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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First, is food prepared on the bar, or eaten there? (Mine is strictly for display items.)

Second, could you just clean the counters before you prepare food or just be careful not to place food directly on the counter itself? My cat is not allows on the counters, but I have caught her a few times. To be safe, I wipe down the counter (takes 15 seconds) and do not work directly from them in any event.[/quote]

Food is only on the bar when we have large parties, buffet style - and of course in dishes. On a day-to-day basis, it's completely empty except maybe some fresh flowers (which I also had to remove and put on the top of the fridge yesterday because he started digging in them to play in the water... sigh). We set mail up there when we come in.

Yes, I clean the counters at least once a day anyway, usually after prepping food, but would be easy to do it before prepping food. And I don't prep anything directly on the counter, mostly just out of habit/not wanting to damage them.

Thank you for all the responses, especially those that are kind/providing suggestions, even if you think it's gross. It's gross to me too - I wouldn't put  my feet up on the counter or set shoes there. But I'm trying to take balance giving the cat a good life, keeping a clean home, and also not going out of my mind trying to patrol him (and knowing he can do whatever he wants when I'm not looking anyway, although I work from home so I have a fairly good idea of when he is up there -- not sure what he does at night). I feel like I'm making myself crazy trying to not be "gross," when in reality, I can't control it so I feel like I should stop fighting it and instead just control cleaning to make up for it.

Hopefully this phase will pass soon, like some of the others have. [/quote]

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