Pawprints on the counter

Help! I have tried all the usual methods to keep my fearless feline
off the kitchen counter and nothing is working. She doesn't mind
being squirted with water, will happily walk on foil or sticky tape,
and loud noises from falling tin cans do not bother her at all. I
even tried wiping down the counters frequently with a lemon scented
cleanser that she appeared to dislike - the result was very clean
counter tops but she was still hopping up there. She is only 10
months old and is allowed on every other surface in the house except
the kitchen counters. That one area I do not want her to go and it
has become "the final frontier". I am on my last inch of rope but not
ready to give up. I would really love some new ideas!

I gave up on this years ago. ;-) Really. Some others say they've had
success, but I never did. And cats on the counters don't truly gross me
out, so I gave up.

Cathy

"Kath" wrote in message
om...
Help! I have tried all the usual methods to keep my fearless feline
off the kitchen counter and nothing is working. She doesn't mind
being squirted with water, will happily walk on foil or sticky tape,
and loud noises from falling tin cans do not bother her at all. I
even tried wiping down the counters frequently with a lemon scented
cleanser that she appeared to dislike - the result was very clean
counter tops but she was still hopping up there. She is only 10
months old and is allowed on every other surface in the house except
the kitchen counters. That one area I do not want her to go and it
has become "the final frontier". I am on my last inch of rope but not
ready to give up. I would really love some new ideas!

I gave up on this years ago. ;-) Really. Some others say they've had
success, but I never did. And cats on the counters don't truly gross me
out, so I gave up.

Cathy

"Kath" wrote in message
om...
Help! I have tried all the usual methods to keep my fearless feline
off the kitchen counter and nothing is working. She doesn't mind
being squirted with water, will happily walk on foil or sticky tape,
and loud noises from falling tin cans do not bother her at all. I
even tried wiping down the counters frequently with a lemon scented
cleanser that she appeared to dislike - the result was very clean
counter tops but she was still hopping up there. She is only 10
months old and is allowed on every other surface in the house except
the kitchen counters. That one area I do not want her to go and it
has become "the final frontier". I am on my last inch of rope but not
ready to give up. I would really love some new ideas!

I gave up on this years ago. ;-) Really. Some others say they've had
success, but I never did. And cats on the counters don't truly gross me
out, so I gave up.

Cathy

Oh, me too. Long ago. My advice would be...just be sure to clean it before you
prepare food. And be sure to act shocked if the cat does it when company comes
over.

Sherry

I gave up on this years ago. ;-) Really. Some others say they've had
success, but I never did. And cats on the counters don't truly gross me
out, so I gave up.

Cathy

Oh, me too. Long ago. My advice would be...just be sure to clean it before you
prepare food. And be sure to act shocked if the cat does it when company comes
over.

Sherry

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav",
itty (Sherry ) artfully composed this message
within on 29
Jun 2004:

I gave up on this years ago. ;-) Really. Some others say
they've had success, but I never did. And cats on the counters
don't truly gross me out, so I gave up.

Cathy

Oh, me too. Long ago. My advice would be...just be sure to clean
it before you prepare food. And be sure to act shocked if the
cat does it when company comes over.

I allow jumping on one counter, because the food is up there to
keep away from Shadow Piggy. I know it is hard for Shamrock (the
counter offender) to understand the difference between one counter
and the other, especially since I give Shadow's meds up on a
counter that is "off-limits" for jumping on. I just don't make a
big deal about it, and he gets down when I say down, and seems to
know the other counter doesn't make me say "down". I can't wait to
see how my mom is going to react when she comes to stay the week
when I go away at the end of the month.

--
Cheryl

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav",
itty (Sherry ) artfully composed this message
within on 29
Jun 2004:

I gave up on this years ago. ;-) Really. Some others say
they've had success, but I never did. And cats on the counters
don't truly gross me out, so I gave up.

Cathy

Oh, me too. Long ago. My advice would be...just be sure to clean
it before you prepare food. And be sure to act shocked if the
cat does it when company comes over.

I allow jumping on one counter, because the food is up there to
keep away from Shadow Piggy. I know it is hard for Shamrock (the
counter offender) to understand the difference between one counter
and the other, especially since I give Shadow's meds up on a
counter that is "off-limits" for jumping on. I just don't make a
big deal about it, and he gets down when I say down, and seems to
know the other counter doesn't make me say "down". I can't wait to
see how my mom is going to react when she comes to stay the week
when I go away at the end of the month.

--
Cheryl

On 29 Jun 2004 17:34:43 -0700, (Kath) wrote:

Help! I have tried all the usual methods to keep my fearless feline
off the kitchen counter and nothing is working. She doesn't mind
being squirted with water, will happily walk on foil or sticky tape,
and loud noises from falling tin cans do not bother her at all. I
even tried wiping down the counters frequently with a lemon scented
cleanser that she appeared to dislike - the result was very clean
counter tops but she was still hopping up there. She is only 10
months old and is allowed on every other surface in the house except
the kitchen counters. That one area I do not want her to go and it
has become "the final frontier". I am on my last inch of rope but not
ready to give up. I would really love some new ideas!

Just get some Clorox wipes and clean them before using them. Cats do
what they please. Good luck. MLB

On 29 Jun 2004 17:34:43 -0700, (Kath) wrote:

Help! I have tried all the usual methods to keep my fearless feline
off the kitchen counter and nothing is working. She doesn't mind
being squirted with water, will happily walk on foil or sticky tape,
and loud noises from falling tin cans do not bother her at all. I
even tried wiping down the counters frequently with a lemon scented
cleanser that she appeared to dislike - the result was very clean
counter tops but she was still hopping up there. She is only 10
months old and is allowed on every other surface in the house except
the kitchen counters. That one area I do not want her to go and it
has become "the final frontier". I am on my last inch of rope but not
ready to give up. I would really love some new ideas!

Just get some Clorox wipes and clean them before using them. Cats do
what they please. Good luck. MLB

I wish I could suggest something new but like I said to my fiancé today " we
have completely lost all control of the house" and he said that we lost it
the day the cats came to live here and that's fine with us. The only thing I
worry about is them jumping on the stove to get to the counter. Delilah is
the only one to do this and never does it while the stove is on. Stella
chooses to jump up my back, sit on my shoulder for a bit then leap to the
counter.

If cats could talk, they'd tell us resistance is futile.

--
rach


"Kath" wrote in message
om...
Help! I have tried all the usual methods to keep my fearless feline
off the kitchen counter and nothing is working. She doesn't mind
being squirted with water, will happily walk on foil or sticky tape,
and loud noises from falling tin cans do not bother her at all. I
even tried wiping down the counters frequently with a lemon scented
cleanser that she appeared to dislike - the result was very clean
counter tops but she was still hopping up there. She is only 10
months old and is allowed on every other surface in the house except
the kitchen counters. That one area I do not want her to go and it
has become "the final frontier". I am on my last inch of rope but not
ready to give up. I would really love some new ideas!