Light smacking (not pain inducing or rough) with angry tones of voice for emphasis and just the displeasure of it has worked for my cat. She is not afraid of me, she often will sit with me of her own accord. So the cat understands the connection between discipline and her crime she has to be...
I used to have this problem with my cat. If she could hear me approaching the kitchen I could hear her paws hit the floor as she jumped down trying to evade being caught so she knew she was not allowed to do it. In the end I just had to smack her when she did it. Of course I don't mean...
Problem with indoor only cats you will get a full 16 years worth of cat hair covering your home. That is a lot of hair. It also depends on where the cat is located. Here in England cats don't tend to get shot as most people don't own a gun. Most people here are used to cats in the neighbourhood...