People Attempting (And Failing) To Keep Their Cats Off Counters By Hissterical Methods: Funny Viral Thread

If there is one thing that every cat owner in the world knows is that cats don't ask for permission. The meow "please" is not in their vocabulary. Cats do whatever they want whenever they want, and if you don't like it, that's your problem. Your cats will sit in all the places they're not allowed to - and stare you directly in the eyes while they do. Your cats will steal food right off your plate - because it's not your plate, it's their plate, silly human. You can try to train your cat, but chances are that your cats will end up training you. Somehow. It just happens. 

It's always funny to see people try to train their cats though, because- well, most things we can handle, but every one of us, humans, has something that we really don't want our cats to do. Of course, eventually, you'll cave, you'll have no choice. But the process toward that failing is funny for the rest of us to watch.  

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    Hood - r/cats u/titsafun.3d. i.redd.it 1 I was told to try aluminum foil. Advice 26.3k 786 As 13 FRIGIDAIRE Share Join M +
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    Oh, friend, we have been here before. We understand your frustration, and we can tell you - from purrsonal experience - that it will get easier, over time, to do exactly as your cat says. No, chances are that you will not be able to train it to not go on counters if it really wants to, but you will accept it eventually, and life will be easier for it. 

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    Jaw - AKnightAlone 3d 8 Awards Looks like your plan was foiled. : superboreduniverse 3d by Magenta via GIPHY Reply 45.7k
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    The plan was never a plan to begin with. One cannot stop a cat from doing what it wants to do if it actually wants to do it. Some cats will just do The Thing because they can tell that you don't want them to, so if you make it difficult for them, they might give it up. But if they actually just want it for themselves… you ain't got no chance. 

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    Rectangle - hjones2993 • 3d I tried the same with my own cat (not orange, but acts like it!). Her response? Taking a big bite out of the foil. A thousand dollars in vet bills later, I decided to just let her roam where she wants when I'm not around to scold her. She won! Reply 41.9k
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    Rectangle - Merle8888 +3.3d Mine were deterred by it from getting on the table for approximately one day. Then they realized they could pull it all off and roll around in it, and had a blast. I rolled it up into tinfoil balls for them and that was the end of that. 4411 ↓
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    Smile - DukeLukeivi You're all using the foil wrong, you're supposed to wrap up the cat in it like a baked purrtato. : +1.3d 202
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    Organism - Soop_Chef • 3d My cat kept jumping on the dresser beside the bed and stepping on my CPAP machine in the middle of the night. I got Ssscat (motion sensor canned air) and it worked in one night. She doesn't try and kill me in the night anymore. Reply 4657
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    Font - Captain Clownshow Tuxedo Yeah, this doesn't work for my cats either. Nothing works. So far I've tried: +2.3d • Double sided sticky tape. I swear my youngest will walk on it just to spite me. He will intentionally walk on it while maintaining eye contact. • Double sided sticky FOIL tape. Same thing. • Aluminum foil. My youngest likes the crinkly sounds it makes. He plays with it. • Spike mats. They sleep on them. • Automated air puffers. They'll find the blind spots. At this point, I'm try
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    Azure - Laney20 +2.3d | Spike mats. They sleep on them. Oh, cats are the best, aren't they? 248
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    Water - +13d I tried cayenne pepper on garbage when I had a cat figure out how to get into the cupboard under the bathroom sink and it worked like a charm. I tried it on another cat that would jump up onto the table and get into my plate as soon as I turned around and she just ate around it. You cannot deter a determined cat. : 95 凸 one_bean_hahahaha
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    Facial expression - Parynoid Put boxes along the edge, barely hanging over the edge. If they try, they will slip off and fall and scare themselves. But they probably won't try because cats don't like uncertain overhangs. It's what worked with my jerks. Reply 4 98 + +2.3d
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    Handwriting - Wcat212 3d You have to crumple up the foil a little bit. They don't mind the smooth foil but if you crumple it a bit it doesn't feel good on their paws. I think of it like the bumps on curbs to let blind people know there is a road there. I hate standing on those in thin shoes. Reply 4137 ↓
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    Cat - AnnualInfluence6120 3d It's just another bed. titsafun OP So strange : +1.3d Reply
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