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Cat Forum / General Topics / November 2003HOW TO BREAK A CATS BAD HABIT????
My cat gets on the counter and eats food anyone know how to break that habit ?? Sarah >My cat gets on the counter and eats food anyone know how to break that habit >?? Don't leave food on the kitchen counter. Robyn Two words, Scat Mat. It works when you are not there, and it takes a short amount of time. They aren't cheap, but they modify the habitual behavior of being on the counters. Also, don't leave food on your counter when you are not there. I'll post a link to the Scat Mat site below. You can also purchase Scat Mats off EBay. http://www.scatmat.com/Products/ScatMat/overview.asp Sarah Thompson wrote: > My cat gets on the counter and eats food anyone know how to break that habit > ?? > > Sarah My girlfriend trained our cat not to get on the kitchen counter by making loud noises (clapping hands works great) when the cat tried to jump up there. The surprise conditions them to stay away. And yes, it helps if you don't leave food on the counter :-) That way, when you're not around, the cat won't get a reward for disobeying you. Depending on how you feel about this (it's your kitchen, not mine), a squirt bottle or squirt gun filled with water is also a good way to discourage bad behavior. Warren  Signature----------------------------------------------------------- Great gifts for cat lovers at http://www.officiallycute.com > My cat gets on the counter and eats food anyone know how to break that habit > ?? > > Sarah No need to yell. You could read other posts @ alt.pets.cats like the thread "Cat on Counter", dated October 17, 2003 3:03 PM > > My cat gets on the counter and eats food anyone know how to break that > habit > > ?? > > > > Sarah Aluminium foil. Cats hate it. Place it on a worktop. Gee > > > My cat gets on the counter and eats food anyone know how to break that > > habit [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Aluminium foil. Cats hate it. Place it on a worktop. My cat associates the sound of aluminum foil with food because I feed her on a square of it so I don't have to wash a dish. She always come running when she hears me tearing off foil. But the best thing for training (at least when you can catch them in the act) is a spray water bottle. I yell "NO!" and sqray her when I catch her on the counter. Other times she starts being bad and all I have to do is show her the water bottle (sometimes spraying off in another direction to remind her what it is) and she begins behaving. |But the best thing for training (at least when you can catch them |in the act) is a spray water bottle. I yell "NO!" and sqray her |when I catch her on the counter. Other times she starts being |bad and all I have to do is show her the water bottle (sometimes |spraying off in another direction to remind her what it is) and |she begins behaving. And some cats enjoy the water. -------------------------------------------- "It took us 15 years to McGyver this thing." -------------------------Carter on Stargate To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. |> > My cat gets on the counter and eats food anyone know how to break that |> habit Use a citrus counter top cleaner. Cats hate citrus. -------------------------------------------- "It took us 15 years to McGyver this thing." -------------------------Carter on Stargate To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. > |> > My cat gets on the counter and eats food anyone know how to break that > |> habit > Use a citrus counter top cleaner. > Cats hate citrus. I use citrus furniture polish, toilet cleaner, dish washer tablets and dish washer freshener, my cats still hang around, go in or sit on the surfaces where I use it! I bet they are so used to the smell of it, it doesn't bother them LOL SignatureLuv'n'Stuff *~*SooZy*~* http://community.webshots.com/user/ragdollcatsuk I think spraying with water is a bad idea. I have a large can with a handful of marbles in it. If Tiger doesn't respond to a firm "NO", I reach for the can. He hates the sound of me shaking it so all I have to do is pick it up and he behaves. (Amber is so good that discipline is never needed). Putting coins in a can will work just as well as marbles. -MIKE |
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