Need help with a kitten

[daveleau]

Hi everybody,

We have 3 cats. 1 is 13 years old and the other two are 2 kittens 4 months old (same age but different litters).

First, is there any way to help our 13 yearold adapt to having 2 other cats in the house? The kittens are very curious and the 13 year old is very hostile.


Second, of the two kittens, one will not stay off the counters. I have a spray bottle of water that gets them off the counters, but I often hear them jumping on the counters when I am in the other room. I've gotten more aggressive in my application of the water, but it doesn't seem to affect their desire to get on the counters. It worked with the dining room table. They never get on it now, but the counters are a different story. There is no door to close to keep them out of the kitchen. What would you suggest for getting them to stay off the counters?

Thanks and God bless you,
Dave

 

[country woman]

You can try by trying to catch them while they try to get on the counters and say no in a loud voice .

 

[Dagna]

You can also put aluminum foil or double sided tape on the counters. It can be a lot of work, but the noise and the feel of it on their paws usually deters them and after a few days, they should stay off the counters. For the older kitty, she'll adjust eventually. It's good that you got two kittens since that will help keep them entertained without bugging the older one. You can also try something called Feliway. It's a plugin that you can buy at Petsmart or Petco that helps calm cats down. It's a little pricey, but it works pretty well for stressed out cats.

 

[Witness Of His Love]

Click here for a product that might help keep your cats off the counter.

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[princessbunnyhop]

Yay, kitties! What are they called??? One of my sisters uses water to stop her cats getting up to mischeif but our cats are obviously highly spoilt as they go where they want!

I hope your older cat gets used to the others. Our oldest is the Mum to three of the others but she is so grumpy and only just tolerates them. It is just because she has a grumpy nature though

Bunny

 

[EarthenVessel]

Sometimes the water thing works and times it doesn't - I like the aluminum foil idea or put those foil pie pans on the counter - that ought to scare them.

 

[ceedaisy]

Oh yes the Cats and Counters routine. These are great suggestions. The basic idea is to scare them with sudden noise as soon as they get up there. Do you have collars with bells on them so you can hear where the kitties are? It is hard to keep a constant eye on the little buggers. They also hate the smell of moth balls. I used the moth discs you can can put in a special hanger for the closet. They were with the moth balls and hangers in Walmart. It worked with one cat I had trouble with. Also Amonia is a good deterrent and for awhile I would soak cotton balls in it and then wrap aluminum foil around them (just enough to cover the balls, I was too afraid the cats would try to lick them or something) and then place them around the plants in pots. My one cat used to try to go potty in my big pot in the kitchen. Then that stopped working and I had to use alum foil on top of the soil. Now she doesn't do it anymore. Good luck and can't wait to hear what the names are.