The cats, the table, the battle begins
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| Mon, 01-10-2005 - 4:07pm |
Hi everyone,
I'm looking for a way to keep my two cats off the dining room table, while still being able to use the table for meals. We squirt them with a water bottle when they jump up on the chairs or table, but since we're both gone during the day and alseep at night, we can't discipline them all the time. I tried putting alumminum foil on the chair seats (since our small kitty likes to sleep on them, we found), but they just pushed them on the ground. I've used Sticky Paws on another chair and a night stand to pretty good results, but Sticky Paw-ing the chairs and table means we couldn't use it for meals very easily. I hate to go to the expense of buying one of those electric mats (I think called "Scat Mat"?) that gives them a bit of a jolt to the paws when they jump up and don't want to hurt them. I've seen movement-activated canned air that's supposed to scare them, but don't know if that would really work. Any suggestions as to what to do while we're away during the day? I've heard people suggest a product call "Feliaway" or something like that, but I don't know what this product is/ or how/if it works.
Thanks for any advice!
Amy

I think if you are persistant with your squirting when you do catch the kitties where you don't want them, they will learn it's off limits.
Thanks, everyone!
I never considered those run runners with the little pointy things on the back. One of our local hardware stores even sells it by the foot, so I can get just as much as I need. Perhaps putting that on the chairs and table might work. I haven't noticed the placemats on the table moved in the past day or so, so maybe all the water squirting while we have been home has finally worked. Luckily, the cats seem to (at least for the time being) take no interest in the kitchen countertops!
Amy