Cat climbing

Question
How can i stop my cat from jumping up on the stove? I don't know how old he is, because he's a stray that my kids found in our backyard. We've had him for about 3 months now, but he still has claws.

Answer
Kim,

Get a rolled up newspaper and slap it down hard on the stove when the cat jumps up there. Soon the cat will associate the loud noise, which will scare him, and the stove and stop doing it.

Do not declaw a cat! Just keep the claws trimmed. Here is a link on how to trim your cat's claws:

http://www.cat-world.com.au/catclaws.htm

I hope this helped.

Tabbi

(sorry, we lost our other expert you asked the question of)