ms. tonya wrote:
>> (Julie Bove) claiming:
>> I have been having trouble with my little cat getting
>> on the counters and even on the stove! For obvious
>> reasons I do not want her there. Her mom has
>> never gotten up there AFAIK. But the other day, mom
>> discovered the bar stool. She hopped up there. Then the
>> baby wanted up there but they both wouldn't fit. So
>> today we bought another bar stool. They don't match but
>> both are the colors of the kitchen and the one
>> we got today is open at the bottom so my
>> step stool can tuck underneath.
>> Anyway... They are both super happy now. They can sit
>> up on them and watch us cook which is all
>> they wanted to do to begin with. They were both
>> smiling and purring. And the baby hasn't gotten on the
>> counter since!----------------------------------------------
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>
> I never would let pets in my kitchen period, my 2 late cats of 17
> years were trained from day one kitchen was off limits even the stool
> I had in corner now training new cat same rules.
>
> Risk of pets getting hurt is to high especially in a very small one
> plus the risk you getting hurt with fur balls under your feet. And
> the thought of fur in the air getting in the food turns my stomach.
Maybe you have a door to your kitchen. We do not. Our house is an open
design. You can see from one end to the other of it. And there is no way
to get from the living room to the family room without crossing the kitchen.
There is no way to keep them out.
All of my pets have been allowed in the kitchen. Some even got fed in
there. Our kitchen is very small so no place to feed them and no plug in
down low for their fountain.
My old cat never jumped on things and
AFAIK never got onto the counter. I
do know that at some point she must have because I found a bag of golf tees
open and one tee removed. She was playing with it. But I never saw her up
there and she rarely got under my feet.
The baby we have now gets under my feet all the time. Hopefully that will
stop now.