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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / April 2004The trash can
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?  SignatureDennis Carr - ke6isf@spamcop.net | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- Actually I have a tall Rubber Made trashcan that the cats don't even bother with. Of course the recyclable can is a different story. I had the pleasure of having to pick up all the cans and such after a neighbor's cat came onto the porch one night and tipped it over. The cat hasn't been back since. SignaturePanther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com > Here's a problem I have that I'm certain is universal - cats in the > kitchen trash can. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Any one have any good ideas for at the very least preventing the toppling > of the trash? I had to put all my wastebaskets in closets -- the kitchen garbage has always been under the sink, so they couldn't get to that anyway. For a while I had a wastebasket with one of those swinging lids, but Sundance recently got his head stuck in it, so that had to be put away, too. SignatureDo the math. > Here's a problem I have that I'm certain is universal - cats in the > kitchen trash can. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Any one have any good ideas for at the very least preventing the toppling > of the trash? >For a while I had a wastebasket with one of those swinging lids, but Sundance > recently got his head stuck in it, so that had to be put away, too. I have one of those too. My little one, Sammie, insists on perching on top of it to look out the kitchen window. Every few days there will be the sound of claws seeking traction and much flustered scrambling as she gets off center and the lid tips in. A quick peek in the kitchen usually finds her in a state of cat denial, sitting calmly on the floor, grooming and making goo-goo eyes at me. 'Whaaa? Me fall in the trash can? Nah.... 'Heard sumpthin' though, no idea what it was...' > Here's a problem I have that I'm certain is universal - cats in the > kitchen trash can. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Any one have any good ideas for at the very least preventing the toppling > of the trash? I put mine under the sink behind a closed door. Karen >Here's a problem I have that I'm certain is universal - cats in the >kitchen trash can. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >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. 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" >From: Dennis Carr ke6isf@spamcop.net >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 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. >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 Fat Freddy <howlin@damoon.com> dumped this in news:140420040639168031% howlin@damoon.com on 14 Apr 2004: > 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. Aww poor kitties. I had a mental picture of your cats all worried that their food was being thrown in the trash and then doing a happy dance when they found it in their dishes. :) SignatureCheryl > 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 > Any one have any good ideas for at the very least preventing the toppling > of the trash? I have to rinse empty tuna cans in the sink before throwing them in the trash or else I'm sure the trash would be raided. Other than that, they aren't curious about the trash at all. My sister used to have a cat who would raid the trash whenever she opened a pack of cigarettes to retrieve the cellophane wrapper. SignatureCheryl circa Tue, 13 Apr 2004 21:12:13 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Dennis Carr (ke6isf@spamcop.net) said, > Here's a problem I have that I'm certain is universal - cats in the > kitchen trash can. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Any one have any good ideas for at the very least preventing the toppling > of the trash? Mine don't get into the trash. Honestly. However, I do have one of those metal cans with the top that you open with a foot lever, which would probably be a good thing to try if the cats are getting into the trash. Alternately, keep the trash under the sink in a cupboard or someplace similar. Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. My cats don't get into the trash. However, we used to have a Labrador Retriever who was a trash fiend and would eat herself sick on the garbage. One evening, when I was pregnant and in the throes of morning sickness (which wouldn't confine itself to morning!), I came home from work to find that the dog had gotten into the trash and then threw up. I retreated to the bedroom, where I stayed locked in until my then-husband got home, at which point I informed him he'd better clean up the mess his d*** dog had made. Through the closed door, I heard him admonishing the Lab "Look what you did - now I have to yell at you or she'll yell at me!" "Laura R." <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> . > Mine don't get into the trash. Honestly. . > -- Mine didn't either until last night when I saw this thread and thought about mentioning it. Last night and tonight for the first time Buddha went for some empty food containers while I was in earshot. I huffed and I puffed so she'll probably do it again. circa Thu, 15 Apr 2004 04:43:09 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Mary (rosefan@email.com) said, > > Mine don't get into the trash. Honestly. . > > -- [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > first time Buddha went for some empty food containers while I was in > earshot. I huffed and I puffed so she'll probably do it again. That's what you get for letting her read newsgroups. Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. I don't leave anything dangerous to cats outside the enclosed rubbish bin. If Rho wants to drink dirty water from bowls in the sink then that isn't going to hurt him, even if it is a bit strange that he doesn't want the clean water in the cat area... > Here's a problem I have that I'm certain is universal - cats in the > kitchen trash can. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Any one have any good ideas for at the very least preventing the toppling > of the trash? |
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