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Cat Forum / General Topics / December 2004jumping on table
Hi, I allow my cat to be on the table or counter (or my bed) if she wishes, but my dh, who does not care for cats, whines and does not like the cat to be on anything but the floor. He says she walks where she uses the bathroom so it's nasty. It's not like I don't wash the table before using it for food! So do you cat-people let the cat on the table? I have found it really, really strange the way non-cat people behave when it comes to cats. He didn't even want one, but it was me and two daughters against him, ha. Surprisingly, the Christmas tree wasn't much of a problem for the cat. This was her first Christmas...ornaments were found all over the house and a few limbs were knocked off the tree (artificial) but nothing was broken and after a few times of being put up after climbing in the tree, she stopped(she'd chew on the lights and I was scared she'd get electrocuted so I couldn't let her stay in the tree, if all she did was sit there I wouldn't care). Marie I'm with you. Rexie jumps on counter top, island and table - when we're not eating - we scold if he jumps up during our dinner. And of course we wash counter tops, etc. I tell you, with all the smog and pollution in the air, and touching money (the dirtiest stuff around - ask any doctor), to worry about the cats fouling anything has always seemed kind of silly to me. But then, I was raised around animals, dogs, cats, whatever, and many's the time the dog or cat has had a lick of my ice cream cone while I'm enjoying it! L8r, Shirley B. #6, ASMS Lists http://come.to/ASMS-Lists http://jumi-shirley-butler.com "Making a way out of no way is sometimes the only way." Dr. Johnnetta Cole >Hi, >I allow my cat to be on the table or counter (or my bed) if she [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >was sit there I wouldn't care). >Marie > Hi, > I allow my cat to be on the table or counter (or my bed) if she [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > people behave when it comes to cats. He didn't even want one, but it > was me and two daughters against him, ha. Cats don't like to step in excrement so unless your litterbox is really foul that's a non-starter for an argument. Switching to clumping style litter might also help alleviate that fear. Me, I don't let the cats on the counter at all, or on the table when I'm eating, but YMMV. They get fed regularly, always have dry stuff to munch on and get the odd handout or tablescrap so they can keep their collective noses out of my breakfast. pat (but I'm not really a "cat-person") My cat is allowed just about anywhere except the kitchen counter and the dining room table. He knows the word "NO" and rarely attempts to jump up to these areas. val - who woke to find herself off the pillow last night and his highness curled up smack dab in the middle. He can drive me from a kingsize bed if he maneuvers correctly. > My cat is allowed just about anywhere except the kitchen counter and > the dining room table. He knows the word "NO" and rarely attempts to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > highness curled up smack dab in the middle. He can drive me from a > kingsize bed if he maneuvers correctly. Hee hee. I bet he rarely attempts to jump up in those areas *when you're there to see him do so.* My dear Gypsy who passed away two years ago, she knew darned well she wasn't allowed on kitchen counters or the dining room table. She'd never jump up there when I was there to yell NO when she did it. But if I got up in the night to go to the bathroom or something, there she'd be, parked squarely in the middle of the dining room table having a snooze. As soon as she saw me, she'd get that deer in the headlights look that said she KNEW she was busted! She'd run like heck as soon as she was spotted. :) Fortunately my other two are too old to jump very high anymore, so that is no longer an issue! KD | My cat is allowed just about anywhere except the kitchen counter and | the dining room table. He knows the word "NO" and rarely attempts to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] | highness curled up smack dab in the middle. He can drive me from a | kingsize bed if he maneuvers correctly. A work colleague recently stated clearly that he would never ever marry a person who'd allow pets into her bed.... OK, I got the message, but I love pets in my bed! I keep them clean after all, worm them, use anti flea and tick stuff - but on the table: no, no! The best is to dip the hand into water and flick the fingers, it works well. Carola > | My cat is allowed just about anywhere except the kitchen counter and > | the dining room table. He knows the word "NO" and rarely attempts to [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Carola Mine stay off the counters too, but are allowed everywhere else. As for sleeping, a bed without at least one cat in not worth sleeping in! >Hi, >I allow my cat to be on the table or counter (or my bed) if she [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >was sit there I wouldn't care). >Marie For many years, the house rule has been the same for people and cats: no more than two paws/hands/feet on the kitchen table at one time. If a cat can figure out how to stand or sit with two paws in the air, I guess I would have to allow that.  SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) >>Hi, >>I allow my cat to be on the table or counter (or my bed) if she [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > a cat can figure out how to stand or sit with two paws in the air, I > guess I would have to allow that. Ted.....that is too funny. LOL At our house the policy is no cats allowed on the tables, counters, dressers, or inside refridgerators. I have made them their own beds, and I even went so far as to make them their own little chairs. They do not jump up on anything except the couch, my comfy chair, the bed, and the kitchen and dining room chairs. I do know however, that if I leave the butter out and uncovered when I go to bed, that I can be assured that one if not both, have been on the counter having a little treat. (the little sneaks). Both of my cats love their beds, and chairs, and now spend more time on them then they do with us in bed or on the furniture. This is probably a good thing, as my husband is allergic to cats. Surprisingly enough, he has become somewhat immune to them in the last two years. Now if one of them scratches him when they are playing, that particular spot swells up like the dickens. (sorry, I got off topic). <snip> >> For many years, the house rule has been the same for people and cats: >> no more than two paws/hands/feet on the kitchen table at one time. If [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >At our house the policy is no cats allowed on the tables, counters, >dressers, or inside refridgerators. <snip> I tried that early on, but eventually gave up on most of it - no cats allowed in my lap if I have a hand towel (used as a napkin) on it or if there is a plate in front of me, and cats aren't allowed to climb on the table, but they are allowed to rest their front ends on the edge when they are in my lap and to use two paws at a time to push off when turning around in my lap. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) Guess I'm lucky, my cats have shown no interest in the counter or kitchen table. Stone > Hi, > I allow my cat to be on the table or counter (or my bed) if she [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > was sit there I wouldn't care). > Marie > Hi, > I allow my cat to be on the table or counter (or my bed) if she [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > was sit there I wouldn't care). > Marie I'm new to cat ownership. I let Samantha jump up on the kitchen counter lick my food. Humans are immune to most cat diseases. She's an indoor cat, so she shouldn't catch anything. She used to be a stray cat with a tapeworm, but she's been to the vet a few times and seems to be fine now. She's 5 months old.
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