I's do the squirt bottle too. I hardly have to use mine anymore, all I have to do is shake it now and that stops them.

He is young, still a kitten evan though he is probably looking grown. As his Mommie, you will have to teach him a lot of things so get started..

I used the soft paws on Giz until she "matured" and she was downright funny with them. She would run off as soon as I let her go and start bitting her nails, trying to get them off. Sometimes she would get one or two of them off, sometimes she wouldn't and I found it amusing watching her try.