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Cats & Wall Heaters

post #1 of 5
6/4/11 at 8:06am
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Hi All,

I just moved into an apartment with wall heaters and I know that the metal on the heater can get very hot (my brother burning his butt on one as a kid). I don't want my cat to get hurt. Does anyone live in a home/apartment that has wall heaters? How do you cat proof a wall heater?

Thanks!
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post #2 of 5
6/4/11 at 8:18pm
Self-standing baby gate or fireplace screen perhaps.
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post #3 of 5
6/5/11 at 4:16am
I have wall heaters throughout my house. Two of them get very hot. Don't worry. Your kitty will stay away from the heater. I was very worried too when we first moved into this house but everything has been fine. If it's too hot they don't go too close,.

In my last home I had a wood stove (talk about hot). My two cats would walk behind that thing and just about give me a heart attack. No one ever got burned. Not in 10 years. I wouldn't worry about it. Kitties are smart.
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post #4 of 5
6/5/11 at 4:17pm
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Originally Posted by Ligwa View Post
In my last home I had a wood stove (talk about hot). My two cats would walk behind that thing and just about give me a heart attack. No one ever got burned. Not in 10 years. I wouldn't worry about it. Kitties are smart.
Same, Ligwa! Caroline was always running behind the woodstove - it was only about 1 foot or so from the wall. Pumpkin, who is older and we let in a lot more often, would sleep next to the woodstove for a few hours after he came in from the cold and his fur would get so hot! lol!
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post #5 of 5
6/5/11 at 4:38pm
I have heard of some cats even burning their fur. I believe Wesley's hurt nose was from testing the hotness of likely the cast iron stovetop by touching it briefly w/ his nose.
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