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stopping a cat bringing in prey thru cat door?
a friend of mine found a webpage that sold a cat flap that supposedly can
differentiate between a cat and a cat with prey and lock so they cat can't get in with prey! dunno if it was real or a joke but it would be good lol...tho im sure the little fuzz balls would figure out a way, stick their bums in and grab the prey while falling in backwards!! "John McCabe" wrote in message ... On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 21:11:02 -0400, "jf" wrote: Hello, I have a one year old, neutered, very playful and lively female cat who is full of herself and her first hunting season. For the past week or 10 days, she's been bringing her prey in through the cat door almost every day. I think most of the prey is alive when she brings it in. When we find it, alive or dead, we put it outside. I hate to lock her cat door--I feel that she's safer when she can get inside through it. But we work at home, and see clients, and a mouse ran across our office manager's feet yesterday, and we can't have that happening with clients. The vet suggested putting a bell on the cat's collar, which we will do. My husband suggested blocking off the cat door both concretely and visually, as in putting a cover over it, not just shutting it, so that the cat doesn't get the idea that she can never go through it again, just that she can't reach it right now. He's hoping that when the bringing in prey habit is broken, maybe we can take the cover off and she can use the cat door again. Does anyone have any other ideas? I know she's just following her instincts, and she's a darling little cat, but we can't have mice loose in our offices! Restrict her access to the part of the house you use as offices, and make sure there are no nooks or crannies for mice to get under the door etc. Simple as that. Best Regards John McCabe To reply by email replace 'nospam' with 'assen' |
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"jf" wrote in message
... Hello, I have a one year old, neutered, very playful and lively female cat who is full of herself and her first hunting season. For the past week or 10 days, she's been bringing her prey in through the cat door almost every day. I think most of the prey is alive when she brings it in. When we find it, alive or dead, we put it outside. I hate to lock her cat door--I feel that she's safer when she can get inside through it. But we work at home, and see clients, and a mouse ran across our office manager's feet yesterday, and we can't have that happening with clients. The vet suggested putting a bell on the cat's collar, which we will do. My husband suggested blocking off the cat door both concretely and visually, as in putting a cover over it, not just shutting it, so that the cat doesn't get the idea that she can never go through it again, just that she can't reach it right now. He's hoping that when the bringing in prey habit is broken, maybe we can take the cover off and she can use the cat door again. Does anyone have any other ideas? I know she's just following her instincts, and she's a darling little cat, but we can't have mice loose in our offices! Thanks, JF -- www.sevenpawspress.com I had this problem with both of my cats. We consistently took away any prey they brought into the house immediately and put it back outside and restricted the cats inside for a little while. After a few times, they both caught on to the fact that any prey they bring into the house will be taken away from them. We no longer have that problem. Having an office in your home means you'll have to be alert to the cat coming inside with prey if clients are present. Perhaps you can lock the cat door only during these periods until you can break her of the habit. Bill |
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"jf" wrote in message
... Hello, I have a one year old, neutered, very playful and lively female cat who is full of herself and her first hunting season. For the past week or 10 days, she's been bringing her prey in through the cat door almost every day. I think most of the prey is alive when she brings it in. When we find it, alive or dead, we put it outside. I hate to lock her cat door--I feel that she's safer when she can get inside through it. But we work at home, and see clients, and a mouse ran across our office manager's feet yesterday, and we can't have that happening with clients. The vet suggested putting a bell on the cat's collar, which we will do. My husband suggested blocking off the cat door both concretely and visually, as in putting a cover over it, not just shutting it, so that the cat doesn't get the idea that she can never go through it again, just that she can't reach it right now. He's hoping that when the bringing in prey habit is broken, maybe we can take the cover off and she can use the cat door again. Does anyone have any other ideas? I know she's just following her instincts, and she's a darling little cat, but we can't have mice loose in our offices! Thanks, JF -- www.sevenpawspress.com I had this problem with both of my cats. We consistently took away any prey they brought into the house immediately and put it back outside and restricted the cats inside for a little while. After a few times, they both caught on to the fact that any prey they bring into the house will be taken away from them. We no longer have that problem. Having an office in your home means you'll have to be alert to the cat coming inside with prey if clients are present. Perhaps you can lock the cat door only during these periods until you can break her of the habit. Bill |
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For the past week or 10 days, she's been bringing her
prey in through the cat door almost every day. A while back I remember this same discussion and a link was posted to a page which showed an electronic cat door that was being developed which would scan and compare the cat's head to a known shape and if didn't agree, it would lock the door. For example if it was a possum or a coon trying to come in, or if it was the cat carrying something in his mouth, the door wouldn't open. Does anyone have that link? I would like to see what progress has been made on the project. |
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For the past week or 10 days, she's been bringing her
prey in through the cat door almost every day. A while back I remember this same discussion and a link was posted to a page which showed an electronic cat door that was being developed which would scan and compare the cat's head to a known shape and if didn't agree, it would lock the door. For example if it was a possum or a coon trying to come in, or if it was the cat carrying something in his mouth, the door wouldn't open. Does anyone have that link? I would like to see what progress has been made on the project. |
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