Our two kittens have a really bad habit of getting on the counters and the kitchen table. They use to only get on them when we would go to bed. I caught them up there a couple times when I would go get a drink of water or some food. Lately, they have started to get on the counters and table whenever they feel like it. We yell at them and make them get down, but they are still not listening. Since that is not working, we have to try our other way of discipline, an eight ounce glass of water. We are going to keep a glass of room temperature water handy for when they get up on the table or counter. I think them getting soaked with water will get the message across that this is a BIG NO NO! This obviously will not hurt them physically because it is only water. Pyrrha, our orange kitty, may get her feelings hurt because she absolutely hates to be yelled at or disciplined. I do not know why they started to do this because our oldest cat, Pouncer, never gets on the counters so they could not have learned this from her. Also, we have never encouraged it or occasionally let it slide. We have always yelled at them to send the same message that this is not allowed. If anyone has any suggestions that work better than a glass of water, feel free to share. Your advice will be greatly appreciated!!
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| Isis and Pyrrha |
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