Training Cats

Question
I have four cats, two of them I've had for five years. the others I got about a month ago but they are about four months. How do you stop cats from climbind on the counter, stop them from running at night loundly and scratching on the furniture. My older cats didnt have these problems. Because the female cat princes, she behaves like her name,  she off on her on and quiet but spoiled. My other cat the male, blue eyes is a cool cat he was burn with blue eyes and he is deaf, he is so loving cool and very loyal. Now these other, cats they are both girls and look identical. what techniques can I use to train them.

Thanks

Answer
Ms. Bivins,

If you find a way to stop kittens from climbing on the counters, scratching furniture, etc., please let me know.

Cats are trainable, using a technique known as the clicker,  You can do a search on the web under animal training and "clicker".

As for sctratching on furniture, the kittens need to be provided an appropriate exercise post (at least tall enough so that the kittens will be able to stretch their full lengths <as adults>) and covered in a suitable material like closed loop carpet (the tighter the loop the better) and/or sisal rope.  Added attractions would be shelves, cubbyholes and the like, especially near a window where they can look out and see what is going on outside.  One thing that may encourage use of an exercise post is to spray it with catnip (catnip sprays are available at most pet supermarkets).

As to keeping them from scratching furniture, you might try some type of slip cover (made of a smooth material or plastic) until such time they are using the exercise post regularly. Aslo, clipping their nails reasonably short on a regular basis (2 weeks for the fronts, one month for the backs for adults and 1 week for the fronts, 2 weeks for the backs for kittens).

A couple of things you might try to keep them off counters is double sided sticky tape on the edges.  Cats HATE sticky.

The caveat with all cat training to try to keep them off things is that cats quickly figure out that they only have to comply when you are there.

Finally, as to running around at night like banshees, kittens do eventually outgrow this.

Good luck & best regards... Norm.