My 1 1/2 year old spayed cat has just started the new habit of getting on my kitchen counters! I've had her since she was a kitten, and she has never gotten on the counters or table before. I don't know how to stop her. I can't even catch her doing it. When you are walking toward the kitchen, you can here her jump down and land on the floor. Then she runs and hinds....obviously knowing that she has done something she isn't allowed to do. Plus there are kitty footprints on the counters and things will be knocked down onto the floor that were previously out of her reach. We don't leave food out and I can't find any reason for her to suddenly be interested in getting on the counters or table. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am expecting a baby at the end of this month and I don't like the thought of cat germs all over my kitchen counters!