Tater is taunting me now:

[Are_grits_groceries]

The sticky tape on the top doesn't work.
She has gotten used to the taste of 'Fooey.'
The cardboard extension was just another challenge to be defeated.
Water flicks bring a look of complete disdain and she grooms herself until the water is dealt with.

Working on plan Z.
Suggestions?

Moonpie is just a spectator.

Edit to add: I am ignoring her.

[shenmue]

1. Hugs

{{{squee}}}

[littlemissmartypants]

2. Agreed, tater wants something. eom

[Are_grits_groceries]

3. She gets hugs.

I don't know what she wants otherwise. She has everything else I can think of.
Maybe she wants the entire bed to herself.

[WhiteTara]

5. Ah, you should start sleeping on the floor!

Good luck. I have never won a contest with a cat.

[Bobbie Jo]

13. lol

neither have I.

[Aerows]

25. Me either

LOL. Mine took my favorite chair over. And in the end, after removing her blanket from it for the millionth time the second I got out of it, I surrendered. She would literally lay in wait for me to get up, grab her blanket, drag it into the chair and then camp out.

I gave up. It's HER chair now. LOL

[WhiteTara]

26. We have a new cat that is determined to destroy all the furniture

and I'm losing that battle too. Nail clipping is helping, but what a determined cat!

[Aerows]

27. Mine is sweet as pie

But she decided that chair was hers and that she was going to have it. She dragged her dang blanket into it all of the time.

[WhiteTara]

29. Picabo is a sweetie too, he just thinks that furniture is

much better than his scratching post!

But you have to give your kittie kudos because she drags her blanket around!

[roguevalley]

33. i want thar cat lol!

[littlemissmartypants]

17. That and a tiara. eom

[angstlessk]

4. Hope you have a plan ZA

Or Z2..whichever...when the cat is smarter than the human he/she chooses, plans be damned!

[n2doc]

6. How about making the top slippery?

Use some of that dashboard cleanup spray that leaves a slippery residue?

Short of that, putting a shelf up just above the tv that the kitten can sit on might be your only hope.

[malaise]

7. Black pepper always works

[Are_grits_groceries]

8. Black pepper is next. nt

[catbyte]

9. She does it because she can, lol. Their blance is amazing!

I feel for you. My Otis has taken to sitting on top of my 16 gallon BiOrb round aquarium. That would be OK except the top houses the controls for the 24 hour light cycle which he constantly re-sets with his butt. I wake up at 3 am and it is lit up in all its noontime glory, lol. I've tried putting books, cardboard, etc., but it gets too hot.

Cats rule us. I am afraid I have no good suggestions!

[SheilaT]

10. Aluminum foil.

I know from experience it will keep a cat from scratching on things. Walls and furniture look odd for a while but then you get used to it, I mean you can take the foil down once they've learned there's no point in scratching there.

[Lars39]

11. I wonder if the "hook" part of Velcro would deter her?

If not, use industrial strength Velcro under the base of the TV to anchor it?

She does look sweet, though.

[taterguy]

12. You named your cat after me?

I'm honored.

[Are_grits_groceries]

15. Don't be. Not in this lifetime or the next!

It is an old family nickname. Notice the lack of 'guy' at the end.
She won't be looking for any chunnels off the NC shore either.

[taterguy]

20. There are no chunnels off the NC shore

There's only one Chunnel, the one that's under the English Channel.

Just thought I'd save your cat some time.

[Warpy]

14. You can mount the TV on the wall

You can treat yourself to a bag of oranges and arrange the peels on top of the TV, new peels every day. The house will smell great and the cat will be offended.

Let Tater smell a fresh orange peel. 99% of cats are mortally offended.

A shelf over the TV is also good since it will warm up when the TV is on, the main attractant to a cat. Or you can leave an old laptop plugged in and on as a decoy away from the TV.

ETA: I told you a cat with tortietude was going to be trouble. They're always wild women.

[Are_grits_groceries]

16. I have thought about mounting the teevee on the wall.

However, I have nightmares about part of the whole wall coming down when she figures out a way to thwart that. Hanging by her nails off the top of the tv is not out of the question.

Ignoring her seems to be having an effect. For now. Maybe. Hopefully.

I love the tortietude. Moonpie has it too. She is just sneakier with it.

[ripcord]

18. I don't know

I love tater taunts.

[PADemD]

19. Dried Rue Sachet

Cats hate the smell of Rue.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruta_graveolens

[Drew Richards]

21. get a kitty heating pad for her bed and she will love you forever

[KauaiK]

22. Dried Red Chili Pepper Flakes...

Also, easy to vacuum/sweep up. Works on an mean nasty cat who tries to beat the snot out of my old cat basking in the sun.

[itsrobert]

23. Well, I think this is a lounge type post and doesn't belong in GD. But

Last edited Sun Jul 13, 2014, 03:29 PM - Edit history (1)

have you tried a BB gun? Have good aim, you wouldn't want to damage the screen.

[GeorgeGist]

24. WD40

it's the duct tape of liquids.

[arcane1]

28. At this point the only solution might be "offer a better alternative"

[awoke_in_2003]

30. he is thinking

"Go away, or I shall taunt you a second time"

[obxhead]

31. Orange scented spray

Cats hate orange citrus smells for some reason.

[Siwsan]

32. From the photo, Tater appears to be a Tortie? Speaking from experience.....

I don't believe there is anything that can be done about 'tortitude'. My Boudicca is a Tortie and my life became much easier when I surrendered to that particular trait.

[CatWoman]

37. yup!!!

they are something else!!!

[Skittles]

34. you want I should kick some TV-tottering Tater ass, Are_grits_groceries?

LEMME AT HER!!!

[Are_grits_groceries]

38. You could try.

I think she would convince you to kick my ass. Yes Indeed!

[MrMickeysMom]

35. I had to read your journal to catch the history...

What a pip…

How about a squirt gun? Did I miss that one?

P.S. Sneakily, do this when pretending to ignore her but do it as soon as she starts this stuff. Repeat as necessary. Re-load… Good luck

[Are_grits_groceries]

41. The squirt gun was met with incredulity that I would try such a lame thing.

She calmly licked the water away and carried on.

[CatWoman]

36. FREE TATER!!! FREE TATER!!!

Tater is just being Tater

[LadyHawkAZ]

39. Velcro or bolt the TV stand firmly to whatever it's sitting on, so it doesn't fall over

and hope for the best.

[Are_grits_groceries]

40. It is bolted and the stand is taped.

She appears to be losing some interest because I am ignoring her.
I think. I hope.