How do I properly raise my cats?

We have 2 Ragdoll cats, a tomcat (Iggy) and a cat (Yuna), we're almost 8 months old.

We recently got a new kitchen. Unfortunately, they often jump on it, as well as on the dining table or desk with lots of cables from the laptop / PC speakers, which they pinch or they climb up the cat safety gate with the window open and sit on the window.

I've been trying to raise her since we got her. I've tried a lot like a clear no over and over again and put on the scratching post, spread lemon oil, blow in the face, etc. Nothing helps.

And since we close the bedroom door, Yuna has been scratching the door, telling us to get up between 4:30 and 6:00 a.m. When they were very little, we had the bedroom door open.

Hi

Also have a cat that used to jump up everywhere and bite our toes. Up to a point this is normal and is just the playful behavior of young cats. But if it doesn't stop and lemon oil doesn't help, you can give a quick tap on the nose a try. Cats don't like that at all. But by no means too tight, cat noses are very sensitive.

It's very simple: it is her territory and she will tolerate you in it if you regularly refill the food.

The door to the bedroom must remain open forever.
Make sure that she has an elevated viewing post that can only fit one cat, then she no longer has to use the window (narrow shelf or similar. But in such a way that it can only be reached with one jump, so that if a cat can sits there and wants to have some peace and quiet, the second one doesn't come by too. Ideally, one more resting place than there are cats.)
Jump on the table with them: take them again and again and sit on the floor without further comment. That is already degrading enough for the cat to be simply packed and moved. And of course food and treats only when she is sitting on the floor and not after being lifted off. To separate the actions, you (or the cat) must have left the room at least once.

I can't leave the bedroom door open. We bought an expensive new bed and since they always scratch the bed as soon as they come in, I don't want to let them in. They completely scratched the old bed. They also scratch the couch. But since she's not that beautiful anymore anyway, I don't care.

What exactly do you usually do with the separation of the actions?

You have to get rid of the thought of being able to raise a cat like a dog. It will never be anything. Of course my two know that they are not allowed on the countertop when I'm cooking, but you don't seriously believe that they'll stay down when I'm not there? I don't believe in punishing a cat with water either. If that doesn't happen to the point, the cat doesn't even know what it's getting wet for and just loses its trust in you. To a certain extent, you have to come to terms with the fact that cats often do what they want. As mentioned, they are cats and not dogs. You can of course teach them things (like not going to the counter when you're cooking), but they'll just walk on it when you're not there. And a cat doesn't always obey orders. My tomcat can sit like a dog, but if he's not in the mood, then he won't sit when I say so.

And you should have thought about that with the bedroom beforehand. Allowing cats to do something and then forbidding it will never work. The cats were used to being allowed into the bedroom and suddenly you forbid them. Of course they'll scratch the door. Just like putting cats on the bed, either yes or no there's no time like this, time like this. Cats just don't understand that.

I believe that the problem here is less of an upbringing than of insufficient demands.

How many times a day do you spend time with the cats, especially with games? How many scratching furniture are there and where are they positioned? Have you cleared the space upstairs for the cats, e.g. Through shelves and catwalks?

Indoor cats turn their wheels quickly when they are under-challenged, and yours are still at the ideal age of rioting. The more busy a cat is, the less it does nonsense.

Clicker training is a great way to focus attention and keep the cat in the head. At its core, however, the cat is a predator that lurks, wants to catch, kill and eat - if necessary, stop the power cables, which is really dangerous! You should hide them in a cable duct or bundle them with tape so that they no longer fit in a cat's mouth. Also use a power strip where you can turn off the power.

A cat can only live out its hunting ambitions through intensive play, and that has to be done every day! Otherwise, they find their own job opportunities, break things and try to get outside.

Then offer the animals a lot of climbing and scratching opportunities, cat walks with which you can create great spaces up to the ceiling, scratching carpets, etc. Plays a lot with both of them. Offers them intelligence toys and fiddling games. They can't understand that they are now being scared away from the bedroom. Unfortunately you made a big mistake there. Keep putting it down, you need patience.

If the cat has jumped on the table, you gently lift it down and then feed it treats, then it learns that it will get treats if it jumps on the table and lets itself be lifted down. But that would be exactly what you don't want to teach her.