How do I get my cat to stay off my counters?

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Pic of her bad self. 🥰

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You have to give them an alternative and also be consistent. I make sure the stools for the kitchen island are out a little so the cats will sit there and watch and beg for attention rather than be all over the counter. If I let them on there sometimes... might as well be all the time because they have to learn it’s not ok again (by you constantly taking them off the counter and out on the stool every time). 
There are also these motion sensor air cans (cheaper online than in stores). They can sense motion and will spray a quick spray of air in the direction it is aimed. The noise is the main thing that scares them off/out of that area. You have to be clever with how you position the sensor because it could go off every time you walk by too which can scare the pee out of you late at night. After a while you don’t even need them on the counter or at least turned on - the cats remember that is not a fun area. You can also refill the can with the cheap canned air (to clean keyboards, electronics, etc) you can buy in most stores.

One of my cats decided these cans were a challenge he accepted and figured out how to sneak up behind them and smack them off the counter so they had to be taped down for a while lol. Worth the money if you want them off or out of a space you don’t want to monitor 24/7. If you have a very small kitchen then you might only need 1 or 2 total.

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Double sided tape on the edge of counters or baking sheets with water in them!  My dad also used mouse traps back in the day but I would feel way to awful about doing that! All these techniques have worked tho lol

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What I do is every time my cat jumps
Onto the counter (she only does it when I’m in the kitchen) I’ll put her in the living room couch which is across from the kitchen so she can still see me. Or I grab some toys and throw them for her. She just likes to be close to me so hehe

How do I get my cat to stay off my counters?

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