Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:08:24 -0400, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Mar 26, 6:03 pm, (ms. tonya) wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>> Our cats and dogs are welcome in any room in the house. There really
>>> isn't a safety issue, and hair isn't that big a deal. There will
>>> always be hair around since it can float from one room to the next and
>>> ride on our clothes anyway. The dogs get fed in the kitchen. It
>>> doesn't take much work to teach the cats that they are not allowed on
>>> kitchen or dining room counters or tables. They know they can be on
>>> tables in other rooms, dressers, bathroom counters, etc. It has been
>>> years since I have seen any cat on the kitchen counter.
>>>
>>> We also wash the counters before fixing food, and we don't prepare
>>> food directly on the counter anyway. We put down a cutting board,
>>> plate, or some type of dish.
>>>
>> Wow! Thank you for a sensible answer!
>
> That's what normal people do, even those who have no pets. cats are
> actually cleaner than people. It's very difficult for me to believe
> that those people who worry about cats on contertops ever raised
> children, they certainly never changed a diaper.

Well, yes and now about that clean part. They do lick their
butts, and they do scrabble about in their litter boxes. That
being said, one takes precautions, and I have never sickened
anyone with my food.

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Jean B.