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| 2213.1 | | WITNES::HANNULA | Cat Tails & Bike Wheels Don't Mix | Thu Feb 09 1989 08:22 | 6 |
| If you have one of those electronic control garage door openers,
is there a problem with a cat door? I don't know the answer - I
would think it could depend on the individual models - but still
something to check into.
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| 2213.2 | | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen, Sweetie, & Holly; in Calif. | Thu Feb 09 1989 14:09 | 10 |
| I don't see why a garage cat door would interfer with an automatic
garage door opener. Let me warn you, however, that I have heard
of several instances of cats being killed by garage door opener
mechanisms when the door is closing and teh cat is underneath. The
openers are supposed to stop if something is in the way, but ...
And if your cats are used to being in the garage that might
increase the possibility of something like this happening.
What about a basement window? My neighbors' cats can get into their
house thru a tiny basement window.
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| 2213.3 | | LEVADE::DAVIDSON | | Thu Feb 09 1989 14:35 | 5 |
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Note that you will also have to keep your garage spotless! Cats are
attracted to antifreeze (it's sweet) which can kill them.
-Caroline
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| 2213.4 | Bewares | PARITY::DENISE | And may the traffic be with you | Thu Feb 09 1989 16:43 | 12 |
| Beware of any thing you would store there, gas, oil, paint,
and the aforementioned antifreeze
Beware of other animals following the cat into the garage,
like skunks, they are not pleasant to remove from a garage.
Beware of cat jumping into car engine to keep warm in winter.
If there is access to the house, be sure to keep that interior
door locked/alarmed. You'd be very surprised how a burglar can make
use of that cat door.
Denise
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| 2213.5 | | AIMHI::OFFEN | | Thu Feb 09 1989 17:40 | 6 |
| Also, you stated storing gardening tools. Does that also mean
pesticides and fertilizers?? Some can kill animals.
Sandi (Lightning, DejaVu & Thunder's mom)
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| 2213.6 | ?? ?? ?? | LDP::CORCORAN | | Fri Feb 10 1989 16:49 | 8 |
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Maybe I read your note wrong......but, arent' they allowed in the
house??????
Curious.....
Barbara
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| 2213.7 | Outside Cats Only | DIXIE1::CARNELL | DTN 351-2901 David Carnell @ATO | Mon Feb 13 1989 16:52 | 5 |
| Ref .06
These are outside strays that have adopted us, and they will not
have access to the house.
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| 2213.8 | engine can kill | TPVAX1::WHITEWAY | | Fri Feb 17 1989 15:17 | 6 |
| There is one more point to think about.... Do you park your cars
inside the garage? If so watch that the cats do not crawl into the
warm engine. Lots of cats get killed and/or seriously hurt by sleeping
inside the hood of cars.......................
me
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| 2213.9 | Use a heat lamp | USMFG::PJEFFRIES | the best is better | Fri Feb 17 1989 15:41 | 9 |
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We have two barn cats that never come into the house, but the do
have access to the garage/cellar. On the real cold nights I keep
a heat bulb on and the cats never have crawled under the hood of
my car. The heat lamp is primarily to keep the valve on my water
holding tank from freezing, but Soccer and Rugby think it's for
them. I have noticed that the only go in there when it's down around
10 degrees or lower. They usually sleep in the hay loft.
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| 2213.10 | | CRUISE::NDC | | Wed Feb 22 1989 08:32 | 6 |
| re: cats in engines.
In general during the cold weather its a good idea to thump
on your hood, or blow the horn before starting the car. That
insures that any animal thats crawled in there has a chance to
GET OUT before you start the car.
Nancy
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