Saying no!

Cats have a mind of their own. Yes, your cat does understand you but isn't going to pay attention to what you tell her. Perhaps you need to put lots of extra stuff on your counters, just to keep your cat off your counters. :) Is there anyway that you can block your cat out from getting into your kitchen? I put pans of water on the counter that my cat used to like to jump up onto. The pans of water worked for her. When she jumped into a pan of water, she did not like it and it really startled her. She stopped jumping up on the counter for several weeks after that. But then, when she tried again after several weeks when I took the pans of water away, all I did was put the pans of water back on the kitchen counter. I also put a towel on the floor to catch the water when it splashed. Now, all it takes is for me to put a towel on the floor and then, she remembers why she doesn't like to jump on the counter. :) There are different things that are harmless that are worth trying. Perhaps double-sticky tape on the counter might keep your cat off your counters. Perhaps feeding your cat in a different room might help so that she associates her food to somewhere other than your kitchen. Just keep trying different methods to see what works for your cat. There are many suggestions on the internet. All the best to you and your cat.

I think cats are like kids. When they are little they learn they are not to do something because you have redirected them or distracted their attention. I think your cat cares, he just has a little bit of a mischievous streak. I think cats can be trained to behave just like a dog. When my Mom first got her chiwauwau, she had trained him to go to his little bed in the shed at night. All she would have to say is "go to bed Spike" and he would go into his little bed in the entrance. She also trained him to stay out of the kitchen. He was allowed to go in the living room and the dining room but was not allowed in the kitchen. I think the best thing you can do with training any pet, like any kid and any adult is to praise the behavior you see. Reward them with a treat when they do something you want them to do, and you must begin the training when they are kittens and puppies.

This discussion sounds familiar. I remember you talking about him jumping up on the refrigerator and he talked back to you. Yeh, they are very aloof and they are the princesses and princes of the world. They just feel you owe them for everything and they decide when they want to be nice or not. And no, they don't care one way or the other. I just love cats.

My cats say that they are purrfect. We shall not discuss their attempts to sneak in where I've told them not to go, nor shall we mention the teeth marks in my boyfriend's computer cord that "mysteriously" match up to a certain middle cat's teeth. We also shall not talk about how middle cat made her way up onto the top of the cabinet, which happens to be *ahem* next to the stove. We also won't talk about the attempts on Mommy's food, nor shall we talk about tails almost smacking me in the face while I eat. I will talk, though, of how the "kids" will go trotting into the bedroom when I tell them to do so. I will also mention how my boy brings me gifts. I will even mention how the baby will trill a response when someone (even by phone) asks her a question such as what she is up to.

Try getting a squirt bottle, and mist them, or add a little lemon juice. I did that, when my vet recommended it, and it worked like a charm, when they would jump at the table and steal out food off our plate. They do sell things to keep them off, so when you are not home. But they can be expensive, and I am not sure if they work personally. Mind know right away, they give this sad look, and ignore me for the rest of the night.

My mom used to flash a fly swatter at her cat. never hit him, just a swipe he stoppped the same thing as yours after a few weeks. Try it..

Clearly he is a mischievous character and it's probably his nature to get up to no good, our cat is very vocal and she can be very noisy throughout the day, no matter how much my dad shouts at her to be quiet she ignores him, because she knows she will still get to sit on his lap, she will still get fed and will be kept warm! Whereas with one of my ex's cat he was always going into a neighbours house through the cat flap and stealing their cats food! So how do you stop him? They can't close the cat flap because the cats need to come and go, it's difficult to discipline a cat especially when they are so determined and independent creatures.