I need help with my kitten?

Question

I just got a cat from my sister. The cat is now 3 months old this is my 1st cat in my life.
Is all good except the cat is to crazy is a female cat after food she runs like crazy plays at her own but the problem comes (jumps on tables play with plans) how do I make it stop! I know cat has energy and is good but how to teach a cat not to touch some stuff. I would never hit the cat or abuse in any way but I am loosing control please help.
Thank you in advance I hope someone can help me…
Truly Mariusz

Answer 1

Anytime the cat goes on the table, take her off. At first it can be really annoying, but eventually she will get the point. Make sure that every time you do it, you use a stern voice and tell her to get off the table.
Before you can tell her not to go on the table, you have to have something that she IS allowed on in the same room that is higher up than the table. Cats love to be as high in the air as possible, and if the highest point in the room is off limits, she will never respect your rules.
if the cat is going on and off the table too quick for you to take her off and give a yell, there are a few tricks that you can use.
One is a soda can with pennies in it. Anytime the cat does something that is against the rules, shake the can once hard and quick, the noise will startle her and it will create an aversion in her mind.
The other method is the squirt gun or water pistol. Anytime she is breaking a rule, giver her a squirt, the trick here is that you can NEvER let her see you with the gun, she has to believe that the table is getting her wet when she jumps on it (or whatever object it is she's touching and not supposed to). If she shes you or the squirt gun, she will only avoid breaking the rules in front of you when you have the quirt gun.
The most important thing about making rules for cats is consistency, if you are at all inconsistent, they notice that and remember it, and the rules will mean nothing. So make the rules and stick to them, and the first few times you notice her obeying the rules without warning, praise praise praise her for it.

PS - If you had 2 cats of the same age, they would attack each other and leave your furniture alone (most of the time). Plus cats are almost always happiest in pairs or small groups (3 or 4).

Answer 2

There are few good ways to teach cats not to do things:

1) Spray bottle! Cats despise being sprayed and a light spray when it jumps on the table will eventually teach it not to. If you accompany this with a noise, like "NO!", then you can just use that noise after it gets the idea without actually spraying.

2) A can filled with something to make a loud rattling noise, for example pennies. If you shake something like this if can have about the same effect as the water bottle. Some baby rattles, hula hoops with beads in them, etc also make noises kind of like hisses that will scare cats.

3) Keep taking it off whenever it goes up there. You have to be REALLY persistent with this one as there's no element of fear for the cat when it goes on the table.

However, cats are smart and with some cats pretty much anything you do will only teach them not to go on the table when you're around... At least it helps though!

Answer 3

Mariusz,

Welcome to the wonderful world of kitties!! lol

Your kitty is 3 months old, she's a baby, she's learning things. And they are curious about EVERYTHING. Everything to them is fun and a play toy. Here's ways to help simmer her down and set some boundaries as to what she can, and can't do.

The first thing you need is a big spray bottle full of water. Cats don't like being sprayed with water. So when you see her jumping up on things or doing something she should not be doing, say "No!" and spray her with the spray bottle. Ok, say she's a stubborn kitty, like mine.... this might take a week of spraying to get it into her head. After awhile, the price will be too high to do this.........you do it, you get sprayed. Eventually they get it.

Ok, for real stubborn kitties.... get yourself an animal carrier. Put it in a secluded room, like a bathroom that isn't being used, or a utility room. When your kitty acts up, put her in the animal carrier as a "time out." You see, kitties this young will definitely go through separation anxiety. They love you, and they want to be wherever you are. That's why they follow you around. So when you lock them in an animal carrier and go away, it's a bit distressing for them. They have to associate the carrier and separation as the result of doing something wrong.

When you put your kitten in the carrier for awhile, maybe an hour or two, come back, and give her a little love. You're not there to be evil to her. And she needs to know that even after she did something bad, and was locked up for a little while, that you still love her and it's ok. They need to know that the bad actions were the reason for the confinement. And when she does good, reward her.

It's all repetition. Over and over, until they finally get it. They can be stubborn, big time. But as long as you are consistant, they will respond. When they're bad, they either get sprayed or confined. No exceptions. When they do good, they get rewards.

Neither of these techniques will cause the kitty any bodlily harm. The spray bottle will cause wet fur, that's about it. The confinement causes temporary distress, but nothing long term.

If you "lose control" of your cat, your cat will take over. So take control of your kitty, and let her know who the boss is!! She'll be alright. And after a year or so, if your lucky, they settle down!

Answer 4

My kitten was the same way. First try taking your kitten of the object in question and sayind no or down in a firm voice. You have to be persistant with this and it will take time. If this doesn't help reinforce it with a light spray from the water bottle. Get the kitten a cat perch from the store to climb on. When it jumps up on your table take the cat and put it on the perch instead. It should get it in it's mind that the perch is a acceptable place to climb on and not the table.

Answer 5

Get a water bottle and just spray it when it gets on the table and when you yeal at it and spray it, it will know it is doing something wrong and learn. Then if the cat is scratching your furniture you can go to like petco or petsmart and buy a tree and just take its paws and rub its paws on the tree and it will normally learn. I have 2 cats and they are completely indoor and don't scratch furniture and don't get up on the counters. It just takes some patience and training. They are older but they still go through there wild spells of running through the house and going crazy for no reason, its just a cat thing even though they are not as bad as when they were kittens.

Answer 6

Sorry but cats are pretty crazy as kittens and there is not a lot you can do to stop them. It is also harder to train them if you haven't had them from very young, and even then cats do have a mind of their own. Try making a scary noise and tell it no whenever it goes onto the table and then lift it off. Don't worry, as they get older they do settle down. I ended up removing plants from my kitten's reach because she destroyed them. Now she is full grown she isn't as bad but still is very interested in plants and flowers in the house and will bite at them. Be careful because some are poisonous to cats. Good luck and enjoy your kitten, they really are very entertaining!

Answer 7

Hmm..You can always try a spray bottle every time she jumps on stuff. But, if your cat is a stubborn one than perhaps you could put something like velcro and put it on that favorite surface that she likes to jump on. She would find it unpleasant and stop. Or you could try both? Haha.

You also stated that she likes to 'run like cazy' and also, you said that she 'plays on her own' so...Im thinking that you don't play with her that much? Usually, cats run around the house when they have to much stored energy (its usually released during playtime.) So, maybe if you could spend more time playing with her, all these should stop. Play with her just before bedtime. (thats the time cats hunt, being nocturnal) I think that should help.

Good luck. :)

P.s. Don't put her in ANY carrier. Next time, when you take her to the vet for check-ups, she'll relate the vet and the total experience as something bad.

Answer 8

The best way to teach a cat not to hop on stuff or touch stuff is to lightly spritz it with water from a spray bottle. They don't like to be wet and they will soon get the idea that hopping on the table will lead to getting wet and they will stop. Eventually you won't even need the spray bottle anymore. Just imitate the sound the spray bottle makes and it will get you the same effect.

Answer 9

Everytime the cat goes on something it's not supposed to put it back on the floor. Eventually the cat will get the idea and stop going onto tables and such.

Answer 10

I keep a spray bottle filled with water - I use it when my cat starts scratching the furniture or climbing into places he doesn't belong! :)