Cat Owners - Help!

rayne779 · March 2011

We are having a problem with our ever-mischevious cat, Maggie (she is the one w/ the cord around her neck). Last week, she figured out she can jump up on our counters, and has been doing it non-stop. She lacks the typical graceful cat gene, and can be brutish in her movements. This morning, I noticed her tail looked wet. Long story short, I go into the kitchen and there is olive oil everywhere, floor, counter, and on her.

Anyone else ever deal with this? I am open to any suggestions.

raynes · March 2011

We sometimes have trouble with Meka getting up on the counter, but she's pretty good about it now. If I catch her up there I grab her by the scruff and put her on the floor with a stern "NO". Other than that, you can put double stick tape on the edge of the counter to help deter her from going up.

We're experimenting with double stick tape training on our new furniture right now.

snoopy3319 · March 2011

If you notice her up there, use the squirt bottle treatment. For some cats it's useless, but it at least deters a bit. I also agree with double sided tape on the edges or using those rug runner things for stairs flipped upside down. It puts the plastic nubby things sticking up. You could use them on the floor around your counters so they don't even get the chance to jump up. It sounds bad, but it's been effective in not having our cats scratch at our door all night long.

The only other option I know of is to clean off your counters as much as possible. Some cats are just stubborn.

MandeeFoFandee · March 2011

ugh, that sucks. we've had our fair share of cats on counter tops, but they all know better now. raynes & snoopy both have helpful tips - we use the stern "NO" method as well as the squirt bottle method. obviously, we can't do anything about it if we're not home, but they know not to do it when we're home cause they know they'll be in big trouble. good luck!

kaesha · March 2011

snoopy3319:

If you notice her up there, use the squirt bottle treatment. For some cats it's useless, but it at least deters a bit. I also agree with double sided tape on the edges or using those rug runner things for stairs flipped upside down. It puts the plastic nubby things sticking up. You could use them on the floor around your counters so they don't even get the chance to jump up. It sounds bad, but it's been effective in not having our cats scratch at our door all night long.

The only other option I know of is to clean off your counters as much as possible. Some cats are just stubborn.

Agreed. Sometimes there's nothing you can do to prevent it.

amandasw · March 2011

We have one very well behaved cat who responds to simply to "no" and one cat who... well, not the brightest crayon in the box. We've been trying something similar to this out semi-successfully, but obviously it's for when you catch them in the act. We also have these, which you can place anywhere, like on the edge of the counter.

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