Keeping cats from knocking things over on shelves/mantle

[Anonymous]

We just adopted a new cat, who is much more active and inquisitive than our last cat. We are training him to not jump in certain places, but in the meantime, does anyone have suggestions for ways to stick things like vases or pictures to a mantle so the cat can't knock them over? Something strong but not permanent. Even after he is trained (as much as you can train a cat), I will still be nervous about a few keepsake items.

[Anonymous]

Put the items away. The cat runs your house now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Put the items away. The cat runs your house now.

This. The cat will train you soon, but you aren't quite there yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Put the items away. The cat runs your house now.

This. The cat will train you soon, but you aren't quite there yet.

Yep, just put those away for now. The cat can sense they're keepsakes and cat instinct to knock things over will kick in no matter what you do.

[Anonymous]

Museum putty.

[Anonymous]

Just tell him politely yet sternly "Cat, please do not knock things over, it displeases me" and that should do the trick. Cat will likely stop doing this behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just tell him politely yet sternly "Cat, please do not knock things over, it displeases me" and that should do the trick. Cat will likely stop doing this behavior.

Lol yes, cats are known to be responsive to these types of requests.

[Anonymous]

Large, cranky dog.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just tell him politely yet sternly "Cat, please do not knock things over, it displeases me" and that should do the trick. Cat will likely stop doing this behavior.

Lol yes, cats are known to be responsive to these types of requests.

They're lives are all about pleasing the humans in their lives, or "masters" as they think of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Put the items away. The cat runs your house now.

This. The cat will train you soon, but you aren't quite there yet.

With continuous reinforcement and feedback the training will go pretty quickly.

[Anonymous]

I have two 7 month old kittens and I’m really hoping they calm down by a year. I’ve had cats before but never gotten kittens. It’s a lot! I’ve just put a lot of things away for now and I hope they chill out in 6 months or so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Put the items away. The cat runs your house now.

This. The cat will train you soon, but you aren't quite there yet.

100%. I will never own a cat again. They are so annoying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Museum putty.

OP here - thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for. And the other PPs are right. The sentimental stuff will stay packed away until we get a display cabinet or something safer.

[Anonymous]

Squirt bottle of water

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Put the items away. The cat runs your house now.

This. The cat will train you soon, but you aren't quite there yet.

100%. I will never own a cat again. They are so annoying.

I think you have this backwards.