Scat Mat....opinions

**emily_the_spoiled** · 03-16-2010, 07:56 AM

Look on ebay, they are much less expensive there. I have used them before and they work will for my guys (in combination with the other standard approaches).

**catmandu** · 03-16-2010, 03:50 PM

Actually I dont need a Scat Mat as My Found Ctas who climb up on the counter anymore, and thats the only place that they are not allowed to go.
I guess that an a squirt bottle would work wonders!!!

**moosmom** · 03-16-2010, 05:27 PM

I read somewhere where you take a sink mat and cover it in double sided tape and put it on the counters. The cats do not like the stickiness on their paws and will not likely jump back up once they know it's there. Alot cheaper than the scat mat and it works.

Another suggestion is taping aluminum foil on the counters. Put pennies in a soda can and leave them up there. Cats don't like the noise.

**mruffruff** · 03-17-2010, 11:56 AM

A less expensive mat is called a Sofa Scram. DrsFosterSmith.com have them. They emit a loud sound when stepped on instead of a little shock that Scat Mats use. The Sofa Scram costs $29.99. Mine works as long as the cat isn't smart enough to step around it

**happylabs** · 03-17-2010, 12:01 PM

What is the purpose of it?

**mruffruff** · 03-17-2010, 12:32 PM

When a cat steps on it, it scares them off. I use mine on the kitchen counter. They learn that it isn't a good place to go and you should be able to (eventually) remove the mat.

**happylabs** · 03-17-2010, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by mruffruff

When a cat steps on it, it scares them off. I use mine on the kitchen counter. They learn that it isn't a good place to go and you should be able to (eventually) remove the mat.

Oh...okay. I don't need one then. Knock-on-wood...none of my cats have ever gotten onto the kitchen counters or had an interest in it.