Drinking water cat guard

We discovered that our cat hops up by the sink and licks the drips from the filtered drinking water faucet.

This is one of several attempts to keep the cat away from the drips!

It's important that this is installed so water doesn't hit it, else the cat will lick those drips. I.e., rotate it so the drips miss the bars.

It is bent to approximately match the arc of the water.

The photos show earlier versions that weren't satisfactory, as well as the culprit cat in action. The early ver