I need your Top Tips!
One of my three cats keeps pissing on the hob when I'm out at work! The cat flap is open, the litter tray is clean (despite the flap being open) and yet at least one persists in peeing on the hob once a week.

How do I stop them!
(Big Smurf Brush me daddy-O, Mon 27 Apr 2009, 20:52, 14 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Leave the hob on.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Mon 27 Apr 2009, 21:45, Reply)

Everyone
has said that! It's bad enough the cat pisses on the hob, god knows what a cat with a singed arse would do!
(Big Smurf Brush me daddy-O, Mon 27 Apr 2009, 21:57, Reply)

Lemons
Clean the hob with a lemon-scented cleaning product, preferably one that leaves a strong lemony smell behind - cats hate the smell.

If you can get one in an aerosol can so much the better. Use it when the cat is present, they also hate the hissing sound. Over time the cat will associate the hiss with the can and won't go near it even when empty.

Leave the can of aerosol lemon-scented cleaning product in a place you don't want the cat to go.

(EDIT) Bonus Tip: After following the above, if the cat is doing something and you want it to stop, e.g. climbs on the table, scratching the furniture, etc. simply shake any nearby aerosol can, jar, or even your empty fist in the "wanker" gesture and it will stop what it is doing and slink off to avoid the hissy spray. (Assuming you always shake the can before use like you are supposed to).
( Amos E Wolfe makes vinyl signs and things like that, Mon 27 Apr 2009, 22:15, Reply)

Thank you!
They have already learnt the 'shaking motion' (via deodorant) and scarper when anything like that is shaken. The problem is, I'm not around when they do the peeing! I will def give lemons a go, but have already tried orange peel.

To save another answer I've already tried tin foil. It only works on 2 out of 3 cats. No.3 is quite happy to piss on tin foil despite a) the noise. b) the puddle around his paws. He just shakes them off against the wall leaving spray marks.
(Big Smurf Brush me daddy-O, Mon 27 Apr 2009, 22:44, Reply)

Have you tried
nuking them from orbit? It's the only way to be sure.
(kitescreech still here, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 8:07, Reply)

Sprinkle Corse
Pepper on the hob....

thatll stop em...

haha.
(Dan dan dan They tik urh jerbs!!!, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 10:28, Reply)

Rewards
Do they shit in the litter tray when you're there?

I've got two Ferrets and they're a pain in the arse to train, we've found that reward reward reward is the only way to get them to do it in their litter tray and even now they still have the odd accident.

They can't get up to the hob thankfully!

Try it, you never know.

If they don't go in the tray then possibly they don't like the cat litter you're using, or maybe you could find some shit (of theirs) and put it in the tray so they know what its for, some cats are stupid like that.

Hope this helps, if not bring them round, my ferrets love to play with cats!
(Kip, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 10:59, Reply)

Yes, they shit in the litter tray
In fact I cleaned out the litter tray just now. The cat flap was open and Mother cat just went and shit straight in the tray the little c*nt.
(Big Smurf Brush me daddy-O, Wed 6 May 2009, 22:47, Reply)

Have you tried this?


He'll soon learn.
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 23:15, Reply)

Ahaha!
This wins, hard!
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 29 Apr 2009, 6:16, Reply)

Wow
Have you been in my house, because that's a fair rendition of my oven/hob! I have a serious urge now to recreate your drawing with one (of three) live cats, my kitchen and three sugar mice.

Awesomeness!
(Big Smurf Brush me daddy-O, Wed 6 May 2009, 22:44, Reply)

I was gonna suggest
smearing your hob with lion shit, but it appears Oli's already solved your problem.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 29 Apr 2009, 6:17, Reply)

Cats also dislike
Alchohol, especially spirits or sherry.

Rue - the plant - which will keep (most) stray cats out of your garden, and a crushed sprig on the hob might work.

Are you sure it isn't a stray coming in and peeing?
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Thu 30 Apr 2009, 12:05, Reply)

From ebay....
.....purchase a not inconsiderable quantity of pure metallic sodium. Sprinkle small cubes of this around your stove top, after making sure it is PERFECTLY DRY! Now spread rolled up balls of tissue and brand new tins of Lynx deoderant around the hob, over the top of the sodium.

When the cat urinates on them, they will smoke and catch fire, igniting the tissue, which in turn will cause the deo tins to explode in an enormous fireball, setting light to your kitchen.

The noise of the fire engine sirens, and the burly firemen chopping through your front door, should be enough to scare the cats away.
(NoveltyCondomHead Clanks Wams., Fri 1 May 2009, 15:41, Reply)