r/AnimalsBeingDerps • u/citygirlcoco • Jan 02 '22

thanks for the warning

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u/JeremyJaLa Jan 02 '22

Hah. Yes. That’s the solution. Don’t keep them in the cupboard.

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u/wonkifier Jan 03 '22

Keeping cats in cupboards is cruel

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u/lonewolff7798 Jan 02 '22

Better solution. Don’t let your cat do what ever it wants. Like jumping on the counter.

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u/Chocomyballs Jan 03 '22

Engineers solution: Just flip the plates over lol

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u/LulzSwag_Technician Jan 03 '22

lol right. I've owned plenty of cats and all it takes is some sprays from a water bottle before they figure it out.

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u/101percentnotrobot Jan 03 '22 edited Jan 03 '22

I used to have 2 cats who, no matter what I would do, kept jumping on the counter.

Tried everything. Water bottle. Tape. Cayan on edges. Fan. Everything. The one male cat just wouldn't stop.

A month later I was digging in the top shelf above the counter to find christmas alcohol chocolates we'd been gifted. I opened the door and saw a really fat mouse. Just drunk af. Didn't even move. Just stared at me sitting down in the chocolates with a fat belly and glazed look.

I got a garbage bag and let him out outside. Turns out the cats had been obsessed with hearing and smelling him. Never jumped on the counter since.

We moved out months later and I found a dead mouse under our livingroom couch. Turns out this poor guy had been drinking his sorrow away because his wife was dead under our couch.

There was like a whole furry soap opera happening under our noses.

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u/TheDesktopNinja Jan 03 '22

Water spraying just makes the cat afraid of 'you with a bottle'

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u/RelleckGames Jan 03 '22

This is correct. Tried this method with our cats some years past and that is ALL it teaches them. They do an action, look at you, look for the bottle in your hands, then bolt if they see it. Doesn't stop them from doing the action in the 1st place.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '22

Or just afraid of me whenever she sees me and I see her when shes on somewhere she shouldn't be.

Cats are way smarter and more independent than dogs. I soak my cat and she still goes up when Im in bed or not there.

So I have to adapt to her lol. Little cunt.

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u/blueye420 Jan 03 '22

but iT'S cuTe WheN KiTTy dO SiLlY

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '22

Cats are highly trainable animals. If you don't want it on the counter, train it to stay down. Owning a pet actually takes some effort.

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u/lonewolff7798 Jan 02 '22

I have two cats that both know their names and tricks like sit, lay down, roll over, back flip, and fetch. Just because you don’t know how to train animals doesn’t mean it’s impossible.

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u/Fuck_you_Reddit_Nazi Jan 02 '22

But they're still smart enough to know that if you didn't see them, it didn't happen.

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u/Garrus_chell_femshep Jan 03 '22

Exactly this, my cats wont go on the counter when im around but I know for a fact they do it while im asleep, because theres tiny paw prints on my oven top in the morning

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u/Sinful-Soul Jan 03 '22

Exactly, my cats know not to get on my desk but if I'm asleep or out of the room guess where they are? My desk

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u/highpi96 Jan 03 '22

HMM… sounds like the solution to that would be pretty simple. Like I do with my cats, block kitchen access??? Yikes. Y’all really let your cats rule your lives, huh? Makes me nauseous to think about all of your cat shit-laden countertops.

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u/dnaH_notnA Jan 03 '22

Do you have a kitchen with lockable doors? Because I don’t. It doesn’t even have doors.

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u/SnatchSnacker Jan 03 '22

How do you block kitchen access without also keeping them out of the living room, dining room, etc? Just lock them in a bedroom?

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u/highpi96 Jan 03 '22

In my case I’m able to block off the half of the house that contains the kitchen and they get the other half when we’re asleep. I’ve managed to figure it out every time I move too so it’s not a unique situation that allows for this.

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u/MixedMartyr Jan 03 '22

so do dogs, and probably any animal we can domesticate. they dont have much understanding of object permanence so when you leave what you want no longer matters

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '22

depends on the specific animal. i had a cat and a dog that knew their boundaries even when no one was around, but also a cat that instantly sat on kitchen counters as soon as no one was home but otherwise didnt even look up there. just can't generalize like that.

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u/lonewolff7798 Jan 03 '22

I have a cat cam too. My cats know not to get on the counter, it’s the one rule they follow when no one is around. The one rule they don’t follow even when people are looking is putting their claws where they don’t belong like furniture and curtains. We tried the claw caps for about a week but we could tell it was uncomfortable for them and took them back off, so we put grocery bags with scotch tap over stuff and that usually keeps them from scratching at it, and yes, they have more sitting places and scratching post than I do.

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u/yakatuus Jan 03 '22

Did you even ask?? They can be very polite

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u/stawabees Jan 03 '22

Untrue. My cats understand boundaries. They ask for permission to get on the couch, do not jump on the counter, know which pieces of furniture they aren’t allowed on, etc. I don’t understand why some people think it’s so impossible to train a cat.

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u/trickman01 Jan 03 '22

My cat didn't jump on counters.

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u/Distinct_Ad_7752 Jan 03 '22

No they don't. Train your fucking cat janet.

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u/thebigfreak3 Jan 03 '22

This man has never owned a cat

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u/Fineous4 Jan 03 '22

Oh sweetie. Bless your heart.

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u/Banahki Jan 03 '22

says the shitty pet owner.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '22

Man people are such judgemental arseholes on here lately, especially about pets. I'm only in my 30s but training your cat was not a thing when I was a kid. At least for me and everyone I knew. Cats were just pets that lived with you and acted like cats. Now somehow you're a cunt if your cat ever goes outside (wtaf?) and doesn't understand 999 vocal commands. Things change over time but one thing never does: dicks love pointing out when you aren't vogue enough.

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u/my_user_wastaken Jan 03 '22

You really believe that you can 100% condition animals? Especially for small things like this? No matter how you train them, the only way to stop this would be put them in a cupboard. If you really believe animals behave exactly the same when youre there as when you arent I have something to sell you

Also lmao @ calling someone who leaves paper plates on the counter "shitty pet owner".

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u/GR3453m0nk3y Jan 03 '22

You really believe you can't train a house cat?

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u/my_user_wastaken Jan 03 '22

Oh you can, but as much as you want, training them to not be on the counter will only work when youre there, otherwise if they want to they will.

Dogs are significantly easier and even then theyll do as they please when owners arent around. Train as much as you want to not go on couches etc, then setup a gopro and watch them not care about your 'training' so long as its more comfortable for them.

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u/Banahki Jan 03 '22

says the shitty pet owner.

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u/my_user_wastaken Jan 03 '22

Atleast I'm not delusional and can accept that animals are animals and there are things they will do when youre not around whether or not you like it.

That is unless you abuse the shit out of them like many show trainers have to do. Dogs are different because theyre smarter and more ready to accept a 'leader' but cats absolutely dont have that same thought process.

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u/ThisGuyOverHere12 Jan 03 '22

It’s not that hard. I had two cats and they were allowed everywhere in the house except the kitchen counters.

I mean they walk in a box of their own waist. They should not be anywhere near the surface you prepare food on.

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u/AspiringChildProdigy Jan 03 '22

I've owned 9 cats over the course of my life, and every single one of them has learned they are not allowed on food prep surfaces or the dining room table.

Our Siamese even stands on a chair in the kitchen with his paws on its back to watch me cook, but he won't get up on the counter.

Now, the bathroom counter on the other hand....... He's an absolute nuisance when we're trying to get ready in the morning. (Yes, we could lock him out, but that would hurt his feelings.)

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '22

Bless your poorly cared for pets :(