My 4 month old kitten wont stop getting on top of the worktops?

Question

in the kitchen, how can you persuade them not too? Also she is always scratching furniture, is there a way i can get her to re-frame from that. I also worry about wires as she tends to try and chew them too she has already chewed through my phone charger wire.

Answer 1

Determining an effective aversive reaction for your cat is definitely a case of trial-and-error, as individual preferences will vary with each cat. This is often the best method to discourage a cat from a particular action or place, but will seldom work effectively without offering an alternative that is both convenient and rewarding.

Texture
You may need to weight the "material" firmly or tape it in order for it to stay put. To protect furniture or floor finish from sticky substances, attach them to a piece of foil or heavy plastic and secure that with weights or light tape.

Indoors Outdoors Both
Shelf paper (sticky side up)
Double-sided carpet tape
Heavy foil
Irregular or sharp rocks, firmly set into dirt
Chicken wire, firmly set into dirt (sharp edges rolled under)
Heavy plastic carpet runner (pointed side up)


Smell
Soak cotton balls, rags or washcloths in the "stinky" substance. To help protect carpets, upholstery, floors or furniture, place the saturated object on a piece of weighted foil or heavy plastic. To prevent the substance from seeping into the ground, use the same precautions. Outdoor substances need to be reapplied daily, due to quicker dissipation into the air.

Insect repellent, especially those containing citronella and/or citrus odors (check for toxicity -- if safe for young children, it's generally safe for pets)
Citric odors -- colognes, concentrated juices or fresh peels
Annoying colognes
Some muscle rubs (NOTE: some cats react to menthol as they do to catnip -- beware!)
Aloe gel
Taste
Some of these substances may damage furniture or floor finishes, so be sure to test them in a hidden location before wide-spread use. Except for hot sauce and cayenne pepper, these substances should be safe to apply to most people's skin, however, some individuals may be sensitive to them.

Bitter Apple or similar sprays and gels marketed specifically for taste aversion
Insect repellents, especially those containing citronella or citrus odors (check for toxicity, if it's safe for young children, it's generally safe for pets)
Some hot sauces
Cayenne pepper
Some muscle rubs
Citric odors (colognes, concentrated juices or fresh peels)
Aloe gel
Surprise!
Remote Controlled Aversives:
Motion detector that reacts with a startling sound
Snappy Trainer (upside-down mouse trap that's securely taped under paper to avoid contact)
Aluminum pie plate containing water, beans or pebbles -- preferably balanced precariously on a counter or other undesirable "jumping" surface
Scat Mat (very slight electrical shock)
Human Controlled Aversives
Use these to get your cat's attention, and thereby offer an appropriate alternative.

Spray bottle or squirt gun filled with water or a combination of water and vinegar (NOTE: avoid the super-duper water guns that have a very forceful spray)
Loud air horn
Whistle
Shaker can (soda can containing nails, pennies, beans or pebbles - securely taped shut)
WARNING: For fearful cats, try everything else before trying surprise techniques, especially those using noises!

Answer 2

Use a citrus spray when you are cleaning the worktops cats hate the smell of it.

When she scratches the furniture use a water spray (like the kind that hairdressers use) this usually teaches them. Make sure she has a scratch post close by.

My cat chewed all sorts of wires when he was a kitten (mobile phone charger, ipod headphones) he grew out of it but occassionally does it when he is in a naughty mood. Make sure wires are out of the way and hide any you arent using

Answer 3

don't hit her in anyway she will resent you for it and they don't learn from it. tin foil shiny side up on your work top might help, if not citrus smells are strongly disliked by cats and have stopped my cats from getting onto the worktop. to stop her from chewing try something called pet behave spray it also stops them from scratching furniture as they don't like the smell. learn to say no in a firm voice and remove the kitten to a save place, if she is scratching furniture say no and place her on a scratching post and gently show her what it is for the learn by being shown gently what is right behaviour and what is not. always after telling her off show that you still love her. if all this doesn't work try ignoring her for five minutes then move her away from what she is doing wrong and distract her with a toy or a cuddle always be patient with a young cat as they have a lot to learn about what is acceptable behaviour from their humans that they own and what is not. my cats are brought up with love not punishment and they thrive on it try it. good luck

Answer 4

Spray bottles are great, as stated above. Perhaps a citrus air freshner on the counters to stop her from jumping on the counter?

