Keeping Cat Off Table!

I feel for you! I have a problem with a neighbours cat. It used to use the gravel in my drive as big cat litter and poo in it. I tried vinegar, disinfectant, pepper. Nothing worked.

Eventually, I gave up and had the drive concreted. What does the bloody cat do? Poo on the concrete!

I AM a cat lover btw. But my cats are house cats.

My cat kept jumping on the cooker top and I found a piece of crumpled kitchen foil on the top of it, put her off. Cats seem to hate the feel and sound of it.
A couple of tries and my cat gave up.

Cats are wonderful.

Gagajo - human male urine is your answer! If you don't have a human male of your own to call on, maybe you could ask a kindly neighbour for a bottleful. (Would make a change from a cup of sugar!)

The crumpled foil sounds like a useful idea - not for my table - but handy to bear in mind.

Lyndiloo, seriously???? I have a donor, just not sure how the neighbours will feel about me lobbing wee around!

GagaJo Yes, seriously! And your neighbours won't know - unless you tell them!

Crumpled foil wouldn’t help in our house my two run round the house carrying it in their mouths n playing with it like a football, wouldn’t relish the thought of putting urine on top of the table, for outside cats my neighbour put a bit of cable on her grass. When I asked her about it she said it keeps the cats away they don’t like it. I personally would use orange peel cats don’t like the smell

In my experience they do know they are not supposed to go onto tables and counters it's just whether or not the cat decides to obey.

I have had cats they seem to be very good and one that just waited til I wasn't looking. But he was very adorable.
Some cats do want you to be happy and some just do not care.

I don't like cats near my food. Also because of cat hairs. Which are gross in people food. I do know people where it is quite likely to find cat hair in mugs or food and I won't do that anymore. it is UGH.

It seems cruel to keep a cat indoors all the time. They are meant to be outside as well as inside.
But at least your cats are not using your neighbour's garden as their toilet.

Some years ago I had a herb bed dug and the herbs planted and the from across the road kept pooing in it.
I never used the herbs. Ever.

Awwww he is so beautiful though Lyndiloo (and is the little girl) I find my cats had a 'flavour of the month' Kept moving about even when bought their own super comfy beds to sleep in. This included hard surfaces like mantle shelves too!!!! I just gave up but I can see why you don't want your new table scratched. Only thing can suggest, if you can't shut him out, is one of those heat proof tops that my mother in law had - kind of rubber or something? Not sure where you get them but does seem to be a lot of faffing about especially as you would only need to go upstairs and he could be on it!!!! Oh...the joys..... ha ha ha

I got one of those heatproof tops in a dept store. It was cut to size and can be rolled up when not in use.

pinkquartz, I agree. I also think it is cruel. BUT the alternative is a risky outside life. And they ARE adopted strays so whatever life I'm giving them is better than their alternative (although my DGS may be a bridge too far as far as the mogs are concerned).