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It was only a matter of time until Mischief realized that she's nearly the size of a leopard and can in fact jump to the top of my dresser (tallest piece of furniture and the only one that is supposed to be off limits to cats). So once she finally jumped up a couple of times and got ready to push literally everything to the ground, I shooed her off and looked for my double sided tape.
I couldn't find the double sided tape so I settled for some thin duct tape strips rolled so that they were sticky side up. But this is a cat who likes sticky things. How could I forget?
She jumped up again. Instead of being grossed out by the sticky tape, she methodically began to grab each piece in her mouth and pull it up. It seemed she was having fun with it. So much for that idea.
I was willing to straddle the line between frustrated and amused... until she started chewing a piece and it got caught in her throat. I was terrified that she'd swallow it, or choke on it. Luckily I managed to pry it out, but it wasn't a fun experience for either of us. Now she's avoiding the dresser anyway due to the associated unpleasantness.
So, lesson learned: if you're using adhesives, make sure they're too wide for your cat to choke on them!
I couldn't find the double sided tape so I settled for some thin duct tape strips rolled so that they were sticky side up. But this is a cat who likes sticky things. How could I forget?
She jumped up again. Instead of being grossed out by the sticky tape, she methodically began to grab each piece in her mouth and pull it up. It seemed she was having fun with it. So much for that idea.
I was willing to straddle the line between frustrated and amused... until she started chewing a piece and it got caught in her throat. I was terrified that she'd swallow it, or choke on it. Luckily I managed to pry it out, but it wasn't a fun experience for either of us. Now she's avoiding the dresser anyway due to the associated unpleasantness.
So, lesson learned: if you're using adhesives, make sure they're too wide for your cat to choke on them!