Also, as for the furniture clawing, they make stuff called "Sticky Paws" which is basically double sided large pieced of tape that can be applied to the corners of a cloth couch (a kittens favorite place to scratch). When she tried to scratch the couch, her paws will stick temporarily to the tape. Since cats don't like ANYTHING to stick to their paws, it may dissuade her. You might also put a proper cat-scratching post next to the couch, and when you see her about to scratch the couch, simply redirect her paws to the scratching post. Carry her over to it and put her paws on the top of the scratching post so that she will need to extend her claws to hang on (do it gently while you sort of keep hold of her). She will see that not only is the scratching post easier to use, but you putting her there is giving her permission to use the post.

Good luck!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Be firm with her. When you catch her doing any of those things, then immediately grab her up and snatch her away. Tell "NO" over and over again, pointing to the object then back at her. Do this every time.

Also, have a scratching post and a heavy piece of string that's just for her. When she scratches on the furniture, do the scolding, then place her at the scratching post. When she does the playing with the wires, do the scolding, then give her the string to play with.

Cats can be trained to do and not do things, you just have to be diligent.

DO NOT DECLAW HER. That is extremely cruel and is never necessary.

Answer 7

Waterspray worked for ours - we've raised 8 kittens. That should work for countertops and furniture. I also use a loud "uh uh uh UH", and they still recognise that 8 years later, no spray needed now!

For furniture you can find special double sided sticky tape for cloth furniture which they hate. See if you can give her a scratchpost, or a panel which has carpet or string on it (you can get some that hang over doorknobs. If you buy a cathouse, then get one which has scratchposts or panels at different angles. My Baby girl cat loves scratching in the horizontal plane, her Mum on a slant, and her brother in the vertical! If she likes catnip, spray it on her scratchposts.

As for wires, move as many out of the way as possible. Keep string and thread out of the way too - easy to think it's mouse tails and eat it.

Answer 8

is there something on top of the bunker shes after. even a dripping tap can cause a cat to jump up to find it. a lot of cats wont drink water out there bowl but will drink it dripping out a tap or washing bowl. If she keeps jumping up try making a loud noise each time she does it to discourage this. As for the scratching if a cat post wont do the trick find an old piece of wood or offcut of carpet and each time she goes to your furniture tell her no quite sternly and put her at the thing shes allowed to scratch. at 4 months shes still learning. good luck

Answer 9

Try using a citrus spray to clean the work service and furniture, cats hates the smell, purchase a cat scratch post and then everytime she goes to scratch move her onto there.
Remove the wires out of the way especially live wires. Then give her plenty of catnip toys to play with.

Declawing is illegal in the UK and for obvious reasons,
she can't climb trees to escape danger, and she can't defend herself. So I wouldn't consider that!!

Answer 10

Cats like to get up on high things and they also will scratch furniture, etc. Get one of those high cat condos they sell in the pet stores. If you catch your cat clawing your furniture, just yell and hopefully, they'll stop eventually. At least they'll stop when you are home. When you are not home that is a different question. As the cat gets older, it will refrain from getting up on your counter top, etc. Provide lots of toys for your cat to play with also. They do play with the toys when we're not home because I find my cat's toys all over the house. I gave my cats shoestrings to play with them they were little and they never chewed on cords.

Answer 11

Cats have a habit of going everywhere they are not supposed to - Not much you can do unless you want to close them out of every room. For the kitchen work tops, try laying tin foil over the work surfaces - they do not like it and after a few times of treading on it, she may decide not to do it again. Keep any trailing wires out of the wire as they are like string to them - if it wiggles - they'll play with it. Try and use cable tidies to keep your wires out of the way. Enjoy!