My very longhaired cat likes to lay on top of things she shouldn’t be laying on top of!

It\\\’s totally up to you. If you\\\’re ok with her lying on these things, let her lie there. If you\\\’re not, you need to let her know that\\\’s unacceptable behavior or she likely won\\\’t stop on her own.

As far as books and clothes go, pick them up & keep them somewhere she can\\\’t lie on them. A pile of clothes makes a comfy resting spot for a cat (especially CLEAN clothes… they always seem to know, those little boogers…), and books and electronics are cool and smooth to lie on. I don\\\’t scold my cats for lying on anything that I\\\’ve left lying out or left within their reach. It\\\’s my responsibility to put that stuff away, so I can\\\’t fault my cats for being cats.

However, as far as jumping onto furniture that you don\\\’t want her on, you\\\’ll have to teach her not to do that. You can try a loud, \\\”NO!\\\” or a clap of the hands, shaking a canister of dried beans, or even the squirt bottle approach (but remember, she CANNOT see you doing it!!!), just make sure with any of those that the scolding happens when she is IN THE ACT. If she\\\’s already off the furniture, it won\\\’t have any impact on that behavior. If you\\\’re keeping her off all of the furniture, please make sure she has a comfy bed of her own to lie in, too.

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i completely agree

By: dooey826   3

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As for furniture, you can make it seem uncomfortable by putting tape (sticky side up) on top of it, because cats hate to have tape on them. Or you can but a bed for it and making it as comfortable as possible by putting it near something warm, putting an old tee shirt In it so that it feels like a pile of clothes, and stuff like that so it favors the bed instead of other things, but I reccomend tape instead. Whatever you do, remember not to EVER hit your cat. It may not like you for the rest of it\\\’s life. Good luck!

I agree with ziggy_bo43. The best method that I have found with my cats is clapping.
I am down to one cat as of now, but she is fully trained by the hand clapping method.
She now knows that she is not allowed to lay on the furniture unless I have placed a blanket on top of it, and I have trained her to go to her bedroom with 2 claps in succession.
This is a wonderful tool if your cat responds to it.

My cat lies on new things a lot, too, and so I let her. It might be that she likes the warmth, or just because she\\\’s a cat! If you don\\\’t want her to lie on something, then gently push her off. (if it is something dangerous then be more pushy.)

Put tin foil on your tables, cats hate the sound, she will jump rite off.. and also you can put empty soda cans and put them hanging so the cat bumps them and runs away, also a plate of maple syrup put on the table, cats HATE sticky things.

If you go to Petco or a pet supplies store buy a spray called Bitter Apple and spray it on the objects. it will not damage things but animals hate it.

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if you want to keep your kitty off of of something i have heard covering it in tinfoil works (although my cats try to eat the stuff) well for most people. Also if you do not have a cat tree/condo they help give you kitty an area that is designated for them that is also high up, and should keep kitty off the table.

Sternly tell your cat no and walk out of the room as if you are disgusted with them.They fell disapointed inhem selfs and wll stop doing t for attention