Island Faucet
How can I deter my cat from hopping on the kitchen counters?
I have already tried aluminum foil (he didn’t care and laid down on it) I tried squirting him, I also put him right under the faucet when he went into the sink (he seemed to be content under there), I say no and put him down millions of times, I put lemon on the counter, which he hates, but it’s dissipates.
There is nothing whatsoever on the island (his fave spot), so he isn’t trying to investigate. He just site there. He can go anywhere else he wants, but I find it so unsanitary for him to be on teh kitchen counters….any other ideas?
We do have another cat who never bothers going on the counters since I told her no once….she’s an angel.
Thanks for any ideas!!!!!
Lillie,
Yes, he does often sit in the window and often is on high perches, but his fave spot (the kitchen island) is not near a window, he just lies there, looking into the living room. Thanks for the idea, though.
Yes, I have the same problem. The foil didn’t help and squirting doesn’t help since they don’t get squirted when nobody sees them.
Double-sided tape might help. It seems to work but it’s a pain in the a.r.s.e. Try sticking several lengths of tape to a piece of paper and setting it on the counter so when he hops up there he’ll end up with an annoying piece of paper stuck to him. The problem lies in the fact that my cats learned to avoid the paper (I couldn’t possibly cover every inch of counter with it) or they would knock it off on to the floor, the little devils.
There’s a product called something like ‘Ssscat’ that is just compressed air in a can with a sensor. When it senses movement it shoots air toward the movement. That seems hard to work around though so I’ve never tried it. Another option is the ‘Scat Mat’ which gives a little zap like static electricity when anything makes contact with it. They are pricey like $50, so I’ve never tried that either.
Truthfully, I gave up and keep a spray bottle of dilute bleach to clean my counters with every time I need to prepare food.
Best of luck to you!
added: I wish the perch worked for me! Mine have a big cat tree in front of the living room window. They love it, but they still want to look out all the other windows!
In fact one cat has a routine in the evening…up on the table to look out that window, then up on the counter to look out that window, then up on the cat tree to look out that window…over and over again… crazy kitties! 
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