Hello! It's been a while! I'm here looking for suggestions for an issue I'm having with my cat (7F).
One of my cats has recently gotten into the bad habit of laying on our kitchen table. I don't think she's ever done it before (not to my knowledge anyway), so this is a relatively new habit. I started noticing the issue when I started using tablecloths. We got a new table last year that hasn't been holding up as well as I would like, so we decided to get a tablecloth to protect it from further damage. Almost as soon as I started using the tablecloth, I started noticing cat hair all over the placemats and runner. It's clear that she likes the way the tablecloth feels and has developed this new bad habit. She doesn't do it when we're around, so I've never physically seen her on the table, but the amount of cat hair she leaves behind tells me she's probably sleeping/rolling around on it. She does occasionally get up on the kitchen counters, but so this isn't really out of character for her. The difference is that when she gets on the counters, she doesn't tend to linger there, so it doesn't bother me as much.
So far, the only thing that seems to work is pushing in the chairs, which seems like a simple enough solution. However, if we ever forget to push in the chairs, without fail, there is cat hair on the table the next morning. This is why I'm looking for a more permanent solution to correct the issue. I have also tried changing the tablecloth, but she doesn't seem to discriminate against different fabrics.
Our kitchen/living room area is small, so there isn't room for a cat tree to give her somewhere else elevated to lounge. Also, we use our kitchen table for every meal (I work from home, so I use it a lot), so putting something like aluminum foil, etc. on the table isn't really an option either, as it would prevent us from using our table.
Thanks in advance!
One of my cats has recently gotten into the bad habit of laying on our kitchen table. I don't think she's ever done it before (not to my knowledge anyway), so this is a relatively new habit. I started noticing the issue when I started using tablecloths. We got a new table last year that hasn't been holding up as well as I would like, so we decided to get a tablecloth to protect it from further damage. Almost as soon as I started using the tablecloth, I started noticing cat hair all over the placemats and runner. It's clear that she likes the way the tablecloth feels and has developed this new bad habit. She doesn't do it when we're around, so I've never physically seen her on the table, but the amount of cat hair she leaves behind tells me she's probably sleeping/rolling around on it. She does occasionally get up on the kitchen counters, but so this isn't really out of character for her. The difference is that when she gets on the counters, she doesn't tend to linger there, so it doesn't bother me as much.
So far, the only thing that seems to work is pushing in the chairs, which seems like a simple enough solution. However, if we ever forget to push in the chairs, without fail, there is cat hair on the table the next morning. This is why I'm looking for a more permanent solution to correct the issue. I have also tried changing the tablecloth, but she doesn't seem to discriminate against different fabrics.
Our kitchen/living room area is small, so there isn't room for a cat tree to give her somewhere else elevated to lounge. Also, we use our kitchen table for every meal (I work from home, so I use it a lot), so putting something like aluminum foil, etc. on the table isn't really an option either, as it would prevent us from using our table.
Thanks in advance!
