I gave up on this years ago. ;-)  Really.  Some others say they've had
success, but I never did.  And cats on the counters don't truly gross me
out, so I gave up.

Cathy

Just get some Clorox wipes and clean them before using them.  Cats do
what they please.  Good luck.   MLB

I wish I could suggest something new but like I said to my fianc? today " we
have completely lost all control of the house" and he said that we lost it
the day the cats came to live here and that's fine with us. The only thing I
worry about is them jumping on the stove to get to the counter. Delilah is
the only one to do this and never does it while the stove is on. Stella
chooses to jump up my back, sit on my shoulder for a bit then leap to the
counter.

If cats could talk, they'd tell us resistance is futile.

Try a ScatMat, which I believe is available from Drs. Foster and Smith.  In
addition, you can try mouse traps set at the hair trigger so that any jolt
sets them off.  Sometimes because a counter is so solid and a cat is so
light footed, you  may want to balance them on a cookie sheet that's got a
knife under the middle and will rock if touched. Small bubble wrap that is
sprayed with vinegar also sometimes works. If you have barberry or roses or
other thorny plants in your garden, sometimes you can place some cut
branches on teh counter.  Or, you could always leave a couple of  small
saucers of that banana flavored pyrantel wormer on the counter.  My cats
HATE the stuff and hide every time it's time for them to get it.

Cats have different things that they find "yucky" and sometimes what works
with one won't work with another, so it's worth trying everything you can
think of.

Take the old fashioned mouse traps (wood/metal), set them, and
carefully place them upside-down on the counter tops.  Cover them with
3-4 layers of newspaper.  When kitty jumps up, they will snap and
scare the kitty and kitty won't jump up there again.

-L.

Take the old fashioned mouse traps (wood/metal), set them, and
carefully place them upside-down on the counter tops.  Cover them with
3-4 layers of newspaper.  When kitty jumps up, they will snap and
scare the kitty and kitty won't jump up there again.

-L.

Give up now and save yourself, LOL.  I tried everything possible to train my
cats off the counter.  But they would just go on it when I wasn't there.
Besides, my husband let them up there anyway, so any training I had done, went
right out the window.

Lauren
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Kath, I know this sounds overly simple, but I have had cats all my life,
growing up and as an adult. None of them jumped up on the kitchen counters
or anything else I didn't want them to, at least with any regularity. Maybe
they did and do when I'm not looking, but I never find any cat hairs in the
butter dish, or any overt signs, so its fine with me. All I do is yell "NO"
at them when they first get up on anything I don't want them to. I am
consistent and do it every time, and my intent is to startle them. My
husband does it too. No more problem. It is hard to believe it would work
for us with several cats and not for you. The "NO" has to be strong and
loud, and you have to take a step toward them like your're going to get
them. A wispy, wimpy "no" will not work. Good luck.

Kath <k26mats@hotmail.com> quoth:

Scat mat?

Priscilla