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| 2311.1 | | CHET::MACDONALD | | Tue Mar 21 1989 10:03 | 6 |
| How about replacing the bedroom door with a screen door. I know
the potential for the cat to claw the door is there but it might
work. The only other option might be to invest in a cat condo, a
LARGE cage the cat can be left in when no one is around to supervise.
MaryAnne
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| 2311.2 | 2 baby gates | WITNES::HANNULA | Cat Tails & Bike Wheels Don't Mix | Tue Mar 21 1989 10:43 | 8 |
| My aunt needs to confine her cat, Doodle, to just the kitchen when
nobocy is home. For each doorway, she has 2 baby gates. She puts
the first gate on the floor in the doorway, and then puts the second
gate on top of the first gate. She has the gates that are made
of all plastic, and have the rubber stoppers on the side, and are
kind of spring loaded, so the one on top stays in place.
Unfortuneately my aunt has 4 doorways in her kitchen.
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| 2311.3 | Two suggestions to try | YOSMTE::CORDESBRO_JO | | Tue Mar 21 1989 12:38 | 17 |
| The screen door suggestion has worked for lots of our breeder friends
and we are in the process of trying to get one for Kalliste's room.
That way he would feel like a part of the family even when he is
confined. It doesn't have to look tacky, you can get really nice
wood framed screen doors that fit interior doors (most are made
for exterior doors and won't fit inside the house).
Another friend had her husband build her an interior door that is
wood framed, stained, and has a plexiglass insert. It closes with
a magnet and reaches floor to ceiling. It looks really nice.
Confining her to one room while you are not there isn't cruel or
unusual punishment. She probably sleeps most of the day and doesn't
really have the desire to go out to the living room unless you are
home to be with her there.
Jo
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| 2311.4 | | GERBIL::MASON | Explaining is not understanding | Tue Mar 21 1989 13:06 | 7 |
| Would it be easier to rearrange, or whatever, to keep her off the
shelf?
You might try a mesh hammock streched between pegs on each side
of the door.
Gary
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| 2311.5 | | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen, Sweetie, & Holly; in Calif. | Sun Mar 26 1989 22:02 | 5 |
| How about some sort of way-station at the shelf? I put a cat platform
at one side of the living room mantel after the cats were giving me
heart attacks leaping up and down from it. Now they use the platform
as a half way station.
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| 2311.6 | Thanks | MEMV01::CROCITTO | It's Jane Bullock Crocitto now | Mon Mar 27 1989 09:55 | 28 |
| Hi--
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions.
The REAL problem here is that Billie just does *not* like my husband,
and at times his voice and actions frighten her. As he is just
barely tolerant of her ;-), suggestions for HIS behavior change will
do no good.
To get back at him, Billie does things in the house she would never
do if it were just me; gets into the garbage, climbs on the counter,
etc. The shelf-jumping, for what ever reason it happened, was scary
enough for me to agree to putting her in the room during the day.
She's 11 now, and a bad fall could really hurt her.
I would feel a whole lot better if I could just somehow fence off
the "trouble area"--the kitchen, foyer, dining room and living room.
That would give her our bedroom, "her" room, the bathroom and the
hallway, plus all the windows. Sigh...do those spring-loaded fence
things really work? That is, if I could find one high enough, would
it withstand the assault of a determined kitty?
Thanks again--it's one of those "for her own good" deals that I
really hate!
Jane
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| 2311.7 | | WITNES::HANNULA | Cat Tails & Bike Wheels Don't Mix | Mon Mar 27 1989 10:17 | 9 |
| RE. The springloaded baby gates.
I have another aunt that uses 1 of the same gate for their miniature
schnauzer. This dog is pretty hyper and I've watched Kandie (the
dog) jumping at the gate for hours on end. You just have to make
sure that you have the gate in tight. Because of the spring loading,
you can adjust the tensionin the gate relatively easily.
-Nancy
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