Use verbal reprimand
Many owners believe that their pet does not accept reprimands and will never listen to them. But this is far from true: even if cats do not understand individual words, they subtly sense the mood of their owners by intonation and are quite capable of realizing that in this case people are dissatisfied with their actions.
The sooner you start scolding your kitten for jumping on the curtains, the sooner the pet will understand that it is unacceptable to behave this way. The main thing is to make comments precisely at the moment when hooliganism occurs, and not when you discover the result - torn curtains. The animal will not see a direct connection between your dissatisfaction and its actions committed some time ago.
As soon as you see that the baby has climbed the curtains or is trying to play with them, immediately lower him to the floor and reprimand him in a stern voice. Perhaps the first time the kitten will not understand what exactly they want from him, and will again decide to climb the curtain. In this case, the censure must be repeated.
If you are persistent and do not give your pet any slack, he will soon learn that curtains are not meant to be climbed on or played with, and he will stop touching them. You can reinforce your verbal reprimand with a water spray - cats hate walking around wet.
Why does the cat point at the curtains?
Cat marks are one of the problems in pet behavior. But such actions should not be confused with situations when the animal does not specifically go into the litter box. In our case, the cat marks the curtains vertically, spraying urine with a characteristic twitch of the tail.
The cat marks his territory and accidentally touches the curtains :)
In castrated cats, such cases occur quite rarely or during the mating season. In ordinary pets, this behavior is the norm, which has to be dealt with. The most common opinion is that cats try to mark the territory that belongs to them with the help of their smell. Cats do this to attract a male.
Sometimes this behavior can be caused by urolithiasis or poor castration. It is important to distinguish health problems from bad behavior. When a new tenant, furniture or other object appears, the animal becomes stressed, so it simply needs to mark its area.
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Temporarily stop using curtains
Sometimes comments on a pet have no effect. Moreover, the cat continues to climb the curtains and swing on them out of spite or out of stubbornness. In this case, the best solution would be to temporarily stop curtaining the windows. Curtains and curtains will have to be removed or replaced with slippery and smooth blinds, preferably vertical ones. Another solution to the problem is to raise the curtains higher so that the cat cannot jump onto them from the floor.
Over time, the windows can be curtained again if the blinds do not suit you. But at the same time, you will have to carefully monitor the actions of your pet. If he remembers his entertainment and starts jumping on the curtains again, he will have to remove them forever and install blinds, or resign himself and buy curtains made of thicker fabric.
Many cats do not risk mischief in the presence of their owners, but play pranks when left at home alone. In this case, it is enough to simply close all the rooms where expensive curtains hang, without resorting to more serious measures.
Who tore the curtains
All cats cannot live without heights, but since they are constantly in a confined space where there are no trees or other structures suitable for climbing, they have to jump on curtains. Frolicking and playing is what a young individual needs. A small kitten jumps on the curtains due to its stupidity and bad manners, which is no longer typical for big cats, but it happens.
The cat will definitely tear the curtains if you don’t wean him off
If an adult cat climbs curtains, but this bad habit has not been noticed before, it means that something is alarming it and it simply hides in this way. Analyze who is visiting you at this time, what new items have appeared in the house.
But, if it already turns out that the cat has torn the curtains, then do not resort to violence, do not under any circumstances hit your beloved pet, because there are more effective methods for fighting.
Don't forget that any cat needs to renew its nail plates and often the cat tears the curtains just to get rid of the old coat.
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Put up a cat house
Perhaps the cat is jumping on the curtains out of boredom because he has few toys and simply has nothing to occupy himself with. Buy a cat house or play complex for your pet. In this case, he will quickly switch his attention from the curtains to more interesting objects. The animal will be able to satisfy its natural tendency to climb without causing damage to furnishings, including curtains.
You also need to make sure that your pet has as many interesting toys as possible, for example, balls or wind-up mice.
Scare away with smell
Cats do not like citrus fruit aromas and sweet floral scents. Place orange or tangerine peels on the windowsill or place sprigs of lavender there.
An alternative solution to the problem is to use an air freshener with a citrus or lavender scent. Spray it regularly on the curtains, then the strong smell, unpleasant for cats, will wean your pet for a long time from jumping and climbing on them.
Special aerosol cat repellents, which can be purchased at a pet store, can leave stains on fabric, so they are not always suitable for spraying curtains.
Trim claws
Without pointed, tenacious claws, the cat will not be able to stay on the curtains, and therefore will not jump on them. Often it is enough to simply trim your pet's nails regularly to wean him off the habit of hanging on curtains. In addition, periodic shortening of the claws will prevent damage to other interior items and will wean the cat from scratching if he does so.
