My cat has figured out how to remove the screen on the window

alarimer

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Sat Dec-01-07 01:48 PM
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My cat has figured out how to remove the screen on the window

Edited on Sat Dec-01-07 01:51 PM by alarimer

It must be very loose because all he has to do is push on it and it comes off. I guess it is better than having him tear the screen but I really do not want him outside at all. We have a busy road near here and it just isn't good for him. But as long as I want the windows open, I guess I have to put up with him going in an out, in and out all day long.

At least he never goes far.

Amy

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applegrove

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Sat Dec-01-07 03:22 PM
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1. Just keep the main door closed all the time. That way the cat is out less and

Edited on Sat Dec-01-07 03:23 PM by applegrove

under the threat of outdoor accidents much less. I lost a cat to a car a few years back. Not fun. The less time they spend outside the better.

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SoCalDem

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Sat Dec-01-07 06:17 PM
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2. Fix the screen.. much better than coming home to a dead kitty

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alarimer

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Sat Dec-01-07 07:53 PM
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5. I close the windows whenever I leave.

I figure as long as I am here, he won't wander far. He doesn't usually; he is pretty timid out there.

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fizzgig

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Sat Dec-01-07 06:19 PM
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3. all i can say is thank gods they dont' have opposable thumbs

we'd be in deep trouble then

but i agree with the other posters...see if you can fix or somehow secure the screen

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FloridaJudy

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Sat Dec-01-07 06:26 PM
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4. Mine has figured out where the "off' button is

On my surge suppressor strip. I'm likely to get a nasty surprise when the food or water bowls are empty.

Clever little buggers.

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riderinthestorm

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Sat Dec-01-07 08:07 PM
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6. Screens?! What screens?

My cats obviously pass along the screen shredding techniques since they all do it at my house. Every. Single. Screen. Every summer. There is no way to keep my cats inside: either I use airco all the time, or deal with the fact that they are getting out. Last year we finally installed a cat door, and they won't use it. Shredded the screens again.

So they get out. They never go far. I've had cats for more than 40 plus years and they all have managed to keep themselves alive gallivanting around the yard/farm/barn.

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Whoa_Nelly

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Sat Dec-01-07 08:19 PM
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7. When I was a bad teen and sneaking out

my mom puttied my screen in place!

Freaked me out.

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TrogL

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Sat Dec-01-07 08:22 PM
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8. So has my cat - rip the fscking shit out of it

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alarimer

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Sat Dec-01-07 09:38 PM
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9. These are loose enough that he pushes on them and pops them out

If I nailed them in place he would just rip the screen. I have gone through a lot of them and figure there goes my deposit LOL

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