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On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 21:12:13 -0700, Dennis Carr
wrote: Here's a problem I have that I'm certain is universal - cats in the kitchen trash can. Maybe it's the occasional empty tin of tuna I put in there, maybe it's curiousity, but I find that my girls like to get into the trash can - or worse, topple it. Mind you, our trash can largely contains dry materials (the vast majority of garbage goes down the sink into the disposer, while things that can't go down there are simply removed to the dumpsters), so it's largely non-hazardous and not *terribly* messy - but I'd rather the cats stay out. Any one have any good ideas for at the very least preventing the toppling of the trash? I put the waste basket in the cabinet under the sink. |
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I put the trash can under the sink with a child lock on the cabinet door. My
cats learned how to open the doors but with the locks on they can't open them now. Leslie "you can tell alot about a people or person in how they treat animals" |
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I put the trash can under the sink with a child lock on the cabinet door. My
cats learned how to open the doors but with the locks on they can't open them now. Leslie "you can tell alot about a people or person in how they treat animals" |
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From: Dennis Carr
Any one have any good ideas for at the very least preventing the toppling of the trash? I bought a 20 gallon plastic trash can and it comes with a locking lid. The cats have never gotten in the trash. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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None of our cats have ever gotten into the trash, the garbage, or
jumped up on the kitchen counter. This isn't because they are so well behaved, it's probably because we are vegitarians and there isn't anything that interests them there. The only time they ever show any interest in the trash is when I feed them and throw the empty cans away. Then they run over and look into the trash basket, but as soon as I give them their dishes full of food they quickly loose interest in what's in the trash. |
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None of our cats have ever gotten into the trash, the garbage, or
jumped up on the kitchen counter. This isn't because they are so well behaved, it's probably because we are vegitarians and there isn't anything that interests them there. The only time they ever show any interest in the trash is when I feed them and throw the empty cans away. Then they run over and look into the trash basket, but as soon as I give them their dishes full of food they quickly loose interest in what's in the trash. |
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None of our cats have ever gotten into the trash, the garbage, or
jumped up on the kitchen counter. This isn't because they are so well behaved, it's probably because we are vegitarians and there isn't anything that interests them there. I never throw meat scraps in the trash, either, but Frank is still an accomplished trash-digger. Trash-digging apparently isn't for everyone; trash-digging is also taught by other cats. My other three cats aren't the least bit interested. Frank wasn't either, until he stayed with my daughter, whose cat is likewise a trash-digger. Apparantly it's an activity borne of boredom, not hunger, for him anyway, becuase he only does it when he's left alone. Sherry |
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None of our cats have ever gotten into the trash, the garbage, or
jumped up on the kitchen counter. This isn't because they are so well behaved, it's probably because we are vegitarians and there isn't anything that interests them there. I never throw meat scraps in the trash, either, but Frank is still an accomplished trash-digger. Trash-digging apparently isn't for everyone; trash-digging is also taught by other cats. My other three cats aren't the least bit interested. Frank wasn't either, until he stayed with my daughter, whose cat is likewise a trash-digger. Apparantly it's an activity borne of boredom, not hunger, for him anyway, becuase he only does it when he's left alone. Sherry |
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Dennis Carr wrote:
Any one have any good ideas for at the very least preventing the toppling of the trash? The can stays under the sink. The under-sink cabinet doors stay fastened shut with a rubberband across the handles. (We usually only have to resort to this if there's something particularly smelly in there.) -Alison in OH |
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