Update

The other day I opened the dryer to get the clothes out and Abby was sleeping inside with it completely closed. Who knows how long she was in there! poor cat. she didnt seem to care too much. ;) Pics below.

Thanks for all the previous cat suggestions. Speckles has not gotten on the counter since I posted that.....or maybe she is just good at not doing it when Im around. Either way, I havent tried any of your suggestions yet. Thanks Robin for letting me know about the humane society. We will be scheduling a kitty visit in a few weeks!

Heat Update: When we bought our house the seller purchased a home warranty for us as part of the contract. The warranty company sent out Accent Heat on Monday and we were able to fix the heat for 60 dollars! The guy said one of the parts alone wouldve been 500 dollars. Praise the Lord for ALWAYS taking care of us!

Kitty Advice Needed

Speckles, the used to be stray cat, is now an inside cat. She is doing very well with going in and out of the house instead of using a litter box. I guess she learned that from watching Abby. We are having an issue with her trying to jump up on counters. Kitchen and bathroom. With Abby I have always used a water bottle to squirt her when she would do something like that and she learns pretty quickly not to do it again. With Speck its been completely different though. The other day when she jumped up on the counter for the first time, I poured pretty much a whole glass of water on her (couldn't find the squirt bottle.) and she just rolled in it and purred and licked it up. How do you punish/teach a cat that likes water? Do any of you have any ideas of how we can train her? Also, I would love any Vet recommendations of where I should bring her to get her fixed now that she is "coming of age" ;-]