The ultimate question....

[ShrekDawg]

Tin foil had more prints than the counter. Seems he was curious.

Sticky tape required the wife digging it off the couch where he removed it from his self.

Oh wow! Smart cat!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Old picture. He made full recovery. Also, may have drug small barely feathered owl to their back porch a few days after stitches were removed.

He’s a little guy. Only 12 lbs.

Oh wow that’s impressive!!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

My counters are bare and everything is put up before bed. Every night. From the tracks, he’s using the windows as vantage points outside.

He’s a turd.

Lol, I'm not going to change your opinion of him. He's a cat. I think you've hit the nail on the head. He's getting up on the counters so he can see out the windows. Close the curtains so he can't see out.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I have 3 dogs & 1 cat, so I love both. I cannot compare the two, they’re different and precious in their unique ways. Dogs are fantastic, but it’s a given they’ll like you if not love you. Cats on the other hand can be very hit or miss so when you click with a cat, it’s an amazing experience. The ancient Egyptians were on to something!
There’s a reason why people who are lucky enough to have ever experienced *that* connection with a cat become infatuated with that cat. I feel bad for people who have never experienced “that” connection even though I know a lot of people don’t care...they’re missing something lol.
Also, our cat never steps on his own poop. He has a ~$500 WiFi enabled litter robot litter box. View attachment 2465933

Oh wow that’s impressive!! he’s gorgeous.

 

[Ribh]

Cats....I hate dogs with a passion they are loud,useless and serve no purpose...I'm not that needy to need an animal up my butt all day I have one dog now and waiting for it to kick the bucket already. Only have this dog as it was a companion for my other dog that had a seizure and fell down a flight of stairs and broke it's back...would never get another one after this one as their brainless to.

I don't like dogs either. Would never own another one. Cats are fantastic! They are clean. Mine shed very little. They are loving & affectionate without being noisy & over the top & they never bother the chickens. An untrained dog is an absolute menace & as most of the ones round here fall into that category I have no time for them. Packs of them are plain nasty. Know lots of you love yours & I will assume you train them well. Rarely the case round here & I know 2 things about myself:

• I don't have the time to train a dog properly
• & I don't have the pack mentality required to become the alpha pack leader a good dog requires ~ so no dogs.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Honestly, another reason that I may not like cats very much is due to the fact that my few experiences with them haven't been pleasant.
One cat was mellow and chill, but goodness forbid that you touch his stomach. Scratched my arm with those little flesh-shredder paws of his. He was on his back, and I had just been petting him, what else was I supposed to do?
The other cat was just a snit. A certifiable snit. She did not like me (or anyone, according to her owner). I didn't touch her. I looked at her and said hello, and she hissed at me. Angrily. With all her fangs.
All this happened when I was younger, too, so, well, these things kind of stuck. The angry one suddenly had one hundred three-inch fangs, and the tummy-touch-hater one cut me open from elbow to wrist. In my childish memories, at least. It was really only a few inches.

And suddenly, I am writing novels.

Like me!

 

[ShrekDawg]

My counters are bare and everything is put up before bed. Every night. From the tracks, he’s using the windows as vantage points outside.

He’s a turd.

Maybe it would help to cover the windows so he can’t see outside? And then maybe he wouldn’t be tempted to jump up there? Since he doesn’t seem to be deterred by other methods it might help.

 

[Phneyda]

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This experience? He’s still a turd.

My counters are bare and everything is put up before bed. Every night. From the tracks, he’s using the windows as vantage points outside.

He’s a turd.

Awww!!!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

@MarkJr , he's not doing what he's doing in order to make you mad. He has no idea that you have emotions. He does not even know what emotions are. He has his own reasons for why he does things. If you can figure out what motivates him, then you can solve the problem and stop the behavior. Look at it as a puzzle, a challenge. Like a video game. You have to figure out WHY he's doing what he's doing then "redirect the behavior." Change the environment so he is no longer motivated to get up there. Don't think so much in terms of punishing him. Look at the situation through his brain, his eyes. Then change what he sees, what he desires. Change the motivation, change the behavior, problem solved. You win, you're the hero, the cat is no longer a jerk, he's just a cat.

 

[MarkJr]

Oh wow that’s impressive!!

Wife’s cat is 16 and a bit. Thinking him being blood thirsty and huge is why we tolerate each other.