"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>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!

Humans can live in peace with cats. You can also scare cats away from
countr by covering them in tape laid dow sticky side up. A couple incidents
with that and they'll avoide the counters. Me, I have no problem with it
sice I wipe fown my couters before and after use. My dearly departed Noel
used to be my sous chef. I sure miss that.

Paul