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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / April 2004Indoor cat figured out doggie door
Hi. My wife has lost two cats in the last few years that just ran away and never returned. So she is really concerned that our current indoor cat Brittney will flee now that she has gone out the doggie door a couple of times. We are currently locking the doggie door while she has full reign of the house but it's getting harder and harder to juggle the dogs and her and keep her from "escaping". Both times she just sat on the porch and let me bring her in. Should I invest in an electronic door and just let the dogs have "keys" or does someone have a better suggestion.? > Hi. My wife has lost two cats in the last few years that just ran away and > never returned. So she is really concerned that our current indoor cat [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > bring her in. Should I invest in an electronic door and just let the dogs > have "keys" or does someone have a better suggestion.? Well, you could try that. From what I hear, once they figure out the doors, it's pretty hard though. Do the dogs *have* to have free access? Karen > > Hi. My wife has lost two cats in the last few years that just ran away and > > never returned. So she is really concerned that our current indoor cat [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Karen Or, here's another thought. Can you cat proof your backyard? www.catfencein.com Karen circa Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:13:46 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Tom Meter (tmeyter@socal.rr.com) said, > Should I invest in an electronic door and just let the dogs > have "keys" Yup. Laura  SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. >Hi. My wife has lost two cats in the last few years that just ran away and >never returned. So she is really concerned that our current indoor cat [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >bring her in. Should I invest in an electronic door and just let the dogs >have "keys" or does someone have a better suggestion.? A doggy door??? Never heard of that, I presume it's like an over-sized catflap?? Must be an American thing. The electronic thing sounds best, though I've never seen one so I couldn't comment! Presume it works like the magnetic catflap. Or do what the Brits do - take your dog out 2 or 3 times a day supervised when it needs its poop! >A doggy door??? Never heard of that, I presume it's like an over-sized >catflap?? Must be an American thing. The electronic thing sounds best, >though I've never seen one so I couldn't comment! Presume it works >like the magnetic catflap. Or do what the Brits do - take your dog out >2 or 3 times a day supervised when it needs its poop! People who have doggie doors also have fenced back yards. It gives the dog access while you're gone to the outdoors. It *is* just like a big kitty door -- unfortunately, some of them are big enough for a person to crawl through, which I always thought was kind of creepy. Sherry > It *is* just like a big kitty door -- >unfortunately, some of them are big enough for a person to crawl through, >which >I always thought was kind of creepy. > >Sherry I always figured that a person may not want to chance what KIND of dog (nice or not!) may be on the "other side"! That said, with indoor cats, dog doors with full access are obviously not a good idea. "Keyed" ones don't seem to come in the larger sizes either. There was a company that used to advertise in magazines several years ago, that had a model called "not a cat exit". I could never get them to disclose how it worked to not let cats in/out, and I wasn't about to spend the few hundre dollars they wanted for the thing in order to find out! They seemed to stop advertising it, which probably means it never worked all that well. Janet Boss http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/ http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience a pet door for medium-large dogs - electronic opener. http://thepetdoorstore.com/petdoors/electronic/index.html Janet Boss http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/ http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience >> A doggy door??? Never heard of that, I presume it's like an over-sized > catflap?? Must be an American thing. The electronic thing sounds best, > though I've never seen one so I couldn't comment! Presume it works > like the magnetic catflap. Or do what the Brits do - take your dog out > 2 or 3 times a day supervised when it needs its poop! We have fenced back gardens (yards) and front gardens are usually fenced and gated but not always . ( An Englishman's home is his castle LOL) and we also let our cats out so its not a problem. Alison > >> A doggy door??? Never heard of that, I presume it's like an > over-sized [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > LOL) and we also let our cats out so its not a problem. > Alison We have a wall but the cat can easily jump up and over. Are you mainly talking about keeping your cat from being attacked because I can't see how a fence can keep a cat from roaming off and running away (my wife will be heartbroken for months if this happens with Brittney). > > >> A doggy door??? Never heard of that, I presume it's like an > > over-sized [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > fence can keep a cat from roaming off and running away (my wife will be > heartbroken for months if this happens with Brittney). Again see www.catfencein.com > > > >> A doggy door??? Never heard of that, I presume it's like an > > > over-sized [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > Again see www.catfencein.com So you put that all along your fence? I'll look into it. Thanks. >>>>>> A doggy door??? Never heard of that, I presume it's like an >>>> over-sized [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > So you put that all along your fence? I'll look into it. Thanks. It's reported to be VERY effective. I hope you can give kitty her safety. I highly doubt you can keep her from using the flap once she learns how. Karen >Hi. My wife has lost two cats in the last few years that just ran away and >never returned. More likely they got lost and didn't return because they couldn't figure out where home was. >So she is really concerned that our current indoor cat >Brittney will flee now that she has gone out the doggie door a couple of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I wouldn't let the dogs loose outside as they would face the same dangers an outdoor cat would face. Doesn't your town have leash laws anyway? >> Hi. My wife has lost two cats in the last few years that just ran away and >> never returned. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > dangers an outdoor cat > would face. Doesn't your town have leash laws anyway? I'm thinking its an enclosed yard. Karen > >> Hi. My wife has lost two cats in the last few years that just ran away and > >> never returned. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >> bring her in. Should I invest in an electronic door and just let the dogs > >> have "keys" or does someone have a better suggestion.? currently i have four cats and all but one is an ourdoor cat. i have never encountered a problem with my cats leaving home once they discovered the broad outdoors. then again, i live in suburban america. but i think if i did have this problem i would get rid of the doggie door pronto. i have two dogs that can not decide whether they want in or out at all hours of the night. but this is the responsibility i knowingly took on when i got them. just shuffel back a few steps to the old days where doggie doors where but a dream. getting up every so often is a hastle but not in comparrison to searching and then losing a dear friend. |
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