How to stop a cat from walking on tables: a vet gave advice

24.11.2023 16:10

Cats don't ask permission if they want to lie on a windowsill in the seedlings or warm up on a sunlit table.

Pets often look at the table and kitchen countertops in search of food. In any case, you need to wean them off this habit.

A veterinarian explained how to do this most quickly.

Cats walk on tables and other surfaces available to them in order to control everything - to monitor their territory, - quotes veterinarian Ray Spragley, as quoted by the publication "Doctor Peter".

In addition to instinct, the smell of food and the desire to bask in the sun push a cat to commit a crime.

Cat
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This is also something to consider before you decide to raise a pet.

How to proceed

First, you need to remove from the tables everything that might interest your pet. It is imperative to hide the food.

Secondly, you need to organize a legal opportunity for the cat to observe the territory. It is best to equip a bed on the windowsill.

Here the animal can bask in the sun and while away the time watching what is happening outside.

Thirdly, review the diet. Often cats do not get enough food because the owners buy low-quality food.

By choosing good food or increasing the portion, you can be sure that instead of looking for adventures, your pet will go to bed.

Fourthly, the educational moment. It is important to admonish your pet only at the moment of committing a crime, and not after traces of the cat lying on the table have been discovered.

Fifth, cover the table surface with something rustling and even sticky. Cats do not like such objects and stop climbing where they encounter such things.

Igor Zur Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor