Training Cats To Stay Off Furniture

RE: cats getting on my table and chairs Post By Rose Anne (Guest Post) (11/21/2007) They keep getting on the kitchen table and chairs and I keep squirting with water. They still are doing it. Any ideas? I don't have a lot of money to spend on getting them to stop this. Thanks RE: Training Cats To Stay Off Furniture Post By Emily (Guest Post) (08/10/2007) I've tried training my cats with the squirt bottle to keep them off couches/glass top tables. They know not to get on them if I'm around, but when I go to bed at night, they get back on the couches. I've tried the foil also, but with very limited success. I'm afraid these cats are too smart for me! Any tips on how to make them good when I'm gone? RE: Training Cats To Stay Off Furniture Post By (Guest Post) (11/24/2004) The solution to this problem in my house is called a Scat Mat or something similar from a pet store. Initially not cheap, but the only thing that actually has worked long-term. They are great and don't really hurt the cat (or me when I accidentally touch or sit on it) -- just scare them off the furniture. Works for dogs, too. Now I don't even keep batteries in it and the cats and dogs still won't go near the sofa! I also provided some homemade pillows stuffed with old rags made from cloth from the remnant table. They love to sit on "their" pillows and I can put them where the cats are more welcome or use them as furniture covers. Keeping Animals off the Furniture Post by ThriftyFun (3820) | (11/24/2004) Profile | Blog! | Contact Another good tip for keeping your animals off the furniture is to lay some aluminum foil on the furniture. When the dog or cat jumps up there, they won't like the feel or the noise when they land on the foil. By Robin RE: Training Cats To Stay Off Furniture Post By Debbie (Guest Post) (11/16/2004) We trained a cat to stay out of the trash can with a squirt gun. At first the cat acted like she thought the trash can was electrified. Later we we used the squirt gun to train her to stay out of other things. The cat quickly learned to fear the sound of the squirt gun (before the water starts coming out). Once she knew it was the squirt gun and not whatever we were trying to keep her away from, it didn't work quite as well, but she still got the point. She never did mess with the trash can again, though, so start the training with the most important thing. RE: Training Cats To Stay Off Furniture Post by calnorth (79) | (11/15/2004) Contact Another solution that doesn't require you to watch cats all the time is to put double-sided tape on the furniture you don't want them on. Cats don't like getting their paws sticky. After a few sticky jumps, they'll decide it's not worth it.