Cat gets on the counter top
What should i do to keep the cat off the counter top i caught her laying on it many times i make her get down but when i leave the kitchen she will get back on the counter top again
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Cat gets on the counter top
Rock Master wrote:
What should i do to keep the cat off the counter top i caught her laying on it many times i make her get down but when i leave the kitchen she will get back on the counter top again Simple and very effective solution. Upside down packaging tape. Then you get to play her rescuer... "Awww, let me help remove that awful packaging tape!" It's the most effective and least stress inducing correction there is. Since you are (in their minds) not the cause, it is almost stress-free. Always better to modify their environment. Direct confrontation causes stress, use it with caution. And the reason is because they are captive. Try to treat them good enough so they would want to stay there if given an option. |
Cat gets on the counter top
On Thu, 14 Jul 2016 07:21:34 -0000 (UTC), John Doe
wrote: Rock Master wrote: What should i do to keep the cat off the counter top i caught her laying on it many times i make her get down but when i leave the kitchen she will get back on the counter top again Simple and very effective solution. Upside down packaging tape. Then you get to play her rescuer... "Awww, let me help remove that awful packaging tape!" Great idea! I'm going to put upside-down packaging tape on my counters, my dining room table, my refrigerator, my desk, my bookcases, my... ;-D |
Cat gets on the counter top
On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 05:29:13 -0400, Zob wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jul 2016 07:21:34 -0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote: Rock Master wrote: What should i do to keep the cat off the counter top i caught her laying on it many times i make her get down but when i leave the kitchen she will get back on the counter top again Simple and very effective solution. Upside down packaging tape. Then you get to play her rescuer... "Awww, let me help remove that awful packaging tape!" Great idea! I'm going to put upside-down packaging tape on my counters, my dining room table, my refrigerator, my desk, my bookcases, my... ;-D p.s. My cat's name is "Minnie," but I'm sure she thinks her name is, "Minnie get down OFF of there!" |
Cat gets on the counter top
Zob wrote:
John Doe wrote: Rock Master wrote: What should i do to keep the cat off the counter top i caught her laying on it many times i make her get down but when i leave the kitchen she will get back on the counter top again Simple and very effective solution. Upside down packaging tape. Then you get to play her rescuer... "Awww, let me help remove that awful packaging tape!" Great idea! I'm going to put upside-down packaging tape on my counters, my dining room table, my refrigerator, my desk, my bookcases, my... ;-D Thanks. They do need things to climb on. Mine have a "Skyway" that includes several 1x4s. The crosswise boards don't need a covering in my experience. An easy way to make a ramp is to use 1/4 inch thick recycled car tire rubber cut in a strip and then hot melt glued to a 1x4. They have been using those since Mar 2015 and even though the rubber has been roughened on the surface it has yet to shed anything on the carpet below. The easiest effort would be to stick the rubber on a 1 x 4 or maybe a 2 x 4 (since heavier wood would be more stable when not tacked down) and lean it against the corner of a room. Even without a platform at the top, eventually they might start using it when they play. Likely they will use it for claw/leg exercise (like a scratch post). The recycled car tire rubber mat works very well for climbing. |
Cat gets on the counter top
On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 10:46:26 -0000 (UTC), John Doe
wrote: Zob wrote: John Doe wrote: Rock Master wrote: What should i do to keep the cat off the counter top i caught her laying on it many times i make her get down but when i leave the kitchen she will get back on the counter top again Simple and very effective solution. Upside down packaging tape. Then you get to play her rescuer... "Awww, let me help remove that awful packaging tape!" Great idea! I'm going to put upside-down packaging tape on my counters, my dining room table, my refrigerator, my desk, my bookcases, my... ;-D Thanks. They do need things to climb on. http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/z...psz8susorx.jpg |
Cat gets on the counter top
On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 5:30:16 AM UTC-4, Zob wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jul 2016 07:21:34 -0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote: Rock Master wrote: What should i do to keep the cat off the counter top i caught her laying on it many times i make her get down but when i leave the kitchen she will get back on the counter top again Simple and very effective solution. Upside down packaging tape. Then you get to play her rescuer... "Awww, let me help remove that awful packaging tape!" Great idea! I'm going to put upside-down packaging tape on my counters, my dining room table, my refrigerator, my desk, my bookcases, my... ;-D In your case I would say, pick and choose your battles. In my experience cats understand locations. They get if if they are not allowed on the counter or the table in the kitchen. But you can't teach them to understand that not using the table in the kitchen means ALL tables. The easiest way for me to get them off my book cases was to fill them with books or heavy knickknacks, they can't throw off easily. For the counter tops, upside down tape and some tin cans with buttons worked wonders. Also, never leave any leftover food on the counter. The temptation is just too strong. They smell it, even if you think they would not like it. |
The only packing tape types I can think of, will not lie flat. They'd curl and stick to themselves. The ones I'm thinking of are the clear or brown thin-plastic wrapping tapes, and then of course duct tape. How do those of you who use reverse packing tape go about using it? What type of tape?
