re: #76 Feline Fearless Leader

In the not-so-amusing department the elder Feline Overlord has decided that the kitchen counters are now fair game to be explored for the purpose of knocking things around. She will jump down if yelled at, but will soon return for further adventures.*

This has led to me taking extra care regarding sharps and also finding non-mobile containers for storing small objects. I expect that this is just the beginning of an ongoing campaign.

Last night also included a foraging expedition. She knocked a loose lid off a partially full can of cat food and then knocked that off the counter to the kitchen floor. Younger Overlord took advantage of the situation to get a late evening snack. Which did reduce my clean-up work.

* - Yelling, squirt-gun, etc. are only teaching her to not do it when I’m there. I will have to work out a deterrent that is there even when I am not. I am thinking of a double-sided tape minefield as the initial step. Due to layout locking them out of the kitchen area is not a viable step.

If you can find some of those clear old-school car mats with the spiked bottoms, set those on the counter with whatever you normally keep out right smack dab in the middle, just out of reach.