How can I get my kitten to listen to me?

I can't get my kitten to listen to me when I say no! It gets me so frustrated, and he's still very destructive as of right now, only 3 months old. I've tried a variety of scratch posts and toys, which he likes--but he likes ripping open plastic bags and tearing up my shoes better. Any advice?

Get a puppy for him to play with.

Getting a cat to listen has never been accomplished before.If you do it then you will be in the book of world records.

I think they only thing they listen to is the sound of thier name and food being poured out. Thats about it!

A cat Listen to you!Your kidding RIGHT!

throw it into a kiddie pool filled with cream style corn

I've heard this before and learned the hard way. Dogs have masters. CATS HAVE STAFF

Go to the pet store and ask for a spray to keep the kitten away from the furniture. Or, whenever the kitten does something naughty, put him in a closed room for a few minutes, much like a time out, and eventually he will begin to associate the behavior with being locked in the room and will stop doing that. Or you can squirt him with a water gun and get much the same effect. But the punishment must come IMEDIATELY after or during the time that he is misbehaving for it to be effective. Dont squirt him 3 hours later for something because he wont understand what the punishment if for.

fill a pop can with rock or pennies and shake it, or get a squirt bottle of water and squirt him when he's doing something wrong.

Cut his front feet off?Sorry, I hate cats for the very reasons you describe.

well what do you expect? the kitten is little.

Because it's still a kitten. My cat is just about to turn a year and he's barely learning the word no.

Well do what I did I sprayed my cat with water everytime he did something bad. Now, he's a sweety.

Get a spray bottle of water (they hate it). Say "no" and spray at the same time. After awhile, you can eliminate the spray. The word "no" will have the same effect on him.

the problem with cats is that they were once worshiped as god's, they have not forgotten this

Cats think they own the world, You cant train them to do anything but eat. They will train You.

swat him with a newspaper, it wont hurt him but the snapp will scare him enough to get his attention. Very effective

Actually, you can get a cat to listen to you, but you won't like the method.You have to be mean. Shun him for days (but still feed him). Keep a water spray bottle nearby to spray him when he's bad. Physically push him out of the way when he's doing something you don't like. Believe it or not, you're lucky... male cats are easier to train than female cats.Put cat deterrant (usually some kind of citrus) around your shoes and plastic bags.

Cats have a mind of their own. Many of them have a rebellious nature, tell him not to do what you want him to do and teach him to do what you don't want him to do.Then if he doesn't listen he's being good kitty yet thinks he's being bad.

i got no advice, but i know where youre coming from. i have a 2 month old kitten and shes a hellion. she is seriously out for blood. if she sees flesh, shes gotta have it. i hope she grows out of it. dont get me wrong.. shes an awesome cat, can be very cuddly and sleeps next to me every night, but she loves the trouble.