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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only way, is to provide an alternative. The kitten likes to be high up, and is curious about the things its family does up there. Give it a high up highway like a counter, and put things of yours on it. Other than that, there is no way. Spray bottles don't work, imho. They forget and will come back 2 minutes later. [/quote] Yeah, this is the answer. The [b][u]only[/u][/b] way to get a cat to do what you want is to make that thing more appealing to the cat than the alternatives. We had a centrally located counter in our apartment when my cats were kittens, there was no feasible way to make an appealing alternative for the cats that didn't look terrible, and we tried EVERYTHING - lemon, double sided tape, aluminum foil, plastic, spray bottle (that one worked the best, but they eventually decided they'd just rather be up there and occasionally get wet). Even if you do get a cat to stay off the counters, that will only be the case when you are standing right there. As soon as you leave, they're on the counters. I have toddlers. I have cats. I've had dogs. Dogs are by far the easiest to train. Toddlers are next. Cats are about 1000 times harder to train than toddlers. They have absolutely no desire or motivation to please you at all in anyway. I love them immensely, but that's the bottom line. [/quote] Thank you for this! Gave me a good giggle as you have described my experiences to a T! [/quote]
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