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keeping houdini inside
This new cat of mine is a real Houdini.
Last night he jumped up onto the window sill over my bed where I often put a fan with the window open wide enough for the fan to pull in cool air. He knocked the fan off and then pushed the screen out in one corner and jumped down to the ground outside for a night on the town. I wasn't too keen about his roaming around out there all night but before I adopted him he was an outdoor only cat in the neighborhood so I figured he'd come back in the morning for breakfast, which he did. I was telling a friend about this and she was telling me about how she was babysitting a neighbor's cats and one of them tore a hole in a screen and escaped. I'm a fresh air nut and like to keep my windows open as much as possible. I'm trying to think of ways of securing my place so he can't get out the windows. One idea I have is to put something on the window sills that would discourage him from getting on them. For example, something with soft spikes that would be uncomfortable but wouldn't hurt him. My sills are about 4 inches deep. I'm hoping others might have some good suggestions. |
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Rusty Wright wrote:
I'm trying to think of ways of securing my place so he can't get out the windows. One idea I have is to put something on the window sills that would discourage him from getting on them. For example, something with soft spikes that would be uncomfortable but wouldn't hurt him. My sills are about 4 inches deep. I'm hoping others might have some good suggestions. It depends a lot on what kind of windows and sills you have. If you have old-fashioned type sash windows and sills, you could either try installing "kitty klips" on the sills (http://kittyklips.com) or move the screens to the top and open the top instead of the bottom. -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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Rusty Wright wrote:
I'm trying to think of ways of securing my place so he can't get out the windows. One idea I have is to put something on the window sills that would discourage him from getting on them. For example, something with soft spikes that would be uncomfortable but wouldn't hurt him. My sills are about 4 inches deep. I'm hoping others might have some good suggestions. It depends a lot on what kind of windows and sills you have. If you have old-fashioned type sash windows and sills, you could either try installing "kitty klips" on the sills (http://kittyklips.com) or move the screens to the top and open the top instead of the bottom. -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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Rusty Wright wrote in message ...
This new cat of mine is a real Houdini. Last night he jumped up onto the window sill over my bed where I often put a fan with the window open wide enough for the fan to pull in cool air. He knocked the fan off and then pushed the screen out in one corner and jumped down to the ground outside for a night on the town. I wasn't too keen about his roaming around out there all night but before I adopted him he was an outdoor only cat in the neighborhood so I figured he'd come back in the morning for breakfast, which he did. I was telling a friend about this and she was telling me about how she was babysitting a neighbor's cats and one of them tore a hole in a screen and escaped. I'm a fresh air nut and like to keep my windows open as much as possible. I'm trying to think of ways of securing my place so he can't get out the windows. One idea I have is to put something on the window sills that would discourage him from getting on them. For example, something with soft spikes that would be uncomfortable but wouldn't hurt him. My sills are about 4 inches deep. I'm hoping others might have some good suggestions. You could use some of the methods for preventing cats from jumping on your counters, such as: tape sticky side up, carpet runner upside down, some soda cans with pennies or rocks in them lining the sill (to startle him), or tin foil. Rene |
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Rusty Wright wrote in message ...
This new cat of mine is a real Houdini. Last night he jumped up onto the window sill over my bed where I often put a fan with the window open wide enough for the fan to pull in cool air. He knocked the fan off and then pushed the screen out in one corner and jumped down to the ground outside for a night on the town. I wasn't too keen about his roaming around out there all night but before I adopted him he was an outdoor only cat in the neighborhood so I figured he'd come back in the morning for breakfast, which he did. I was telling a friend about this and she was telling me about how she was babysitting a neighbor's cats and one of them tore a hole in a screen and escaped. I'm a fresh air nut and like to keep my windows open as much as possible. I'm trying to think of ways of securing my place so he can't get out the windows. One idea I have is to put something on the window sills that would discourage him from getting on them. For example, something with soft spikes that would be uncomfortable but wouldn't hurt him. My sills are about 4 inches deep. I'm hoping others might have some good suggestions. You could use some of the methods for preventing cats from jumping on your counters, such as: tape sticky side up, carpet runner upside down, some soda cans with pennies or rocks in them lining the sill (to startle him), or tin foil. Rene |
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Many years ago one of my cats got out through a hole in the screen and
was gone for 9 days (I did get him back.) I dealt with the screen issue by buying adjustable screens (w/metal screening) from Home Depot and putting then in front of the regular screens. The edges fit perfectly in the tracks for the windows and are easy to remove if needed. For the few windows I have that don't have tracks I just used small nails nailed into the wood in front of the adjustable screen (one near the top and one near the bottom) on either side of it to make a sort of track and keep it in place. You can see an example of this type of screen he http://doityourself.com/store/0543579.htm I haven't had a single problem since and my cats can still enjoy sitting in the windows *and * get some fresh air. Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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Many years ago one of my cats got out through a hole in the screen and
was gone for 9 days (I did get him back.) I dealt with the screen issue by buying adjustable screens (w/metal screening) from Home Depot and putting then in front of the regular screens. The edges fit perfectly in the tracks for the windows and are easy to remove if needed. For the few windows I have that don't have tracks I just used small nails nailed into the wood in front of the adjustable screen (one near the top and one near the bottom) on either side of it to make a sort of track and keep it in place. You can see an example of this type of screen he http://doityourself.com/store/0543579.htm I haven't had a single problem since and my cats can still enjoy sitting in the windows *and * get some fresh air. Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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Great, this sounds like the ticket. Many thanks.
writes: Many years ago one of my cats got out through a hole in the screen and was gone for 9 days (I did get him back.) I dealt with the screen issue by buying adjustable screens (w/metal screening) from Home Depot and putting then in front of the regular screens. The edges fit perfectly in the tracks for the windows and are easy to remove if needed. For the few windows I have that don't have tracks I just used small nails nailed into the wood in front of the adjustable screen (one near the top and one near the bottom) on either side of it to make a sort of track and keep it in place. You can see an example of this type of screen he http://doityourself.com/store/0543579.htm I haven't had a single problem since and my cats can still enjoy sitting in the windows *and * get some fresh air. Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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Interesting and useful ideas; thanks. My place is pretty junky as it
is so having "junk" on the window sills will add to the ambiance. What is "carpet runner"? (Rene) writes: Rusty Wright wrote in message ... This new cat of mine is a real Houdini. Last night he jumped up onto the window sill over my bed where I often put a fan with the window open wide enough for the fan to pull in cool air. He knocked the fan off and then pushed the screen out in one corner and jumped down to the ground outside for a night on the town. I wasn't too keen about his roaming around out there all night but before I adopted him he was an outdoor only cat in the neighborhood so I figured he'd come back in the morning for breakfast, which he did. I was telling a friend about this and she was telling me about how she was babysitting a neighbor's cats and one of them tore a hole in a screen and escaped. I'm a fresh air nut and like to keep my windows open as much as possible. I'm trying to think of ways of securing my place so he can't get out the windows. One idea I have is to put something on the window sills that would discourage him from getting on them. For example, something with soft spikes that would be uncomfortable but wouldn't hurt him. My sills are about 4 inches deep. I'm hoping others might have some good suggestions. You could use some of the methods for preventing cats from jumping on your counters, such as: tape sticky side up, carpet runner upside down, some soda cans with pennies or rocks in them lining the sill (to startle him), or tin foil. Rene |
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