8 Pack Cat Repellent Outdoor/Indoor Scat Mat for Cats&Dogs, Keep Away Pest Plastic Mats with Spikes,16 x 13 Inches

Perfect for putting on the coach to keep the new pup from jumping up. she was using our couch as her potty area 🥴 but no more!!!You can stack them when not in use.

We have 2 lovely cats, a male who prefers to scratch fabrics and not the many cat scratching surfaces bought for him, and a female who is not a problem scratcher, but who goes outside the potty in a particular room and now she’s banned from it. I put the trays in the easy access areas around the sofa and in the doorway of the banned room and they will not cross it. I am currently using them in 2 locations so I have to order more. Both cats avoid any areas with these trays like the plague. I accidentally stepped on them and I get it too-do not recommend!🤬😅 We mathed out the right amt of trays to keep her from jumping over them (she’s kind of unmotivated so that helps). We also positioned them in vulnerable areas around the sofas( he destroyed the last one) and he is leaving it alone. I will definitely order another set!8/31/24 Update: still going strong and it continues to deter them. It’s worth a try if you are trying to gently redirect your kitties. Of course some of the cats in the other reviews are absolute maniacs who will absorb the discomfort in order to dominate these little trays, but I think more than likely it’ll do the job for most. .

So you've got cats and dogs. Animals aren't stupid, so they can figure this out. But in the grand scheme of things, if you're smarter, they work >perfect<.The material is basically vacuum-form plastic used in molding and model making (like on mythbusters). It's a hard polymer, but basically a little thicker than your basic plastic frustration packaging. The spikes are molded little cones about 3/4" tall, but not sharp (See Pic). Walk on them in your bare feet, you'll feel it, and just like your pet, it's uncomfortable to your pads. Put on shoes, and all you accomplish is crushing them flat and making them unusable.Arrives in 8 sheets interlocked/stacked in a slim box the size of the sheets, with a bag of small plastic connectors to make a grid from the pre-punched holes in each piece.So the basic plan - Place sheets in the walk path of your favorite lovable sneaky mis-behaving cat/dog. They will slide, and can be moved by your pet, so use common sense (unlike some reviews?)...consider this to be something like the size of a file folder with plastic spikes-easily moved and not heavy (2.35 oz each) if you just put it down. Again, these are not 'repellent sheets' based on the horror your pet may consider if looking at them alone...they have to get on them for them to work...on them. The functional part of these is about 15" x 11", so if your dog is 12" x 36", use math...the odds of a three foot dog striding over the middle of a 15" deep 11" wide something is pretty slim. You'd need about 4-5 of them deep for the dog to get the message when he finds himself mostly involved in feeling the spikes...and then turn around...if they aren't anchored, the act of turning around will just scatter them, and the path will be clear...don't blame the product...they aren't 2 lb mats. secure them on a towel or something to increase the friction of them moving.We used these amply around our Christmas tree to keep Lucy (pictured) off the tree. She was basically using it as her personal Swiss Family Robinson hide out.We placed the sheets 2 deep (ahh..the key) so she couldn't just jump over them, push them around or move them out of the way. She encounters them, starts to wade in, and turns around. We anchor them with the tree skirt, and it's fixed the problem completely.We also use them on our counter at night, on either side of the cooktop she uses as a bridge to get to the other side, make them wide side in that area, and she moves on.Easy fix? Buy some rug no-slip (Dollar Store item) - You can use sticky tape, but it's just simpler to put something heavy on one corner to weigh them down. If you place them two deep, they can step on the first one, but realize hoping over it won't work since there is another just ahead. It seems some of the reviews are lost on this concept...you have to adapt them to each situation. If you want a pet away from a hallway, simply putting something 8-11" wide expecting to 'repel' your pet a the mere thought of stepping on these little cones of frustration, it's not gonna work. Put them 2-3 deep, they have to venture in and they lose interest in the idea of going in that direction.If you use the connectors, make a grid of something like 3x3 or so to protect a 36" hallway...it makes it harder for them to move or shuffle to the side when it's all connected together. We use them when we have company to keep the cats on one side of the house without locking them in.This is the most humane version of 'repellent' we've found, the easiest to use and the cleanest solution. Over time they can figure it out, but you just have to keep adding depth or move them around to the best place to block off their path...they don't like the feeling on their feet...not like thumbtacks, more like a rocky path without shoes on.My only gripe is the cost. 8 sheets was $23+ tax/shipped. These are .50 per sheet items at best. A price of $10 per pack would be more acceptable.Good luck.

I have three house cats, that think the bathtub is their place to sleep. The tub is always full of hair, if the tub is wet they leave foot prints all over the tub. So I used five of these deterrent mats, clipped them together with the clips provided. Laid it in the tub, at first my big cat thought he was smart. He probably stepped on the mat initially, but then he just slid them over. Ok learning curve...I placed my shampoo and conditioner bottles on the sides. No room for him. It's been three days and other than the initial contact with the mats in the bath tub, no cats have laid in the tub.Cons: These are a very thin plastic so I'm not sure how durable they will be for long term use.

Very disappointed. Who ever that those clips were a good ideas needs to be fired ASAP! The clips do not go on at all to be able to connect the pads to each other. I tried thread and furniture caps…no dice. The zips ties help but they keep the pads from being flush to the ground. Finally I settled on 3m tape. The kind where you get 100-200 pieces of different sizes. Depending on your purchase preference. That works if you don’t plan on moving them around frequently. If so just remove and replace tape.My other problem was my 7week old kitten figured out in 10min that her tiny feet can just walk on the thin strips where the clips holes are. So I had to get them all from under the couches to cut all the edges off so the spikes are near flush against the walls. Replace the 3m tape so I can connect them all where I needed them. So far she is avoiding them. Fingers cross she always does. Getting a kitten from not only underneath the couch but inside the bottom couch barrier is the worse!!UPDATE: My cat now walks, crawl, and lays down on these without any issue. I would return if I could but I have already butchered them to get them to connect together and lay flush against the walls. I hate that I purchased 4 packs instead of one to test them first.

Although my cat jumps up on the cabinet, he does it less than before. When he does, he walks gingerly so I know he feels it but it’s not enough to deter him.