My pesty kitties and work surfaces
#53
My cat is very well trained. When I pull out fabric, he comes to give me a hand and doesn't leave until after I've finished cutting or whatever for the time. Romeo, my avatar, is my helper and water works to keep him away from the door but not off fabric. Go figure. I agree, they're only 'trained" when their wait staff is nearby but not otherwise. I admit, mine has trained me and not vice versa.
#54
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Daytona Beach
Posts: 133
A little vinegar in the water in the spray bottle.
A can of compressed air.
A mouse trap upside down so when it goes off it won't actually catch kitty but will scare the little one.
A piece hot dog with thread tied to it. Tie the other end of the thread to a couple of coke cans so when kitty jumps up and steals hotdog the cans chase it away.
Hot sauce or Tabasco sauce.
Vicks Vapo-rub.
A can of compressed air.
A mouse trap upside down so when it goes off it won't actually catch kitty but will scare the little one.
A piece hot dog with thread tied to it. Tie the other end of the thread to a couple of coke cans so when kitty jumps up and steals hotdog the cans chase it away.
Hot sauce or Tabasco sauce.
Vicks Vapo-rub.
#56
Super Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Northwest Georgia
Posts: 3,273
A squirt bottle didn't work for me. They think it's a game. :roll: Plus you have to actually catch them in the act, and they learned that if I'm not in the kitchen, they can get away with stuff. I'd head down the hall towards the kitchen, and I'd hear kitties scrambling to jump off the counter. By the time I got to the kitchen, they'd all have their halos on, and there was no way to know which ones had been on the counter! :lol: Little stinkers.
That's why I went with the upside-down contact paper. I didn't have to watch them constantly for it to work! :mrgreen:
That's why I went with the upside-down contact paper. I didn't have to watch them constantly for it to work! :mrgreen:
#57
Originally Posted by Pat and pups
A little vinegar in the water in the spray bottle.
A can of compressed air.
A mouse trap upside down so when it goes off it won't actually catch kitty but will scare the little one.
A piece hot dog with thread tied to it. Tie the other end of the thread to a couple of coke cans so when kitty jumps up and steals hotdog the cans chase it away.
Hot sauce or Tabasco sauce.
Vicks Vapo-rub.
A can of compressed air.
A mouse trap upside down so when it goes off it won't actually catch kitty but will scare the little one.
A piece hot dog with thread tied to it. Tie the other end of the thread to a couple of coke cans so when kitty jumps up and steals hotdog the cans chase it away.
Hot sauce or Tabasco sauce.
Vicks Vapo-rub.
A spray bottle of water is fine, I don't use it as I don't want water on my stuff.
#59
A spray bottle of water (all I have to do now is hold the bottle and aim their way and off they go), put the ironing board away when not in use, cover or put stuff away so they can't get to it. We have 6 cats in teh house. Um, let me re-phrase that. My DD has 6 cats in teh house.
#60
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 324
I have two felines that love to be in the quilting room with me. I have moved a miniature cat condo in there for one to lay on and the other one was jealous so I moved a wooden t.v. stand on there and put a blanket on it and my second cat lays on that stand. When I leave the room, I cover my quilting table and sewing machine with a sheet to keep the cat hairs off. Should my two quilting companions get rambuctious and try to get on the table when I'm sewing or quilting, I chase them off, or attempt to chase them off. If that doesn't work, I just take out my trusty water pistol and aim. Works all the time. First time is a charm.
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