AnnaFloridaLover
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Just accept it. Why wouldn't a cat be allowed on a chair?
The only thing off limits to my cat is the dining and kitchen table and the countertops. He's really good actually at not getting on those and he understands if I catch him on it I make a noise or even start to get up and he gets off (of course when I'm gone who knows what he's up to but at least when I'm home he knows he's not supposed to be on them). I was consistent when he was a kitten to ensure he understood what I meant. As stubborn as he is he vast majority of the time listens to that. He's never really been a climber in the sense of him wanting to climb all around the kitchen and at the rental house on top of the fridge (he can't even do that at our home now as there is a cabinent above the fridge).We did get a 3 month old kitten a month ago and after keeping him in our daughter's room we have let him loose while we are downstairs now and want to make sure he doesn't go on the chairs and table.
Do you have any tips to keep him off the dining room chairs, table and kitchen counters?
I’ve just been consistent with taking our kitten down and firmly saying no. He seems to be understanding the word more than the action because it’s working in other situations.
Yeah I thought this thread was about the table. I think I missed somethingJust accept it. Why wouldn't a cat be allowed on a chair?
Just accept it. Why wouldn't a cat be allowed on a chair?
I have no idea why ours stay off the counters. We didn't even have to train them. Maybe they're just lazy.I had a cat that wouldn’t stop using the bathtub as her kitty litter box. It was suggested to me to put aluminum foil in the tub. It worked and she quit. Eventually I removed the foil and she stayed out. Wonder if that would work on your table?
Not sure why it works but it did.
One of the reasons we don’t have a full time inside cat is the jumping on the counters thing. I really can’t stand the thought of them jumping on them while I am gone. Especially after having a co worker bring food to work with cat hair in it.
Is it a damage thing, cat hair thing, etc with the dining room chairs?I will keep saying No and spraying with water/taking kitten down. Thank you all for your replies. Oh, I edited my OP that I meant dining room chairs.
I have no idea why ours stay off the counters. We didn't even have to train them. Maybe they're just lazy.
I'm a volunteer with a local cat rescue and Trap-Neuter-Return organization. The best results we see are when a water squirter/bottle is used. Don't shoot the cat in the face - anywhere on the body though would make them stop after a couple of times. This works in my house with cats and kittens we foster and with our own cats.
I had a cat that wouldn’t stop using the bathtub as her kitty litter box. It was suggested to me to put aluminum foil in the tub. It worked and she quit. Eventually I removed the foil and she stayed out. Wonder if that would work on your table?
Not sure why it works but it did.
One of the reasons we don’t have a full time inside cat is the jumping on the counters thing. I really can’t stand the thought of them jumping on them while I am gone. Especially after having a co worker bring food to work with cat hair in it.
I had a cat that wouldn’t stop using the bathtub as her kitty litter box. It was suggested to me to put aluminum foil in the tub. It worked and she quit. Eventually I removed the foil and she stayed out. Wonder if that would work on your table?
Not sure why it works but it did.
One of the reasons we don’t have a full time inside cat is the jumping on the counters thing. I really can’t stand the thought of them jumping on them while I am gone. Especially after having a co worker bring food to work with cat hair in it.
Is it a damage thing, cat hair thing, etc with the dining room chairs?
They don't like to touch foil. When a cat started clawing our couch, we covered that side with foil and put a scratching post nearby. Didn't have to leave the foil up long since a post was near. Ours also were clawing at the kitchen door frame so we have foil on that too. I like to see if guests ask about the foiled door frame. Most people don't say a word!
DH is insistent on no counter tops or kitchen table due to food prep and eating but they can go anywhere else. They have been good about it except in the last couple weeks our best behaved cat has been trying the counters.