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How to stop my cat from jumping on counters and scratching curtains?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | neutered | 4 months and 22 days old | 12 lbs

How can I stop him from jumping on tables and scratching curtains.

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Answered By Lauren Kennedy, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 30th, 2017

Keeping your cat's nails short and trimmed will help. It would also be helpful to provide your cat with a scratching post so he can use this instead of using your curtains. To keep him off the counters you can use a spray bottle with water to discourage this behavior. Other things that may work is putting double sided tape on the surfaces because your cat will not like how it sticks to his paws. It usually only takes one or two trips on the counter with the tape to discourage this behavior. There are also motion detecting devices that shoot high pressured air to startle the cat when it detects the cat on the counter. I hope one of these solutions works for you and Lomeo.

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