Monday, September 3, 2007

How to keep your cat off that table

It'so tempting for cats to jump up on tables or kitchen tops especially if they are used to find anything yummy up there ... and there are so many new objects to explore, to sniff and stick the head in. But for us humans it is usually not so pleasant anymore when we find a broken glass on the floor or cannot find that expensive ham that we forgot to put back in the fridge.

So how to stop your cat jumping on top of a table?

Here is one way to do it: cover the table with a sticky tape. Not always very practical but seems to be very effective and you may have a good chance that your cat will get the message pretty fast (watch the video)




This is a good way to teach the cat to stay away from table tops even when you are not there.

Another training technique you could use is to cover the table top with an aluminum foil - most cats hate to walk on such surface.

Or, get a water pistol and squirt water on the cat if you see it jumping up on table. Of course, with this one you need to be there and catch your cat on the deed.

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