However, in no case should you perform an operation to completely remove them instead of regularly trimming the claws. Although this service is provided by many veterinary clinics and is quite popular among pet cat owners, this procedure is very painful for the animal and can cause serious health and behavioral problems.
A good way to solve the problem would be special silicone caps that fit over the claws and prevent the cat from scratching or tearing any objects, including curtains.
To stop a cat from climbing curtains, it is recommended to use the humane methods described above. Physical pressure on an animal is unacceptable under any circumstances. You should not hit your pet, this will only embitter him and complicate relations with his owners. By acting with persuasion and affection, you will achieve better results.
How to wean yourself: methods and recommendations from specialists
The animal must be trained as soon as it gets used to its new owners and their home.
If a kitten, and then a grown-up pet, jumps on the walls and rides on the curtains in the house, it will soon not be possible to remove the ties and mend the resulting holes, and the piece of furniture will have to be thrown away. Therefore, it is important to timely and correctly wean your cat from climbing curtains. Experts recommend starting to educate and instill good manners in your pet immediately after getting used to the new living conditions. It is not easy to retrain a cat with established habits due to their high intelligence, waywardness of character and natural stubbornness.
Breeders note that you should not try to wean a kitten from climbing curtains by roughing it and beating it. By nature, furry pets are vindictive, so in the future they will roll and jump on the tulle out of spite, as well as commit other dirty tricks. Rough treatment provokes fear and anger in an animal. Therefore, it will be more effective to use a method of teaching without aggression.
Basic methods of combating a bad habit
Verbal reprimand
The animal must understand the owner's tone when he scolds it.
To wean a cat from climbing and riding on curtains, you must first try to explain to the animal in an instructive tone that this cannot be done. Cats are smart, so they quickly pick up on a negative tone. Additionally, you will have to use so-called “scare words”, that is, sharp shouts, for example:
- it is forbidden;
- ugh;
- No;
- shoo;
- scat.
You need to shout out to your pet every time it hangs on the curtain or whenever you try to do so. To maximize the effect, you can take safe and harmless enhancers such as:
- Spraying with clean water from a spray bottle. Cats do not like rain and everything else that is associated with liquids, so when you shout and at the same time water your pet, a stable reflex will form: if you climb onto the tulle, it will be bad.
- Loud clapping of hands or a newspaper on a hard surface near a cat hanging on a curtain. Fluffies are wary and even afraid of sharp noises, squeaks, pops, and together with screaming this will help to understand that climbing curtains is fraught with danger, therefore, they will no longer do it.
- Creating an artificial threat. This is easy to do, just fix the tulle loosely, but on rigid fastenings. As soon as the cat wants to climb up, the curtain will fall with a noise and a crash under the weight of the pet, giving him an unpleasant and scary sensation when he hangs on the fabric and tears it. Then the kitten will no longer want to experience such horror again, and he will not climb.
Organization of space
In order not to once again provoke your pet into unnecessary actions, it is worth closing the windows with blinds instead of curtains.
In order to avoid your mustachioed pet developing the bad habit of hanging on the curtain, it is important to think about changing the interior. Breeders give the following recommendations:
- Use substitutes. Since a hanging curtain acts as an irritant on the cat, you simply need to remove and hang the blinds. But it is important not to forget that furry pets love to watch the movement on the street, so they need to be moved, giving access to the window.
- Create a play space. To prevent the cat from hanging on the curtain, you need to provide him with an alternative. This could be an old rug hung on the closet door next to your favorite tulle, or a towel. But the best solution would be to construct a vertical support with a platform at the top. The animal will happily climb up, forgetting how recently it was hanging from the tulle.
- Temporary distraction. To prevent the cat from wanting to hang on the curtain, you just need to remove it or lift it, blocking access. If you create a play space at the same time, the kitten will soon forget about the existence of the curtain and will not notice when it reappears in its place.
Auxiliary options
It is known that cats do not like strong odors, and this can be used in training.
Lavender perfume can be a good repeller for animals.
When cats stubbornly and constantly hang on the curtains, and standard methods do not help, you can use other recommendations:
- Spray the curtains with sweet floral perfume (lavender or rue), water tincture or lime freshener.
- Place an aroma lamp or a bowl of citrus essential oil on the window.
- Use special repellents from pet stores.
It is important to constantly trim your pet's claws, which he uses to cling to and hang on the curtain. At the same time, the animal should have enough toys and a scratching post that will distract its attention. And the owner himself must not forget to play and amuse the little prankster. If the kitten is vaccinated, treated for parasites, and is absolutely healthy, you can take it for a walk outside.
