hey all! i have two 3 month-old kittens that i adore immensely...my girl, blossom is the smart one; very dignified and not really given to mischief. snooker, however, is 200% boy and loves to get into EVERYTHING. My dilemma is this:
we have floor-length glass double doors with screens that can be pulled up and down like blinds. the screen is just (barely) tucked into the tracks on the sides of the window. snooks just loves to push the screen out and slip out onto the patio and then hide outside...how can i keep him away from the screen? blossom will also sit in front of the screens, but she doesn't try to get out (yet). i have GOT to have my fresh air every day, but i can't stand guard at the windows! we have tried spraying the screens with a type of 'stay off' pet training aid, but he isn't put off by that at all. we live in government housing (Go Navy!) and cannot make any modifications to the screens.
i checked out the article about controlling scratching, but i think snooks would just jump over any kind of barrier i could lay out on the floor.
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also, how do you keep curious kittens from scaling your christmas tree? of course we don't have ours up yet; i'm just thinking ahead.
it is so great to have a site like this for all of us newbies out there! many thanks to all who can help
we have floor-length glass double doors with screens that can be pulled up and down like blinds. the screen is just (barely) tucked into the tracks on the sides of the window. snooks just loves to push the screen out and slip out onto the patio and then hide outside...how can i keep him away from the screen? blossom will also sit in front of the screens, but she doesn't try to get out (yet). i have GOT to have my fresh air every day, but i can't stand guard at the windows! we have tried spraying the screens with a type of 'stay off' pet training aid, but he isn't put off by that at all. we live in government housing (Go Navy!) and cannot make any modifications to the screens.
i checked out the article about controlling scratching, but i think snooks would just jump over any kind of barrier i could lay out on the floor.
*****
also, how do you keep curious kittens from scaling your christmas tree? of course we don't have ours up yet; i'm just thinking ahead.
it is so great to have a site like this for all of us newbies out there! many thanks to all who can help