Starving kittens (so they tell me)

[Kazz]

DM I have no idea how to stop them but when you find out let me know and I'll put it into action here to stop Cleo - who is old enough to know better but stillcertain things get the better of her roast meat and stong mature cheese normaly and she's up

[Elaine]

I love the way you tell a good story DM
I tell you what workd for me when the Diva kept jumping up on the work tops.
Empty cans with little stones or pennies in them. Tape the tops and place them precariously on the counter tops, so when kitty jumps up, he knocks them over, gets a fright by the noise but doesnt associate the fright with you. It may take a few times but it certainly worked for the Diva.
I have also heard of others using double sided tape and also citrus smelling cleaners but I have never tried those so I dont know how effective they are.
Good luck xxx

[Moli]

Originally Posted by dinahsmum

My Siamese, who at 16 is old enough to know better, but is a Siamese , is still quick enough to sit beside you on the bench at the table outside, seemingly nonchalent, then, the minute you relax, that speedy paw comes out and the salmon, tuna or steak which was on its way to your mouth just vanishes!
Conduct unbecoming, but she doesn't care!

[dandysmom]

I long since gave up keeping them off; resort to bribery....cut a piece of whatever I'm chopping, fixing, etc & toss it to them as far away as possible so I can get on with it. Or, and this is evil, if I'm chopping onions, let them have a sniff...!!!! Away they go!!!!

[Naomi]

Yvonne your cats sound mad!

Timmy and Ginge only climbed on the worktops once. I clapped my hands and told them 'No'

Worked a treat, they haven't even looked at attempting the worksurface again, well not yet anyway. Give it time and i'm sure they'll try again

[dinahsmum]

Originally Posted by yvonne

Cheese? meat? My big white cat Dizzy just loves peas, if there are leftovers from a meal he goes for the peas first, go figure I suppose?

My first cat (Sissons, aka Sizzy [is there something in the *izzy name?]) loved peas too. Handy when you had one of those 'mucky pup moments' when eating and peas went rolling all over the floor. He'd round 'em up in no time!

[Ruthlynn]

Lily was a little madam for getting on the work tops but she never does now...not sure what I did to stop her though She'd also sit by the boys when they wre having their tea and loved scraps of anything...she's a lot fussier now; I put some trour left overs in her bowl and she refused to eat them!!!