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So your dogs are as old as mine. I have a lab mix name Kathrin she'll be
10 years old July 1st & 2 ****zus who just turn 11 years old but I also have a husband who is practically bedridden & I my self have bad legs & I'm 61. but I still take my dogs out. But we were taking about your cat. Your cat is getting out because of that door. Am I right? Or did I miss something? |
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"Karen" wrote in message ... "Tom Meter" wrote in message . com... "Alison" wrote in message ... "Kristine Kochanski" wrote in message ... A doggy door??? Never heard of that, I presume it's like an over-sized catflap?? Must be an American thing. The electronic thing sounds best, though I've never seen one so I couldn't comment! Presume it works like the magnetic catflap. Or do what the Brits do - take your dog out 2 or 3 times a day supervised when it needs its poop! We have fenced back gardens (yards) and front gardens are usually fenced and gated but not always . ( An Englishman's home is his castle LOL) and we also let our cats out so its not a problem. Alison We have a wall but the cat can easily jump up and over. Are you mainly talking about keeping your cat from being attacked because I can't see how a fence can keep a cat from roaming off and running away (my wife will be heartbroken for months if this happens with Brittney). Again see www.catfencein.com So you put that all along your fence? I'll look into it. Thanks. |
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Telling someone to "get off their butt and walk their dog" isn't being
snotty? "Why doesWAcky WEEniE kEEps saYin" Listen2Dah_L00nEYbird_Coz_Dah_L00nEyBirdZ_ME@webt v.net wrote in message ... I wasn't trying to be nasty or sarcastic. I also have to take my dogs out. If you're worried abut your cat taking off & not coming back home like your other cats did. Wouldn't it make sense to you to fix it s your cat can't get out? The only way I can think of is to put a different door in with out a doggie door. In the mean time sense your original door will be off it's hinges making it easy for your cat or dog to get out. I thought it would be wise to confine [ especially your cat] in another room until you put your new door in. Naturally the new door has to bought & right next to you so it caN be done right away. Where I live 3 families lost their cats. One was my daughter inlaw because she didn't bother having them fixed. She actually had 3 males. Only one male kept coming back home. Finally she smarted up & had him fixed the other person had a male cat that was fixed & it still disappeared. If your cat is getting out by using that door. Don't you think the door should be changed for a different one? I wasn't trying to be snotty or anything like that. Too many cats & dogs disappear. |
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Your right, I did say that. I just know if that was my cat I would make
sure my cat couldn't get outside. You have that door so your dogs have an easy way to go in and out which is fine but you also have to worry about the cat. So what do you think is best? Maybe you have another and better idea. You have to think of something. Maybe I said about the door the wrong way but that's the only thing I could think of to save your ot your fiance's cat. |
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Tom Meter wrote:
Hi. My wife has lost two cats in the last few years that just ran away and never returned. More likely they got lost and didn't return because they couldn't figure out where home was. So she is really concerned that our current indoor cat Brittney will flee now that she has gone out the doggie door a couple of times. We are currently locking the doggie door while she has full reign of the house but it's getting harder and harder to juggle the dogs and her and keep her from "escaping". Both times she just sat on the porch and let me bring her in. Should I invest in an electronic door and just let the dogs have "keys" or does someone have a better suggestion.? I wouldn't let the dogs loose outside as they would face the same dangers an outdoor cat would face. Doesn't your town have leash laws anyway? |
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Are you talking to me? Of course there's a leash law also there's a 3
dog limit to every house hold. If a tenant or home owner has more then 3 dogs then one of them is not licensed. May have a rabies tag but is not license where I live. I didn't mean you let your dog just take off. I assume you have a back yard & your dog goes in & out of it's own free will. Unfortunately you have a cat that wants to do the same thing. |
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in article , Robert Casey at
wrote on 4/16/04 11:43 PM: Tom Meter wrote: Hi. My wife has lost two cats in the last few years that just ran away and never returned. More likely they got lost and didn't return because they couldn't figure out where home was. So she is really concerned that our current indoor cat Brittney will flee now that she has gone out the doggie door a couple of times. We are currently locking the doggie door while she has full reign of the house but it's getting harder and harder to juggle the dogs and her and keep her from "escaping". Both times she just sat on the porch and let me bring her in. Should I invest in an electronic door and just let the dogs have "keys" or does someone have a better suggestion.? I wouldn't let the dogs loose outside as they would face the same dangers an outdoor cat would face. Doesn't your town have leash laws anyway? I'm thinking its an enclosed yard. Karen |
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Karen Chuplis wrote in message ...
in article , Robert Casey at wrote on 4/16/04 11:43 PM: Tom Meter wrote: Hi. My wife has lost two cats in the last few years that just ran away and never returned. More likely they got lost and didn't return because they couldn't figure out where home was. So she is really concerned that our current indoor cat Brittney will flee now that she has gone out the doggie door a couple of times. We are currently locking the doggie door while she has full reign of the house but it's getting harder and harder to juggle the dogs and her and keep her from "escaping". Both times she just sat on the porch and let me bring her in. Should I invest in an electronic door and just let the dogs have "keys" or does someone have a better suggestion.? currently i have four cats and all but one is an ourdoor cat. i have never encountered a problem with my cats leaving home once they discovered the broad outdoors. then again, i live in suburban america. but i think if i did have this problem i would get rid of the doggie door pronto. i have two dogs that can not decide whether they want in or out at all hours of the night. but this is the responsibility i knowingly took on when i got them. just shuffel back a few steps to the old days where doggie doors where but a dream. getting up every so often is a hastle but not in comparrison to searching and then losing a dear friend. |
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