I've got the "blockade" down to a science I just wanted to know if you could train your cat to stay from the door. I iwll try the noisemaker, I have a feeling that it will only work a couple times as not much scares her. And if it does as soon as she learns it causes no harm she is not scared anymore.

Speaking of training she is starting to jump on my kitchen counters & table. I do not mind if she gets on other things just don't want the same feet that walk in a toilet on my eating space. Any ideas how to keep her off the counters? I have tried aluminum foil but she likes the cruchy sound, she starts playing with it. I am also trying to keep her off all my tables (coffe & end tables, bookshelves) so she does not get confused as to which ones she is allowed on or not. Do you think she will get the hang of it?