hmm, yeh it's a difficult one..

well witht he scratching thing I've got a big climbing frame/scratch post for my Alfie and I used to pretend to scratch it when I saw him trying to scratch something else, so he would end up copying me..

If your kit really is still refusing to listen to you then maybe she's just a very headstrong character and you will just have to hope she will grow out of it !

Actually, they do. Ever seen a jumping fish or a splashing fish? Yeah, water stains aren't fixable. And they're quite messy. It's too easy to spill food around and the tank gets filthy and the test kits leak (and the acid in those test kits can be very disconcerting and damaging to clean) and the tank can drip and some motors spatter water... Nothing is as easy as we believe it is.

My cats were much the same as kittens and yes, it is upsetting when they destroy ur furniture. luckily spraying them with water was a good method to teach them not to do things like climbing up the curtains and scratching the sofa. My cats grew into well behaved cats and now i have no problem at all with them. They know what they can scratch and what not. Cats are not stupid animals!
Sometimes a cat choses a particular bit to scratch and will use it over and over again...hugo uses the carpet in the hall and only there..nowhere else he scratches. Remember too that Kitty has marked her favorite spots with her scent as well as her claws
An important part of scratching is the cat's desire to mark a territory. so a scratching post should be in an area that's used by the family, not hidden in a back corner.
Put treats on the cat tree to encourage her using it.
Cats have an aversion to citrus odors. Use a a bit of lemon and orange peels to make her former scratching sites less agreeable to her.
I hope this is of any help to u.

Ummm... This is a pet forum, guys. Pick fights somewhere cooler at least. I'm trying to get help here.

Actually, that's a really good idea, Natik. Lemons? I'll try that. I hope she'll take a disliking to my furniture somehow. I tried bitter spray, but it smells terrible and although she hated to lick her paws after, I got the feeling she didn't know where she picked it up so she didn't learn what not to touch. That's the story of why my Christmas tree was up for 4 days. Thanks for the advice.

I read the first post and I don't understand the problem. Its a kitten being a kitten. Basically he's playing and demanding attention. Two kittens are double trouble.

My last cat Jasper settled down eventually, but if I had meat on the table or worktop he'd jump up and help himself if I didn't watch him. He was a very big cat and would swipe meat off your plate from the table. His eyes were wide open so you knew he was upto mischief.

I have a heavy kitchen bin and no bins in the living room, well the bin in the living room is now Dukes toy box.

I can't wait to have the same fun with our new kitten as you should be having with yours.

There are various toys and climbing equipment you can buy, or just rolled up pieces of paper. I wouldn't use tin foil as a distraction they love crinkly noises probably because they are inquisitive.

As for bedtime your cat knows you are in there and wants attention, I keep my pets downstairs and they are only allowed upstairs to sleep now and again.

Good luck

Sue

Ummm... I don't know if that was directed at me, but I asked because I needed advice. You two are the ones arguing over my attempt to get some. If anything, I would suggest the two of you get your own forum so you can argue as much as you want about whatever it is that this argument is about. I obviously didn't come here to pick a fight with pet lovers and you started arguing with me over fish, implying that I'm incapable and somehow devaluing my kitten for deigning to ask your help for her behavior. If neither of you have advice on the topic, why are you still here?

I have not picked an argument with you over anything. JUst said if you dont want the cat to scratch furniture buy a fish no offence meant to you but who ever the other person is just seems to have come on to pick a fight with anyone .Hope you get your kitten sorted out

I didn't take offense, it's all good. And I don't have to get a fish, I can teach my cat not to scratch my furniture if I can figure out how. Thank you for trying to help me sort out my pet issues, nonetheless.

I am going to buy thick furniture throws, and move him to his scratch post as you are doing.

Jasper at 14 would run sideways round the living room suite, and settle on a corner to scratch. Guess moving him to his scratch post didn't work either.

Let me know when you find an answer.

Sue