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Cat off the Table?
There are some folks on rec pets cats anecdotes who can help.
-- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. .. "Jimi" wrote in message ... Hi, We have a very spoilt neutered Tom cat (only about 4 months old) that likes to jump on the dining room table while we are away from the home. Other than violence to this charming fellow, is there any constructive methods proven to work to keep a cat off shelves, couners, tables etc.... I think he's part mountain goat. I have shot him several times with a water pistol...I think he's starting to like water. Any proven advice would be greatly appreciated.... Thanks...Jim |
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Cat off the Table?
"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message ... There are some folks on rec pets cats anecdotes who can help. -- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. . "Jimi" wrote in message ... Hi, We have a very spoilt neutered Tom cat (only about 4 months old) that likes to jump on the dining room table while we are away from the home. Other than violence to this charming fellow, is there any constructive methods proven to work to keep a cat off shelves, couners, tables etc.... I think he's part mountain goat. I have shot him several times with a water pistol...I think he's starting to like water. Any proven advice would be greatly appreciated.... Thanks...Jim Water pistols won't work, and the reference in a couple of posts to mouse traps is absolutely the worst! Negative reinforcement does not work; it is both cruel and counterproductive. I really don't try to keep my cats off the tables. I simply clean before using the table or counters, so cats on the table does not bother me. However, I think one of the best training tools for those who *do* want to retrict their cats is to lay a strip of carpet protector/carpet runner (the vinyl type with little pointy "grippers") upside-down on the table or counter top. *Make sure* that the points are not sharp. If they are, dull them by rubbing the vinyl runner on concrete. This will be unpleasant for a cat to walk on -- but not harmful or painful if you make sure the points are not sharp -- and it only needs to be a temporary measure. Most cats will soon learn to avoid that area. MaryL |
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Cat off the Table?
MaryL wrote: Water pistols won't work, Well, they do, in a way - they train the cat not to let you CATCH it doing things you don't want it to do! 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! (Who was it said "you can never out-stubborn a cat"?) -- NewsGuy.Com 30Gb $9.95 Carry Forward and On Demand Bandwidth |
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Cat off the Table?
Water pistols won't work,
Well, they do, in a way - they train the cat not to let you CATCH it doing things you don't want it to do! That, of course, is assuming it dislikes water and is not as stubborn as one of mine was. I could squirt Miu until he was dripping wet, but if he were doing something he WANTED to do, the only effect was a very wet cat! (Who was it said "you can never out-stubborn a cat"?) Cats here are so old/fat they rarely jump up on table, which has nothing on it anyway but a cloth/placemats....once in a blue moon I see the ornery male (never the old lady) up there sniffing around and marvel that he managed to get up there (he's half blind = depth perception: zilch). Hoomins here rarely eat @ table anyway...huge coffee table is usual feeding station, and since our cats never get "people food" they ignore action in that location. What I'd like to do is get "old lady cat" from sleeping on my head all night.....she's almost as heavy as he is. And 50 "snaps" of a RAT trap on some sensitive appendage (finger, whatever) of those who suggest mouse traps for training cats (thhhhhhp: raspberry)! |
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Cat off the Table?
"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message
news:uQ_Zf.196$EA3.42@dukeread10 I really don't try to keep my cats off the tables. I simply clean before using the table or counters, so cats on the table does not bother me./// Me too, however, I am always very careful with a hot stove. If I've been cooking, because my stove is electric, after I've finished cooking I put a pan of cold water on the hot ring which I've switched off to a) prevent the cat walking across the hot ring (because the pan is in the way), and b) it helps take the heat out of the stive quicker. Just a handy hint, as it means that you can then leave the stove unattended and not worry about paws on a hot stive. -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
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Cat off the Table?
On 12 Apr 2006 07:16:56 -0700, "Lesley" wrote:
! 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! Add just enough ammonia to make it smell bad, and avoid hitting the beast in the face. |
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"Goedjn" wrote in message news On 12 Apr 2006 07:16:56 -0700, "Lesley" wrote: ! 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! 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 |
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Matthew AKA NMR wrote: "Goedjn" wrote in message news On 12 Apr 2006 07:16:56 -0700, "Lesley" wrote: ! 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! 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 with ammonia water is better than setting rat traps to frighten them - but not by much.) -- NewsGuy.Com 30Gb $9.95 Carry Forward and On Demand Bandwidth |
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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? |
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... Matthew AKA NMR wrote: "Goedjn" wrote in message 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 with ammonia water is better than setting rat traps to frighten them - but not by much.) 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. |
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