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Hi everyone,
I'm new here but wanted to join because I really need help figuring out how to handle my kitten. I'm out of ideas. She's six months old and mostly well behaved, except for one thing: she's an acrobat who jumps on the highest, most forbidden surfaces in my apartment. I know you can't control your environment too much with a kitten, but some of what she's doing isn't safe (jumping on the stove!) and I put things I don't want her to chew or break up high--only now she's figured out how to get to them. I've tried using a squirt bottle, but she likes water and doesn't mind being wet. I've tried clapping and yelling "no!" but she's just back in thirty seconds. I've tried giving her time outs in the bathroom, but then she yowls loudly and my neighbors in the next apartment hear her. I've sprayed the stove surface with lemon scented cleaners, but it still doesn't deter her. She's probably bored, but I don't want to let her outside since I live in a a busy area with lots of traffic, and it's not feasible to adopt another cat right now. And the apartment is small enough that I can't close much of it off to her. Help!
I'm new here but wanted to join because I really need help figuring out how to handle my kitten. I'm out of ideas. She's six months old and mostly well behaved, except for one thing: she's an acrobat who jumps on the highest, most forbidden surfaces in my apartment. I know you can't control your environment too much with a kitten, but some of what she's doing isn't safe (jumping on the stove!) and I put things I don't want her to chew or break up high--only now she's figured out how to get to them. I've tried using a squirt bottle, but she likes water and doesn't mind being wet. I've tried clapping and yelling "no!" but she's just back in thirty seconds. I've tried giving her time outs in the bathroom, but then she yowls loudly and my neighbors in the next apartment hear her. I've sprayed the stove surface with lemon scented cleaners, but it still doesn't deter her. She's probably bored, but I don't want to let her outside since I live in a a busy area with lots of traffic, and it's not feasible to adopt another cat right now. And the apartment is small enough that I can't close much of it off to her. Help!