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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

225.0. "Cats and closed doors" by SUPER::MATTHEWS (Don't panic) Sun Mar 30 1986 15:57

    Normally our cats have the run of the house, but when people stay
    in the guest room they like to close the door (especially when they're
    allergic to cats.)
    
    Erick's responses to a closed door with people on the other side
    are:
    
    	o  to put his shoulder to the door and try to dig underneath
           it with his claws
    
        o  to sit by the door and complain loudly
    
    Neither behaviour allows our guests to get much sleep, and the former
    isn't very good to our carpeting either.
    
    If there's a solution to this problem, we'd love to hear it!
    
					    Val & Jon
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225.1TLE::WINALSKIPaul S. WinalskiSun Mar 30 1986 17:464
The only thing I can suggest is always keeping the guest room door closed,
so that Erick will learn to consider the door closed a normal condition.

--PSW
225.2Better yet,PEN::KALLISMon Mar 31 1986 15:384
    ...Or restrict your guest list to cat lovers.
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.
    
225.3This page intentionally left blank.PAUPER::SKIThu Apr 03 1986 13:158
    Put something in front of the door that the cat doesn't like to
    step on.
    Junior can't stand to step on any of those "artificial grass" type
    doormats and will avoid them at all costs. What one cat hates, another
    may love however.
    
    			Stan S.
    
225.4Patient As a ....PEN::KALLISThu Apr 03 1986 13:5510
    Re .3:
    
    If your cat is like mine are, they won't step on whatever it is;
    they'll stand on the other side of it and complain even _more_ loudly
    than before!
    
    Never underestimate the persistence of a determined cat!
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.
    
225.5It's even better with two catsCFIG1::DENHAMI am pleased to see that we have differencesSat Apr 12 1986 21:5518
    RE: .4
    
    Or they might do like mine; lock out both cats because one is pesting
    you, and the other complains LOUDLY.  I have the choice of having
    one cat walk all over me when I'm trying to sleep (sometimes) or
    locking them out of the bedroom and having the other one desperately
    trying to get to see me.
    
    The complainer is a real sweet little guy and I don't like having
    to do this to him.  I can't wait for the other one to grow up so
    she will behave too.
    
    I haven't found anything that they are unwilling to step in other
    than water.  I don't like just locking her out because he would
    be unable to get to the litter box or the food and water.  Besides,
    then she would complain because she misses her playmate.
    
    Kathleen
225.6damaged carpet too!APACHE::CLEMONSTue Apr 15 1986 16:1222
I have had the same problem with one of my cats when I close him out of our
bedroom.  I hate to do this, but I am a little allergic to cats.

Sebastian is really a "mommy's-boy" and follows me everywhere, curls up where
ever I sit and therefore will sit outside the bedroom door at night
and cry very loudly.  When that doesn't work he begins clawing at the carpet.
(its a good thing we planned on replacing that carpet anyway)  He also seems
to like to wait until about 2am to do this ritual, when he knows it will get
our attention the most.  Then when I finally go out to get him he's purring
and affectionate as if I had nothing better to do at 2am then to pet him!

The only solution I have been able to come up with is to use cat repellent
spray.  It smells awful, like rotting onions, but I spray a little on a paper
towel and leave it in front of the door (HIS side) and pick it up in the 
morning.  I guess Sebastian isn't real wild about the smell either.

So far this has worked every time, but he doesn't do that every night.  


Good luck!

Kathi
225.7SUPERTRAINED SCOTTISH/IRISH CATSSTOVIE::BARBERThu Jan 21 1988 14:191
    Teach it to chap the door!
225.8definition, pleaseINK::KALLISHas anybody lost a shoggoth?Thu Jan 21 1988 14:285
    Re .7:
    
    "chap"?
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.