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Queen Eva is rekkin havok again.
She likes to get into the cupboards and climb around. At first this was okay with me until she started knocking cans out. They would sometimes land on the counter, but often crashed to the floor which caused me to worry about danger to any cat who might be beneath her.
So I blocked access to that cupboard by sliding something through the two handles. Last night I forgot to slide the thing through and she was up there in no time:
....
Anyway, after I blocked that cupboard she started getting into the pots and pans cupboard below. At first, again, I didn't mind that though she made a ton of noise (the beauty of it I suppose) and every time I needed a pot or pan I had to dig the whole pile out to find the one I wanted, then put them all back in neatly. Which also was Great Fun for her.(ooh whatcha doin mom, can I play too?)
(and then wash the pot or pan in case her little paws had been in it, but I really didn't mind that)
I also worried about her hurting herself during all the crashing and banging but it wasn't until I discovered her latest trick that I blocked off that cupboard too.
I keep certain toys put away in a drawer as they are not safe for unsupervised play. Thin elastic strings on them mostly.
One day when I came home I found to my horror two of those toys out free in the house, one on the kitchen floor and one downstairs.
The drawer was still closed. I put them away again, but was mystified....until two nights ago when I discovered that when Queen Eva plays in the pan cupboard not only is she just making a beautiful noise.
She somehow gets herself into the drawer from inside the cupboard and pulls out these dangerous toys. I have now blocked access to that cupboard too.
There is still one of those elastic string toys missing. It's an old one and the elastic is really not stretchy anymore but I don't like to leave them out, and I hope it turns up soon because I am going to worry until I find it.
She likes to get into the cupboards and climb around. At first this was okay with me until she started knocking cans out. They would sometimes land on the counter, but often crashed to the floor which caused me to worry about danger to any cat who might be beneath her.
So I blocked access to that cupboard by sliding something through the two handles. Last night I forgot to slide the thing through and she was up there in no time:
....
Anyway, after I blocked that cupboard she started getting into the pots and pans cupboard below. At first, again, I didn't mind that though she made a ton of noise (the beauty of it I suppose) and every time I needed a pot or pan I had to dig the whole pile out to find the one I wanted, then put them all back in neatly. Which also was Great Fun for her.(ooh whatcha doin mom, can I play too?)
(and then wash the pot or pan in case her little paws had been in it, but I really didn't mind that)
I also worried about her hurting herself during all the crashing and banging but it wasn't until I discovered her latest trick that I blocked off that cupboard too.
I keep certain toys put away in a drawer as they are not safe for unsupervised play. Thin elastic strings on them mostly.
One day when I came home I found to my horror two of those toys out free in the house, one on the kitchen floor and one downstairs.
The drawer was still closed. I put them away again, but was mystified....until two nights ago when I discovered that when Queen Eva plays in the pan cupboard not only is she just making a beautiful noise.
She somehow gets herself into the drawer from inside the cupboard and pulls out these dangerous toys. I have now blocked access to that cupboard too.
There is still one of those elastic string toys missing. It's an old one and the elastic is really not stretchy anymore but I don't like to leave them out, and I hope it turns up soon because I am going to worry until I find it.