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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / December 2004Help: Baby dishes in a cat household
Any ideas on how to set up a dish-drain area for baby bottles etc. that cats can't easily contaminate? Any products already available for this? Seems like a problem that must occur in a lot of households. > Any ideas on how to set up a dish-drain area for baby bottles etc. that cats > can't easily contaminate? Any products already available for this? Seems > like a problem that must occur in a lot of households. Lots of people really do keep their cats off the counters. > Any ideas on how to set up a dish-drain area for baby bottles etc. that cats > can't easily contaminate? Any products already available for this? Seems > like a problem that must occur in a lot of households. Do you have a dishwasher? That should be adequate. If you do not, there are also counter top type small dishwashers you can get. Otherwise, I would get a big plastic storage bin and just upend it over your dish area on the counter. You could poke some holes in it for extra airflow. >Any ideas on how to set up a dish-drain area for baby bottles etc. that cats >can't easily contaminate? Any products already available for this? Seems >like a problem that must occur in a lot of households. Let them dry in a closed dishwasher. Cats can't open the door. Do your cats jump up on the counter? Don't allow them. Get a scat mat, say NO when they jump up, put items right next to the edge of the counter so they won't even try, squirt them with a squirt gun with water and vinegar when they try. > >> squirt them with a squirt gun with water and vinegar when they try.>>. I wouldn't do this. There is a risk the cat could get vinegar in it's eye which would be painful and damage the eye itself. Alison >> >> squirt them with a squirt gun with water and vinegar when they >try.>>. > > I wouldn't do this. There is a risk the cat could get vinegar in >it's eye which would be painful and damage the eye itself. > Alison I agree that vinegar is not a good solution. A better one is a bottle of canned air such as is used to clean keyboards and electronic equipment. It makes a lovely hissing sound that the cats hate. Now all I have to do is say "HISS" and my cats jump. :) Be sure not to spray directly on the cat, especially the face. You don't want them to inhale it or get it in their eyes. I find that safer for carpets and fabrics than a water bottle. BarB >Any ideas on how to set up a dish-drain area for baby bottles etc. that cats >can't easily contaminate? Any products already available for this? Seems >like a problem that must occur in a lot of households. if you don't have a dishwasher, let them dry in the oven, with the oven off of course, or in the microwave on a dish drying rack, or in a closet on a dish drying rack with a towel underneath to catch water. > Any ideas on how to set up a dish-drain area for baby bottles etc. that cats > can't easily contaminate? Any products already available for this? Seems > like a problem that must occur in a lot of households. You can never be sure that cats stay off the counter, even if you think they are "trained." Some wait until their hoomins disappear, then they head directly for the forbidden areas. So, I suggest that you drape a clean towell over the dishes. That way, they should remain clean even if your cats do find their way to the countertops. MaryL
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