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Anonymous
Not all cats are stupid enough to not be able to associate their actions with the water.
My cat was allowed free rein to walk on countertops for seven years, but when I brought him to our new house, my husband and I decided to train him out of that habit, and used applications of water bottles (or just flicking water that happened to be nearby). He got the message immediately. Soon enough (within a couple of weeks) he was responding to simply an angry tone or glare, and now it simply isn't a problem.
So yeah, I'd suggest water bottle training. It was able to teach an eight-year-old cat a new behavior pattern in under a month, and the cat doesn't seem to have any fear of the bottle itself (unless he's on a countertop).
My only suggestion is, don't try to teach her TWO things with the bottle at any given time. Teach her one thing, then stop using it for awhile, and then move on to the next behavioral issue. Otherwise she WILL just get confused.
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