Unlike other cat owners, we do not have any off limits areas in the house for our kitten, Persi. Even the kitchen counters, we figure he is at least as clean as we are and do not worry about the fact that he is a Persian and has long hair that could get into the food. Call us crazy, but we just don't. But what we are now REALLY starting to worry about is that he has come of age (five months) that he can now almost make it to the top of the stand alone island cook top. This is one of those flat top electric models that you cannot even see the burners except when they are glowing red. The problem is, these things stay hot for A VERY LONG time after they are used. Any day now, Persi is going to be able to get up here. This is just going to have to be an off limits place for him but since we allow him every place else, how can we teach him to NEVER get up here?