keeping cats off the extractor fan!

[PixelpeepS3]

Hi all,

We recently got two male kittens from a rescue home (siblings) and they've filled our world with fluffy mischief.



We love them to bits but just last night one of them took his adventures to a whole new level which could result in some serious damage.

They love jumping onto the island in the kitchen - i know they'll do that - im not happy about it because we prep food on there (now we have to anti-bac it completely + use chopping boards stored in the drawer) but accept it will happen when we're not there.

that was fine, it's double thickness quartz so they should be ok. What won't be ok is when they bring the ceiling mounted extractor fan crashing down.

And yes, the kitchen was designed and installed before we decided to get the cats.



this is a picture of the fan before we took the protective plastic off - anyone that knows cats and sees this pic would think "well, obviously they're all over it, its got something to play with on it!"

something else to note - whatever one does, the other is not far behind so there will come a time when they're both

also, the kitchen and diner is open plan so we can't even shut them out.

my first thought was pigeon spikes but would like a more, um, aesthetically pleasing solution if possible

i'm sure the unit won't take much more weight and it'll rip right out falling down on them and the induction hob below. any ideas?

help!

Edited by PixelpeepS3 on Thursday 3rd October 15:19

[Voldemort]

Relax. You have home insurance to cover this sort of thing, I trust. If it does collapse the cat/s will be in the bedroom before it hits the floor: don't worry about them.

[designforlife]

If it was me I would go with 4x clear polycarbonate sheets screwed into brackets or run into channels on top of the hood, and same again into the ceiling.

Cat problem solved, and you can periodically take them down to clean them.

[Mr Pointy]

If that unit can't take a 2kg cat on it then it must be really badly fixed & you should be concerned about just knocking it & have it come down. I'd test it with a bit of weight & see if it moves & if it does sort out the mounting.

[Lazermilk]

Jasey_ said:

get yourself one of these, fill with water and spray them when they jump on it.



ps doesn't work with Main Coone cats as they love water.

I was going to suggest this, we used a water pistol for our dog if he didn't take no for an answer and works really well, never use it anymore but did when he was a puppy.
Even just picking it up in the end made him stop doing whatever it was he shouldn't have been doing.

[ali_kat]

Yep, that’s how I trained mine as well

Although when I suggested it on a cat forum I git accused of animal cruelty & then blocked

[edc]

Mr Pointy said:

If that unit can't take a 2kg cat on it then it must be really badly fixed & you should be concerned about just knocking it & have it come down. I'd test it with a bit of weight & see if it moves & if it does sort out the mounting.

2kg? Mine are almost 6 and 4 kgs respectively. The smaller one will sometimes go on the extractor too.

[sherman]

A set of pigeon spikes would work like the ones they put on top of lampposts.