Cat off the Table?

"dnr" wrote in message
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I knew I'd seen that ammonia/water business long ago....just now
it came back to me: remedy for dog chasing you and trying to bite
leg as you ride a bicycle! A bit different than "cats on table", huh?
Atomic fission device to kill a mosquito?Duh.

Man, apologies....did it again but am hip now...crossposted
to the handyman trolls again....sorry.

That is real intelligent and a sign you need counseling call someone

I second that! The idea is to discourage our pets from
"misbehaving" not to injure them!

Hey. If the cat can't stay off the table, it needs flying lessons with a
wall as a landing strip. It may be okay in your house for your cat to go
directly from the litter box to your breakfast table, but not at mine.

Steve

I once had a cat that liked to hang around my basement
workshop, where I did hobby woodworking. I didn't mind
until the cat decided that my wood shavings and sawdust on
the floor made it a giant litter box. In my case, getting
the cat to understand it was no longer welcome in the shop
was easy.

I had piped in compressed air in several locations in the
shop. It was very easy to give him a good shot of air
across the face or rump from about 3' away. The first time
I did it, he literally left claw tracks in my workbench
getting off and heading upstairs. Another time, I spied him
peeking around the corner of my shop door. I waited until
he reappeared and got him with the air from about 4' away.
He went up the stairs so fast that he arched into the air at
the top step.

After that, he kept to his own world (the upstairs of the
house) and left my shop floor alone. Just be careful to not
get too close when squirting a cat.

Mark

"Mark and Gloria Hagwood" wrote in message
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I once had a cat that liked to hang around my basement
workshop, where I did hobby woodworking. I didn't mind
until the cat decided that my wood shavings and sawdust on
the floor made it a giant litter box. In my case, getting
the cat to understand it was no longer welcome in the shop
was easy.

I had piped in compressed air in several locations in the
shop. It was very easy to give him a good shot of air
across the face or rump from about 3' away. The first time
I did it, he literally left claw tracks in my workbench
getting off and heading upstairs. Another time, I spied him
peeking around the corner of my shop door. I waited until
he reappeared and got him with the air from about 4' away.
He went up the stairs so fast that he arched into the air at
the top step.

After that, he kept to his own world (the upstairs of the
house) and left my shop floor alone. Just be careful to not
get too close when squirting a cat.

Chuckle. Reminds of the old trick of getting a squalling human child to STFU
by blowing in their face. Doesn't hurt them at all, and works more often
than not. No idea how it works- interrupts a feedback loop or something. (Of
course, you do have to do the usual checks to make sure they don't have a
legitimate reason for crying before you do that....)

aem sends....

aem sends...

Goedjn wrote:

Add just enough ammonia to make it smell bad, and avoid
hitting the beast in the face.


That is real intelligent and a sign you need counseling call someone

I second that! The idea is to discourage our pets from
"misbehaving" not to injure them! (I suppose squirting them


What makes you think that a mild ammonia solution will hurt
them any?

A) because cats lick their fur, especially when something
wets it.

B) because they move so quickly you'd have no guarantee of
avoiding the cat's eyes. (You think that's fun, try
squirting some in your own eyes - the effect is sort of like
pepper spray, not something you'd do to anyone you care about.)



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Steve B wrote:

That is real intelligent and a sign you need counseling call someone

I second that! The idea is to discourage our pets from
"misbehaving" not to injure them!


Hey. If the cat can't stay off the table, it needs flying lessons with a
wall as a landing strip. It may be okay in your house for your cat to go
directly from the litter box to your breakfast table, but not at mine.

The first thing most cats do after leaving the litterbox is
to clean themselves - which is more than can be said for a
lot of humans after using the toilet! (And SFAIK, no one
was talking about getting on the table when people were
having a meal there - then you can discourage it in person.)


Steve



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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message
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Steve B wrote:

That is real intelligent and a sign you need counseling call someone

I second that! The idea is to discourage our pets from
"misbehaving" not to injure them!


Hey. If the cat can't stay off the table, it needs flying lessons with a
wall as a landing strip. It may be okay in your house for your cat to go
directly from the litter box to your breakfast table, but not at mine.

The first thing most cats do after leaving the litterbox is to clean
themselves - which is more than can be said for a lot of humans after
using the toilet! (And SFAIK, no one was talking about getting on the
table when people were having a meal there - then you can discourage it
in person.)


Steve

It doesn't matter to me when the cat gets on the table. After using the
kitty box, after eating a cockroach, or after licking its anal glands. In
my house, cats NEVER get on the table, so there's no problem like at your
house. Cats on the table are disgusting, and people who let them get on the
table are mannerless and slobs.

I have owned cats, and I have yet to see one clean themselves first thing
after using the litter box. They usually lick their butt, or just go on to
the next thing. I've seen them toodle off dropping an extra hanging chad
somewhere on the floor or carpet.

Of course, I'm sure you have the world's cleanest best trained best behaved
cats. So, if they are so well trained and well behaved, why is it that you
can't keep them off the table?

Fi-Shock. One time is all it takes, and the cat won't come within six feet
of a table. After an experience with Fi-Shock, trying to put them on a
table is like trying to put them in a washing machine. They know what's
going to happen, and they put up a fight. You could leave an open can of
sardines up there, and they wouldn't jump up.

Steve

Try laquer thinner. Works every time.

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"Lesley" wrote in message
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! That, of
course, is assuming it dislikes water and is not as stubborn
as one of mine was. I could squirt Miu until he was
dripping wet, but if he were doing something he WANTED to
do, the only effect was a very wet cat!



If you use a squirt bottle with Sarrasine she just drinks the water!

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs


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By not posting a portion of the thread you are commenting about, you look as
therapy challenged as FullaBulla.

Steve