"ken" wrote:

I need suggestions to stop a kitten from jumping on and climbing on
shelves, counters and tables - expecially those with fragile items,
cd's, photos, radios & cd-players,etc.

A carpeted 2x4 leaned up against a corner might give your cat
something else to climb on. When it does, stop what you're doing and
give it some attention. Another method is to lean that up against
something and place the cats dry food up there. That way they get
lots of exercise and tend to eat less too.

It doesn't keep them from getting into trouble, however it does help
reduce their need to scratch other things.

Every once in awhile, smell their claws to check for infection (make
sure you have a good grip on both front paws while doing so). Such
vigorous exercise can be too much of a strain especially at first.

By the way.

There is an easy way to carpet a 2x4 for cat climbing.
.... get a 2x4
.... get some carpet
.... cut a 9 inch to 1 foot strip of carpet by however long your 2x4
happens to be
.... use a full-size glue gun to attach the carpet to the 2x4, don't
worry about wrapping the carpet around the 2x4, just let it hang over
on both sides equally along the length of the 2x4
.... that's it, super easy, and the cats have no trouble whatsoever
exercising and climbing on it

Have fun.