We let our cats go where they want. They will get on the counter once and then they don't seem to want to go back. I worry about them getting on the stove, sometimes we will leave a pan with food in it there.

@dalefvictor When my robo vac runs I put the cat food up on the counter so they still have access to it. I don't let them on the counters while I'm working in the kitchen, and I don't leave any food out ever. I know where their little paws have been and yuck. They never have gotten on the stove that I can tell, They avoid the kitchen counters while I'm in the kitchen, but will get up on bathroom counters while I'm in the bathroom. I will pet them on the counters in the bathroom, they don't get the same treatment when they're on the counters in the kitchen and they have learned to tell the difference.

@SeaGreenEyez I have carpet in the main living areas, hardwood in the kitchen, and linoleum in the bathrooms, Roomba takes care of it all. I enjoy not vacuuming I had another brand before Roomba, it didn't seem to last as long.

@SeaGreenEyez My house thrives on neglect, or I tell myself that. It is clean enough to keep the health department away. If I didn't have the roomba I wouldn't vacuum often enough. I don't mind doing laundry, I just put it off as long as possible. I WFH, who cares what I wear, and I wear things more than once, they're not dirty after one wearing. Saves money and time.