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

These actually work to keep our dog off the counters. I just spread them out when we go out and they deter him. He's heavy and fairly large, so his weight and big paws make direct contact with the sharp points. I can see how cats could delicately tiptoe around these.

Keeps my cats away from the fish tank!Not the prettiest set up, but very effective and easy to use. I used command strips to keep them on, which worked great.

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.

Trying to keep kitty off of kitchen counter. They work until kitty figures out how to gently slide them aside. Also, a bit awkward to move away to use counters. They are helpful.

It worked for us! Our dog hasn't even attempted to get on our couches since we got them. Although they are very thin they stack nicely to store when not in use. The price was right and there were enough to cover both the couch and loveseat.

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.

these work great ! perfect for all small pests that bother a backyard garden

It is little plastic cones with a point. I put this in front of a door. I had to move in with family when my job felt I was no longer needed. My Akita does not get along with my sister’s cats, so I put up baby gates on the stairs and the cats jumped it. I put up a door in the stairs and the cats started scratching at the sliding door. My dog does not touch the door, or even goes up the stairs with her baby gate at the bottom. I put down this mat and screwed it to the floor to keep it from moving. Set up the camera and two seconds went by after walking away and the cats started checking it out. First step cat jumped and ran upstairs. They came back and stepped on it again and that was it. Now all three cats walk on it like it is nothing. A complete waste of money. I put double sided tape on the door and that helped a bit, but the scratching the door game continues. Cat 4 me 0. Gate, door, electric and cone pad nothing slowed them down much.I gave it two stars because it is nice molded plastic pieces. Might work for others, but when you come upstairs and a cat is sleeping on it either I have cats that love pain, or this doesn’t work worth a darn. Positive side if you want cones for your Lego construction crew it does cut easily, so paint it orange and your Lego construction crew can have as many cones as they want. Doesn’t slow down my sister’s cats though.