Cats and stoves

"Diane L. Schirf" wrote:

In article ,
afr wrote:

The few times I've seen george on the stove, he seemed to be foraging for
food......so, I try to keep it free of food.....and I say a firm "no," and
take him off. He can be pretty stubborn, but he's never pushed the stove
issue!

Hodge, alas, takes stubborness to a new level, even for cats. "No" and
other displays he seems to take as a challenge.

I'll try the mousetraps tomorrow. Sigh.


Hey, at least they are cheap. G
I can get 6 packs of them at the grocery store!

Please let us know if it worked for you as well as it worked for me?

They are cheaper than "scat mats". :-)

I had a serious problem, I had one peeing on the stove! Ick!
The upside down traps worked and were totally harmless...

K.
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"Diane L. Schirf" wrote:

In article ,
afr wrote:

The few times I've seen george on the stove, he seemed to be foraging for
food......so, I try to keep it free of food.....and I say a firm "no," and
take him off. He can be pretty stubborn, but he's never pushed the stove
issue!

Hodge, alas, takes stubborness to a new level, even for cats. "No" and
other displays he seems to take as a challenge.

I'll try the mousetraps tomorrow. Sigh.


Hey, at least they are cheap. G
I can get 6 packs of them at the grocery store!

Please let us know if it worked for you as well as it worked for me?

They are cheaper than "scat mats". :-)

I had a serious problem, I had one peeing on the stove! Ick!
The upside down traps worked and were totally harmless...

K.
--
^,,^ Cats-haven Hobby Farm ^,,^ ^,,^

"There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are
all owned by cats" -- Asimov

Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry
http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra

"Diane L. Schirf" wrote in message
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In the past week, Hodge has taken a sudden interest in jumping on top of
the stove (after a year and nine months of not being that interested at
either the old apartment or the new). Nothing changed (that is, I'm not
putting cat food bowls or anything else enticing on it). It's a gas
range, which in itself is dangerous for him to be on, plus he managed to
get behind it once, getting stuck, so I put a barrier to make it harder
for him to get in the gap between the stove and the wall down the back.

I've caught him twice on the stove and have sprayed him as punishment,
along with some "NOs!" -- spraying is the only form of punishment he
recognises. (He's got some dominance/behavioural issues, as some of you
may remember.)

How do other people keep their cats off stoves? Any thoughts welcome!
Thank you.

When I first found my cat Otto, he was about 6 months old. He jumped on the
stove constantly, even though there was nothing on it for him. One morning
I woke up and smelled something nasty. Otto had managed to turn on one of
the burners, and all of the plastic parts on my tea kettle had melted. I
immediately took all of the knobs off. Yelling at him, spraying water at
him didn't help. Eventually he just got bored with the stove. I put the
knobs back on about a year ago and have never seen him on the stove since.
I do try to keep pots & pans on all four burners. If he ever does decide to
jump up there again, I'll be able to hear him at least.

Liz

"Diane L. Schirf" wrote in message
hlink.net...
In the past week, Hodge has taken a sudden interest in jumping on top of
the stove (after a year and nine months of not being that interested at
either the old apartment or the new). Nothing changed (that is, I'm not
putting cat food bowls or anything else enticing on it). It's a gas
range, which in itself is dangerous for him to be on, plus he managed to
get behind it once, getting stuck, so I put a barrier to make it harder
for him to get in the gap between the stove and the wall down the back.

I've caught him twice on the stove and have sprayed him as punishment,
along with some "NOs!" -- spraying is the only form of punishment he
recognises. (He's got some dominance/behavioural issues, as some of you
may remember.)

How do other people keep their cats off stoves? Any thoughts welcome!
Thank you.

When I first found my cat Otto, he was about 6 months old. He jumped on the
stove constantly, even though there was nothing on it for him. One morning
I woke up and smelled something nasty. Otto had managed to turn on one of
the burners, and all of the plastic parts on my tea kettle had melted. I
immediately took all of the knobs off. Yelling at him, spraying water at
him didn't help. Eventually he just got bored with the stove. I put the
knobs back on about a year ago and have never seen him on the stove since.
I do try to keep pots & pans on all four burners. If he ever does decide to
jump up there again, I'll be able to hear him at least.

