How do you keep the cat from jumping on tob of the counter?

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DOUBLE SIDED TAPE!!!

A couple of times getting that stuff stuck on the paws will cure any cat of jumping up. Keep some handy in case they start slipping up.

Lemon furniture polish will keep cats from clawing furniture, also. They hate the smell and they hate the goop. Keep a piece of carpet around for them to claw instead, and saturate it with catnip. They love that stuff.

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small water gun...it works and it's not mean

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A squirt of water from a water gun is a good cat training method. Also, an air spray can...like one of those cans that you'd use to spray between keys on a keyboard. You have to be sure to catch the cat in the act, though.

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My cat has the same problem...we weren't able to get him to stop but here are the things we tried:

Firmly placing him on the floor with a sharp 'no!' every time he jumped up

squirting him with a waterbottle

putting tape sticky side up on the counter

putting water or moist paper towels on the counter

Also, we gave him an area up high to call his own (on top of a book case) because cats naturally want to be as high as possible, and that seemed to help a little.

Good luck!

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you can train a cat not to do things with a squirt bottle and some water, squirt the cat when he/she does something wrong and say "no" - the cat will soon learn that being squirted is not fun and refrain from doing what you don't want him to.

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scream NO!!! and Get Down. if you use those words often your pet will get used to it and will obey you. my cat knows the words now and its great. when i don't want him in the room i say "get out kitty' and he walks right out.