I live with two other girls and my cat, Miko, in a little apt. For the most part it's fine, but my roommates tend to get annoyed at Miko for things like jumping into their closets. Today Miko was trapped in my roommate's closet all day - about 12 hours! My reaction was that I felt terrible for Miko because it must have been so terrifying for her and I took her out and cuddled her. My roommate started yelling at me and saying she was going to hit Miko for going in her closet, and I shouldn't cuddle her after, cause it just shows her that it's ok, and started throwing her clothes at me demanding that I get the cat hair out. I thought she was totally overracting. It's just cat hair! And you don't hit animals! Miko's just being a cat and finding a cozy spot to rest in and it's my roomate's fault for shutting the closet door without checking to see if Miko was in there.
Is there anything I can do to keep Miko out of the closet and convince my roommate that she CANNOT hit my cat?
Is there anything I can do to keep Miko out of the closet and convince my roommate that she CANNOT hit my cat?