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Kittens climbing screens...help!!
Hello,
I am just wondering if anyone can give me advice on how to stop my two kittens Zazu and Zu=F1i from climbing the screens in our apartment. They are generally well behaved kittens, but the screen climbing is going too far! They have a scratching post, which they use all the time, and also a spray bottle for when they misbehave. The water bottle doesn't seem to do the trick when they are on the screen. I read a previous post on this group about putting spare change in an empty pop can, and I plan on trying it as soon as we have an empty can. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know! Thank you! Zazu and Zu=F1i's Mom |
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"LEC1985" wrote in message oups.com... Hello, I am just wondering if anyone can give me advice on how to stop my two kittens Zazu and Zuņi from climbing the screens in our apartment. They are generally well behaved kittens, but the screen climbing is going too far! They have a scratching post, which they use all the time, and also a spray bottle for when they misbehave. The water bottle doesn't seem to do the trick when they are on the screen. I read a previous post on this group about putting spare change in an empty pop can, and I plan on trying it as soon as we have an empty can. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know! Thank you! Zazu and Zuņi's Mom How many screens do you have? If it would be practical, you could get some sheets of plexiglas (or similar rigid plastic - the cheaper, the better) and lean them against the screens until the cats learn not to climb. Plexiglas is rigid and smooth, so it would be impossible for the cats to climb. It would have to be tall enough so they could not stand on their back legs, reach up, and grab the upper edge. MaryL |
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Mary.. that is a great idea! Luckily we are in a small apartment and do
not have many windows. That would also allow air to breeze through on the parts not blocked by plexi glass .. thank you so much!! |
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"LEC1985" wrote in message oups.com... Mary.. that is a great idea! Luckily we are in a small apartment and do not have many windows. That would also allow air to breeze through on the parts not blocked by plexi glass .. thank you so much!! I'm glad it helped. Just be sure to stabilize the plexiglas so it cannot fall out if the cats try to pull at it (even something as simple as masking tape would probably do the job). MaryL |
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"LEC1985" wrote in message oups.com... Mary.. that is a great idea! Luckily we are in a small apartment and do not have many windows. That would also allow air to breeze through on the parts not blocked by plexi glass .. thank you so much!! Here's one additional suggestion (and I'm not sure why I didn't think of it before): Cats love to climb, and they might be less attracted to the screens if they had other options. Here is a link to a nice cat tree from Drs. Foster and Smith. It is reasonably priced, floor-to-ceiling, but only requires one foot of floor space. Cats love cat trees, they provide great exercise, and in your case they would be a diversion from the screens. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...cfm?pCatId=524 MaryL |
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"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message news:VavRe.3946$Ix4.2110@okepread03... Here's one additional suggestion (and I'm not sure why I didn't think of it before): Cats love to climb, and they might be less attracted to the screens if they had other options. Here is a link to a nice cat tree from Drs. Foster and Smith. It is reasonably priced, floor-to-ceiling, but only requires one foot of floor space. Cats love cat trees, they provide great exercise, and in your case they would be a diversion from the screens. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...cfm?pCatId=524 MaryL As Mary says , cats love to climb. It's what they do ! Its important for their well being that you provide an outlet for this. Instead of punishing them for climbing in the wrong places show them where they *can* climb. As well as trees or if you don't have space for them, you can fix up shelving and walkways on your walls. Alison |
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