumping from chair to chair and end up at the top of the net curtains hanging there, waiting for me to get him down!
Has anyone any suggestions?

Answer 1

If you buy a water pistol or a water bottle from garden centres that you spray planks and fill it with water you can spray your cat when it climbs the curtains, thus it will associate that bad behavious such as climbing the curtains = a spray of water

Answer 2

Water spray works really well to discipline cats. Squirt them with it when they go to run up the curtains and also always use a word with your discipline. So you may squirt them and say NO. It is always important as you want your cats to respond to the word and not the spray sooner or later. The air cans that you use for cleaning your computer keyboards are just as effective. Don't use anything in the water though, just put it on the dart spray and your cats will soon get the hint

Answer 3

Hi Val
your cats playing games with you and he knows once hes up them curtains you are going to give him some attention. Try and dis track him when he comes in or change the way he comes in as cats don't like changes Good luck an thumbs up for a good Question

Answer 4

First of all, you don't need to get him down, he can get down himself. As for stopping him climing the curtains try using a waterpistol. Each time he does it, sqirt him, but don't let him see you doing it. He will then associate being wet with climing the cutrains, he won't know why, but he won't want to do it again. The important thing is that he doesn't see you doing it so that he thinks its something to do with the cutrains.

Answer 5

It is much more easier than trying to train your cat. There is a spray that is healthy and very good for the animals. It is called NO SCRATCH! All it is, is a pheremone that is used to defelct a cat away. It is totally harmless and humans can not smell it, just spray it on your curtains. That way you will both be happy!! It really works I used it on my xmas tree for my cats!!!! Good Luck

Answer 6

I hope you pay no attention to anyone who tells you to declaw him. For one, it sounds as though he goes outdoors, so he needs the claws. For two, is there any way you can try some two-sided sticky tape on your curtains? Cats hate the feel of it on their paws and if you could stick some where he lands on the curtains, it just might work. Good luck to you and Nelson!

Answer 7

there is a spray you can buy at pet stores that doesn't stain, and cats don't like it. Try that on your curtains, or just keep telling him off when he does it - rolled up newspaper on the backside is a good, noisy but soft smack

Answer 8

you could try putting a double sided tape on your curtains, cats hate sticky stuff, or you could use a spray bottle and spray him everytime you catch him on the curtains. I would try the sticky tape first, the spray bottle thing didn't really work on my cat, but then again, she is weird and loves water. good luck

Answer 9

My husband had a similar problem one time (this happened before we met, but he loves to tell the story). His kittens loved to climb the curtains, and he wanted to break them of that habit. He got a supply of narrow rubber bands, and left small stashes in several places in the living room. Whenever he saw a cat on the curtains, he'd grab the most convienent rubber band and fire it at the offender. The startled and stinging kitten would let go. Before long, they'd learned not to climb the curtains.

Answer 10

Take the curtains down.