Liz

"Diane L. Schirf" wrote in message
hlink.net...
In the past week, Hodge has taken a sudden interest in jumping on top of
the stove (after a year and nine months of not being that interested at
either the old apartment or the new). Nothing changed (that is, I'm not
putting cat food bowls or anything else enticing on it). It's a gas
range, which in itself is dangerous for him to be on, plus he managed to
get behind it once, getting stuck, so I put a barrier to make it harder
for him to get in the gap between the stove and the wall down the back.

I've caught him twice on the stove and have sprayed him as punishment,
along with some "NOs!" -- spraying is the only form of punishment he
recognises. (He's got some dominance/behavioural issues, as some of you
may remember.)

How do other people keep their cats off stoves? Any thoughts welcome!
Thank you.

When I first found my cat Otto, he was about 6 months old. He jumped on the
stove constantly, even though there was nothing on it for him. One morning
I woke up and smelled something nasty. Otto had managed to turn on one of
the burners, and all of the plastic parts on my tea kettle had melted. I
immediately took all of the knobs off. Yelling at him, spraying water at
him didn't help. Eventually he just got bored with the stove. I put the
knobs back on about a year ago and have never seen him on the stove since.
I do try to keep pots & pans on all four burners. If he ever does decide to
jump up there again, I'll be able to hear him at least.

Liz

"Diane L. Schirf" wrote in message
hlink.net...

How do other people keep their cats off stoves? Any thoughts welcome!
Thank you.


I always leave a pan on the burner until it is completely cool. My stove
has a flat glass top, so there is nothing to be concerned about when the top
is cool. In your case, it might be a good idea to leave a set of clean pans
on the burners at all times. Also, I have seen pictures of "covers" that
are sold specifically for gas burners. You could leave pans on the burners
when they are hot and immediately replace them with the covers after the
burners cool.

MaryL

"Diane L. Schirf" wrote in message
hlink.net...

How do other people keep their cats off stoves? Any thoughts welcome!
Thank you.


I always leave a pan on the burner until it is completely cool. My stove
has a flat glass top, so there is nothing to be concerned about when the top
is cool. In your case, it might be a good idea to leave a set of clean pans
on the burners at all times. Also, I have seen pictures of "covers" that
are sold specifically for gas burners. You could leave pans on the burners
when they are hot and immediately replace them with the covers after the
burners cool.

MaryL

"Diane L. Schirf" wrote in message
hlink.net...

How do other people keep their cats off stoves? Any thoughts welcome!
Thank you.


I always leave a pan on the burner until it is completely cool. My stove
has a flat glass top, so there is nothing to be concerned about when the top
is cool. In your case, it might be a good idea to leave a set of clean pans
on the burners at all times. Also, I have seen pictures of "covers" that
are sold specifically for gas burners. You could leave pans on the burners
when they are hot and immediately replace them with the covers after the
burners cool.

MaryL

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"Diane L. Schirf" wrote in message
hlink.net...

How do other people keep their cats off stoves? Any thoughts welcome!
Thank you.


I always leave a pan on the burner until it is completely cool. My stove
has a flat glass top, so there is nothing to be concerned about when the
top
is cool. In your case, it might be a good idea to leave a set of clean
pans
on the burners at all times. Also, I have seen pictures of "covers" that
are sold specifically for gas burners. You could leave pans on the
burners
when they are hot and immediately replace them with the covers after the
burners cool.

MaryL



I just did a quick Google search for "covers for stove burners." This
quickly disclosed a large number of sources.

MaryL

"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message
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"Diane L. Schirf" wrote in message
hlink.net...

How do other people keep their cats off stoves? Any thoughts welcome!
Thank you.


I always leave a pan on the burner until it is completely cool. My stove
has a flat glass top, so there is nothing to be concerned about when the
top
is cool. In your case, it might be a good idea to leave a set of clean
pans
on the burners at all times. Also, I have seen pictures of "covers" that
are sold specifically for gas burners. You could leave pans on the
burners
when they are hot and immediately replace them with the covers after the
burners cool.

MaryL



I just did a quick Google search for "covers for stove burners." This
quickly disclosed a large number of sources.

MaryL