Persi does. And Persi goes wherever he wants except the cooktop. I would not know how to prepare a meal without Persi right there helping me!
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Cats on Kitchen Counters and Tables?
- Thread starter russ0268
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my cats are not allowed on the computer desks and the dress my tv sits on. they are not allowed on the counters but there is only one with the sink so they got that really fast. they are allowed on the table because we don't eat off the table. and the divder in the living room/kitchen. they also are allowed in the bathroom sink and the bathtub. But Squeak LOVES the bathroom sink! he sits there ever time I go in there and waits for me to play with him or brush him.
this is a video of him playing in the sink.
this is a video of him playing in the sink.
The kitchen table is only out of bounds when it's set or we're eating. Our cabinets are laid out in an "L" shape. Jamie is allowed on one "leg", and prefers to eat up there, but isn't permitted on the other "leg", where the stove, sink, and food preparation area are, mainly because I don't want him accidentally getting burnt.
I too have pretty much given up on trying to keep them off the counters. I do, however, draw the line if they try to get near the stove. Even if it's not hot, I don't want that to become a habit.
I'm not a big fan of cats on tables and counters at all!!! There feet are pretty gross if you think about it! We had one cat when I was a kid that would get on the counter and knock everything glass off!!! We used to put tape, sticky side up, on the counter....it was so funny to see her in the morning when she had been playing on the counter over night. She eventually learned that jumping on the counter = sticky tape on her feet and legs!
Aww, come on, when's the last time you looked at your feet?
My cats pretty much go where the please. The domestics are one thing, but try telling a bobcat he or she can't be on the counter or table
My cats go anywhere they like.
Abby leaps up on the kitchen counter to get to the top of the fridge and subsequently onto the top of the cupboards. Other than that she doesn't roam around on the kitchen counters.
Both cats like to lay on the dining room table because it's glass and it's cool and it's in a spot where they can see me when I'm in the kitchen or living room, or they can look out the window.
Chynna is too old and fat to jump up onto counters, but she likes to go and sleep in the bottom cupboards. So when I use any bowls or pots from there I wash them both before and after I use them. It's a bit of a pain but if my kitty is happy that's all that matters.
I don't see anything wrong with cats being on the tables or counters. Just get in the habit of wiping down the surface before you use it. It's become habit for me. I even do it when I'm at someone's house and helping them with dinner, LOL
The only time they aren't allowed is when I'm actually cooking or eating at the table.
Abby leaps up on the kitchen counter to get to the top of the fridge and subsequently onto the top of the cupboards. Other than that she doesn't roam around on the kitchen counters.
Both cats like to lay on the dining room table because it's glass and it's cool and it's in a spot where they can see me when I'm in the kitchen or living room, or they can look out the window.
Chynna is too old and fat to jump up onto counters, but she likes to go and sleep in the bottom cupboards. So when I use any bowls or pots from there I wash them both before and after I use them. It's a bit of a pain but if my kitty is happy that's all that matters.
I don't see anything wrong with cats being on the tables or counters. Just get in the habit of wiping down the surface before you use it. It's become habit for me. I even do it when I'm at someone's house and helping them with dinner, LOL
The only time they aren't allowed is when I'm actually cooking or eating at the table.
We also don't lick our feet and private parts to clean them because it would make us sick...well...and we might not be that flexible hahOriginally Posted by Persi
Aww, come on, when's the last time you looked at your feet?
