'Cat climbing curtains'

Courtney from Amarillo, Texas, USA!! (Contact Member) -

I had a cat I got out of the newspaper as a kitten. She was all white with little black horns on the top of her head between her ears. We named her Bianca because the name sounded mischievous. Once she was about 4 months old she started climbing up my curtains. It drove me nuts so we put her outside.

Comment #1 Cat Magnet from Catlandia (Contact Member) -

Kittens love to climb. Ours climbed the curtains.. and the cloth wall hangings. Anything she could get her claws into.

Declawing her cured that problem. She looked like she is going to try sometimes still.

Comment #2 endora (24.45.126.104) -

Oh i had a cat that did that! I used a water gun on her and everytime she did the climb i would squirt her with the gun and she would take off in another direction lol.

Comment #3 Mama (170.128.174.210) -

I have looked everywhere on the web for information on a kitten climbing the walls...needless to say, I have been unsuccessful! She started to shimmy up the banister to the stairs-I thought this was pretty cool because she would make it all the way to the top by hugging the wood and climbing with her back claws...NOW she has graduated into climbing the walls and stays attach to the wall as long as she can. She is only 2.5 lbs - (small) 5 month old kitten. Has anyone ever heard of this? Any advice?

Comment #4 moy (63.176.159.21) -

Interesting account of kitten behavior. It is normal for kittens to be playful and when they overdo that a bit, I do not think placing them on probation or getting them to stay outside would be the solution.

It is their nature to want to climb on almost everything..though I have not heard of those that stick on walls. Use a water gun or anything that will discourage extreme behaviors.

Comment #5 Red Sonia (63.176.159.38) -

You are lucky enough to have just a climbing kitten or cat, well what we have is a cat who likes to scratch, much and chew off our couch. If only there are cat trainers available out there. If you know any websites that offers proper cat care and raising (to avoid such cat mischief again) do share them here at the forums. I don't want to hurt our poor pet.

Comment #6 Eve (63.176.159.140) -

There is almost nothing that one can do about a cat climbing up a curtain, no doubt.

Comment #7 Big Dog from The Woods (Contact Member) -

"Climbing Curtains"

Remove the curtains... replace them with slippery blinds. Remove the cats claws. Spray the curtains with peppermint oil or hot sauce.

Get a big dog.

Comment #8 Brookii from The Land of Dragons (Contact Member) -

"no!!!!!!!"

NEVER get rid of their claws. its like cutting off part of their fingers.

Comment #9 Big Dog from The Woods (Contact Member) -

"So Worried!"

People are so worried about the cats claws.. but are constantly hacking themselves up with plastic surgery, or hacking out their own vital organs for "medical" purposes! hahahahah

Comment #10 Goryo (63.176.159.131) -

I hate it when cats seems to unknowingly trying to dewstry everything in our home. You see some cat scratches on the wall and even cat trying to climb on the curtains.

I wonder how i could stop those cats from trying to ruin everything.

Comment #11 Eve (63.176.159.189) -

Cats just love to have fun all of the time, one is sure going to have a field day trying to figure out how it is that they can stop those tiny destroyers from wreaking havoc.

Comment #12 Andrew (63.176.159.3) - Mon Jan 4 14:00:34 2010

If you can't stand the heat then get out of it! Meaning if you do not want a cat climbing your curtain then gave her to someone else or abandon her. You have to decide on what do you want a fashionable curtain or a lovable kitten. If you want both then either you live with the fact that it is innate on their nature, de-claw them (don't be picky), or switch to slippery curtains or just blinds. or better yet, instead of cats, why not try dogs.

Comment #13 brent (63.176.159.236) - Thu Jan 28 17:51:10 2010

Cats are lovely, and a lover of cats would know that they cannot really do very much about their destructive nature.

Comment #14 charrie (193.218.114.55) - Sat Feb 20 21:37:42 2010

You have a point there Andrew. But i must admit that I am not that kind of a cat lover. I am not that into cats because they are not my type. But I ave nothing against those cuddly creatures. Maybe in the future I can see myself petting them. Well, have a good day guys. I just hope to hear from all of you soon. Thanks a bunch. ciao..

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