The cat I had when I was a kid was wonderful and never really got in any trouble at all. Of course she was fat and lazy, so she probably couldn't drag her butt into trouble if she wanted to. The 1 yr. old cat I have now is part Siamese (what is it with this breed?), and she's a nightmare. She is loud, stinky and obnoxious. Lately, she's been enjoying climbing the Christmas tree. I've done everything I can think of to keep her off, sprayed the whole thing with Begone (repellant), then doused it with Bitter Apple (nope, she LIKES the taste), sprayed her with water, with water and vinegar (she likes that taste too, she actually EATS saurkraut), I put packages and stuff around it to keep her away, she just leaps over them....tried shoving her in her carrier for a time out every time I catch her, but she's starting to like her carrier (sleeps in it occasionally); my next step is the Scat Mat (which gives the animal a little jolt of static electricity each time they cross it). My vet swears she's just a normal, active cat, but I think she's really Satan.