Originally Posted by irishrose
No cats at the moment, but mine were never allowed on the tables. One calico, not the sharpest knife in the drawer, took exception to that rule when I was cutting out any apparel pattern. The tissue was just fascinating to her. I always told her if she got a paw cut, she was responsible. I think the Siamese had the same issue.
Sammicat used the server in the dining room to rest from playing with my Siberian/wolf, but it was only used on holidays and I always scrubbed it first. He was never on the tables or counters.
Cats are trainable - they just pretend they aren't. I had one that would ask to go upstairs. If I said "No, the baby is sleeping", he sat down and waited.
About the tissue can you give her a piece of gift tissue all her own?
My two cats loved christnas day! When I unwrapped the presents I gave them the tissue paper and boxes to play with. They played and played the entire day long. When evening came and I picked up all the bits of tissue and boxes, they watched me with the most sad eyes you can imagine!