Re: now cat door

Would probably be easier--and less bloody--to give Beans a bath than to put a collar on her. Just getting her in a cat carrier can be a chore. When we moved down here, she started the trip in a cardboard carrier, which she ripped to shreds before we were 20 minutes out. She spent the rest of the journey mostly under the driver's feet or on the shelf looking out the back window.

On Thursday, December 25, 2003, at 10:32 AM, Kitty wrote:

I think I've seen some cat doors that operate on electronic control of some
sort. They only open for the animal wearing the collar that controls it.
However, mine don't wear collars. I worry about them getting caught on
fences, etc. If the collars loose enough for them to squeeze out in a jam,
they'll squeeze out of 'em on purpose, too. Of course there are the
breakaway types, but that gets pretty expensive cuz they keep breaking away
from their collars and I have to buy new ones.

Kitty

----- Original Message -----
From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Happy Holidays to All, now cat door


Got one of those, Marge. We decided we didn't want the house open to
raccoons, however, so we put it in the door between the kitchen and the
garage. Once it's daylight, we can open the garage door and Miss Priss
can come and go as she pleases. By then, of course, she has already
been in and out four or five times, so she usually decides it's nap
time.

On Thursday, December 25, 2003, at 01:56 AM, Marge Talt wrote:

From: james singer <jsinger@igc.org>
Holiday wishes to all. I'll probably spent the day as I spend most

days

off--letting the cat out and in. If she's in, she yowls to go out;

if

she's out, she knocks to come in. And, of course, she's trained me

to

open the door for her.

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Unless you enjoy that pastime, Jim, what you need is a cat door.
When my cats were indoor/outdoor, it worked a treat - they came and
went as they wished.  Poor old campused Teeny Kitty still sits in
front of it staring at it like if she stares hard enough, it will
open for her.  Has a little thumb latch on a removable solid masonite
type door if you don't want kitty to go out at some point.  Sure
beats the heck out of being a doorman for a fickle feline:-)

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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