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Originally Posted by LoganSnake
This might be useful:
Counter-Surfing Cats - How to Keep Cats off Your Counters
You can also try "Scruffing"
"'Scruff Him' - This is one of the most effective forms of discipline of cats. It mimics the punishment given a kitten by his mother when he became unruly. Grasp him by the scruff of the neck and firmly push him groundward, while saying "No!" in a firm tone of voice. Hold him in this position for only three or four seconds and release. Chances are, he'll slink away, thoroughly chastened, to bathe and recover his dignity. But he'll remember this lesson for a long time." |
This is what I do to my cat and to Crompsin's cat when they've been bad. Chrissy tends to get pissed and run away, but her behavior is definitely modified afterward: she usually gets punished for biting, and when she wants to bite later instead she freezes or runs away. If she's on top of the counter where she doesn't belong, she gets picked up by the scruff (like a kitten) and placed where she's allowed to be. It tends to work.