[telescope115]

We use them because we have two cats who love to hang out on the kitchen table when we’re not around. Gotta keep those litter box paws on the floor where they belong. Daughter #1 is going to come home later this year and take them home with her. We love them to death, but they’ll be better off with her.

So, we use the wipes quite a bit.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Spray bottle filled with water, set to ‘stun.’ After you quirt them a couple of times while they’re on the countertops, it usually breaks them of the habit.

However, unless you man your post 24/7, they’ll be up there during the night. ;)

[Savage Beast]

Yes, my wife’s cats love to sit on the kitchen countertops. I wipe them regularly (the countertops not the cats).

[bgill]

We turned the dining table over to the cats years ago. It’s their dining table. Life is much easier cleaning it than bending over to clean floor and I can walk around without falling over them and the bowls. No stepping on a hard kibble, ouch. I call them for “breakfast!” and they sit all pitiful looking like they haven’t eaten in a week until I tell them “come to the table!” and they beat me to it. Their table gets soap and water.

Sorry, it’s the floor for the dogs but thankfully they clean up their area. Doubt the table would be standing after 100 pounders jump up. Humans eat on the couch or their rooms but they don’t clean the crumbs like the dogs do.

I’d shampooed (more bad chemicals and rinsed with vinegar) the carpet the week before this freeze and of course we all know what immediately happened. The hard floors get cleaned with Swiffer and they say that’s bad, too. When I use those up, I’m going back to basic detergent (which is also bad so can’t win) and vinegar. But I’m keeping the hand sanitizer by the front door because sometimes it is just needed pronto.

[Bigg Red]

I recommend a Scat Mat for your kitchen table. Will cure those bad kitties very quickly.

[Mr. K]

Try putting some tin foil on all the surfaces you want them to stay off