On Jul 10, 6:03*am, "jmcquown" > wrote:

> My cat can't jump as high as the kitchen counters, either. *She jumps on
> chairs and the sofa, sure, and I don't mind that. *And she *has* gotten up
> on the coffee table... I've seen the paw-prints between dustings *But I
> got carpeted steps to allow her to get up on the bed, which is pretty high.
> (I'm pretty sure when I get to be the equivalent of her age I'll need steps
> to get in bed, too!) *But I'm sure she doesn't get up on the kitchen
> counters.
>

When Maynard was 18 years old (he's been gone several years now), we
thought he could no longer jump much. We actually installed a little
stairway up to the bathroom counter since we had all the cat food
there (away from the dogs). And I had a special stool next to my bed
so that he could get up there easily.

But somehow, all the tops of the shamrock plant (which was on the
kitchen counter) got eaten off. And none of the other cats had ever
shown any interest. We figured he knew it was up there because of all
the times we held him while standing in the kitchen, and he was aimed
to look over our shoulders as we leaned against the counter.

We were amazed, but apparently he got up there. We have a new shamrock
eater, so we have to keep it protected or that one will be all stalks
too.