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Cat Forum / General Topics / April 2008Is this a likely problem?
A colleague needs to find a new home for her two-year-old, neutered, indoor male cat. I'd like to adopt him -- he would be the only cat in the house. But my basement has been gutted and not (yet) refinished. So if he climbs the cinder block walls, he could get into the first-floor space between the interior walls and the siding. Should I be concerned about that, or the possibility too remote to worry about?  SignatureStan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... yes worry think about them as a small child are they going to stick something in the electrical outlet absolutely someone posted in another group about a kitty getting in to the wall and $38,000 later they got him out >A colleague needs to find a new home for her two-year-old, neutered, > indoor male cat. I'd like to adopt him -- he would be the only cat [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > space between the interior walls and the siding. Should I be > concerned about that, or the possibility too remote to worry about? > But my basement has been gutted and not (yet) refinished. So if he > climbs the cinder block walls, he could get into the first-floor > space between the interior walls and the siding. Should I be > concerned about that, or the possibility too remote to worry about? I've never heard of a cat climbing cinder block walls before. They generally need wood or a textile material to climb that high. Personally, I wouldn't worry about, but if I did, I'd block the way with some garbage bags or cardboard or something. >> But my basement has been gutted and not (yet) refinished. So if he >> climbs the cinder block walls, he could get into the first-floor >> space between the interior walls and the siding. Should I be >> concerned about that, or the possibility too remote to worry about? >I've never heard of a cat climbing cinder block walls before. >They generally need wood or a textile material to climb that high. > >Personally, I wouldn't worry about, but if I did, I'd block the way >with >some garbage bags or cardboard or something. Does the basement have a door?!?! If so why can't you just keep the door closed and keep the cat out of it?!?! Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:40:57 GMT from kraut <NewsGroupsPlease@NewsGroupsPlease.org>: > >> But my basement has been gutted and not (yet) refinished. So if he > >> climbs the cinder block walls, he could get into the first-floor [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > If so why can't you just keep the door closed and keep the cat out of > it?!?! Okay, you don't know me, but I'm not a complete idiot. If there were a basement door I'd certainly keep it closed. SignatureStan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... "Stan Brown" <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote in message > But my basement has been gutted and not (yet) refinished. So if he > climbs the cinder block walls, he could get into the first-floor > space between the interior walls and the siding. Should I be > concerned about that, or the possibility too remote to worry about? I'd worry about it. A new cat is going to explore everything and try to get into everything it can. The first day I brought my cat home from the animal shelter, she spent several hours exploring everywhere. That time included her climbing into a plumbing access panel that ran in between the apartments. It took me almost 30 minutes to entice her out. Talk about stress. The panel is blocked now, but at the time I nearly freaked out. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:42:21 -0400 from Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm>: > A colleague needs to find a new home for her two-year-old, neutered, > indoor male cat. I'd like to adopt him -- he would be the only cat [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > space between the interior walls and the siding. Should I be > concerned about that, or the possibility too remote to worry about? Thanks to all who replied. I think, reluctantly, I'm going to have to hold off on a kitty till I can get the basement finished. SignatureStan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... > Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:42:21 -0400 from Stan Brown > <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm>: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thanks to all who replied. I think, reluctantly, I'm going to have > to hold off on a kitty till I can get the basement finished. Either that, or put something climbable down in the hole, so the cat can climb out if it falls in...... > Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:42:21 -0400 from Stan Brown > <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm>: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thanks to all who replied. I think, reluctantly, I'm going to have > to hold off on a kitty till I can get the basement finished. I'd think a little cat proofing would not be too hard. A cat cannot climb up a cinder block wall...but they can jump as high as 6 feet or so. I'd just make sure there was nothing the cat could get up on...to get inside your walls and you should be OK |
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