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tricia208 · 09-05-2013, 07:07 AM

A few days ago my neighbor's cat came into my home via the doggie door. I found the cat on my desk in my home office. Obviously, I scared the cat not to mention the cat scared the heck out of me. The dogs heard the excitement and the chase of the cat through the house ensued. My husband sitting quietly in his recliner watching ESPN felt the cat use his chest as a spring board to grab onto my drapes, climb onto the valance, leap to the top of the entertainment center and somehow leap from a 10 foot tall piece of furniture to the floor, through the kitchen and run out the doggie door.

My husband and I realized that we did not need a stress test this year but that was the only good news from the ordeal. Today the cat has returned through the doggie door. How do I keep the door accessible to my dogs but discourage a cat from using it? My smart $%# husband reminded me that the door is technically a cat door because all the doggie doors we found were too large. Obviously, 25 years of marriage to him has secured my position in heaven. My dogs are trained to use the door and I don't want to close it off. I have been closing it more often during the day but I would like to go back to the schedule my dogs have known. My neighbor and owner of the cat told me she does not want the cat in her house while she is at work. She prefers the cat roam freely during the day. I was trying to decide if a sarcastic answer was in order or if I should not waste my time and just go make a margarita for myself. I opted for the latter. Ideas?

09-05-2013, 07:07 AM	#1
tricia208 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ocean Beach, CA Posts: 109	Ideas to prevent cats from using doggie door? A few days ago my neighbor's cat came into my home via the doggie door. I found the cat on my desk in my home office. Obviously, I scared the cat not to mention the cat scared the heck out of me. The dogs heard the excitement and the chase of the cat through the house ensued. My husband sitting quietly in his recliner watching ESPN felt the cat use his chest as a spring board to grab onto my drapes, climb onto the valance, leap to the top of the entertainment center and somehow leap from a 10 foot tall piece of furniture to the floor, through the kitchen and run out the doggie door. My husband and I realized that we did not need a stress test this year but that was the only good news from the ordeal. Today the cat has returned through the doggie door. How do I keep the door accessible to my dogs but discourage a cat from using it? My smart $%# husband reminded me that the door is technically a cat door because all the doggie doors we found were too large. Obviously, 25 years of marriage to him has secured my position in heaven. My dogs are trained to use the door and I don't want to close it off. I have been closing it more often during the day but I would like to go back to the schedule my dogs have known. My neighbor and owner of the cat told me she does not want the cat in her house while she is at work. She prefers the cat roam freely during the day. I was trying to decide if a sarcastic answer was in order or if I should not waste my time and just go make a margarita for myself. I opted for the latter. Ideas?