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Cat gets on the counter top
On 17 Jul 2016, My2Kitties wrote:
The only packing tape types I can think of, will not lie flat. They'd curl and stick to themselves. The ones I'm thinking of are the clear or brown thin-plastic wrapping tapes, and then of course duct tape. How do those of you who use reverse packing tape go about using it? What type of tape? I can't answer your actual question, but one thing that does work is to make little circular loops of tape with the sticky side outward. -- Mark |
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On 17 Jul 2016, My2Kitties wrote:
Thank you Mark. It sounds like loops work for you. The question I have is, if I put sticky tape -- either loops or flat -- on the counter and table top, how can I use the counter myself? If the sticky tape is all over it. It doesn't have to be all over it, it just has to be where it'll get in the cat's way, especially where the cat will want to jump to but can't see it from below. -- Mark |
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On 7/14/2016 12:58 AM, Rock Master wrote:
What should i do to keep the cat off the counter top i caught her laying on it many times i make her get down but when i leave the kitchen she will get back on the counter top again Years ago, my sister "thought" she had succeeded in teaching her cat not to get on the kitchen counter top. Then she glanced at the kitchen window one day as she was returning home and saw her cat quickly jump down from the counter. By the time she entered the house, her cat approached her while stretching and yawning. It seems that her cat had simply learned a way to trick her into *thinking* that my sister had succeeded. I think my sister gave up after that and simply cleaned the counter very well before using it to prepare food. MaryL |
Cat gets on the counter top
Zob wrote:
John Doe wrote: Rock Master wrote: What should i do to keep the cat off the counter top i caught her laying on it many times i make her get down but when i leave the kitchen she will get back on the counter top again Simple and very effective solution. Upside down packaging tape. Then you get to play her rescuer... "Awww, let me help remove that awful packaging tape!" Great idea! I'm going to put upside-down packaging tape on my counters, my dining room table, my refrigerator, my desk, my bookcases, my... ;-D Also... It usually takes two or three encounters with the packaging tape, and then it stops cold. |
Cat gets on the counter top
Per MaryL:
Years ago, my sister "thought" she had succeeded in teaching her cat not to get on the kitchen counter top. Then she glanced at the kitchen window one day as she was returning home and saw her cat quickly jump down from the counter. By the time she entered the house, her cat approached her while stretching and yawning. It seems that her cat had simply learned a way to trick her into *thinking* that my sister had succeeded. My impression has always been that dogs are capable of feeling guilt and cats are not. My wife thinks she has the cat trained to not get up on the kitchen table, but actually she has it trained to not get up on the kitchen table and to get off quickly when it hears somebody approaching.\ OTOH, a dog can be taught to do/not do things even when the owner is not around - not accepting food from strangers, for instance. -- Pete Cresswell |
Cat gets on the counter top
On Tue, 19 Jul 2016 11:00:45 -0400, "(PeteCresswell)"
wrote: Per MaryL: Years ago, my sister "thought" she had succeeded in teaching her cat not to get on the kitchen counter top. Then she glanced at the kitchen window one day as she was returning home and saw her cat quickly jump down from the counter. By the time she entered the house, her cat approached her while stretching and yawning. It seems that her cat had simply learned a way to trick her into *thinking* that my sister had succeeded. My impression has always been that dogs are capable of feeling guilt and cats are not. Not so much guilt, but they can sense the feelings of those who love them, and they don't like negative vibes. Cats sense it too, but most of the time they don't care. My wife thinks she has the cat trained to not get up on the kitchen table, but actually she has it trained to not get up on the kitchen table and to get off quickly when it hears somebody approaching.\ I have a kitchen ensuite and the main one is upstairs. I have never had a problem with my two cats except the one off my bedroom has a garden window, and Pookie liked to jump on the counter to access and sleep in the window. The solution was to put a decorative screen over the lower half of the window. Kitty litter on the cutting board wasn't my thing. |
Cat gets on the counter top
Per (PeteCresswell):
but actually she has it trained to not get up on the kitchen table and Shb ...but actually she has it trained not to get up on the kitchen table when anybody is around and.... -- Pete Cresswell |
Cat gets on the counter top
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@news.albasani.net: Rock Master Wrote in message: What should i do to keep the cat off the counter top i caught her laying on it many times i make her get down but when i leave the kitchen she will get back on the counter top again Lol use a water bottle :) You have no idea how to manage cats. |
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