I battle with my cat all the time. I can spray her, but when I'm not looking...up she goes, knocking the iron over all the time. I make sure that I unplug the iron and move it off the board when I'm not using it. If she tumples over the board onto the floor...I don't care as long as the iron isn't on it. (Did ya'll ever think that if this contraption were invented today that it would NEVER get approval?...its dangerous!! :lol:)