It was time for me to reclaim my guest bedroom. The cat had been using it as her own personal master suite, lounging on the bed on her own set of sheets and taking massive dumps in the litterbox. We put the litterbox in there when we polyurethaned the floor in the living room, knowing that we would have to find a permanent location for it.
Well, I had the bright idea to install a pet door in the laundry room door. That way, she could go into a secluded area to do her business and not stink up the whole damned house.
Well, if you look at that picture from the right angle, the red circle is pointing out the cat. In the laundry room.
She hasn't quite figured out how the door works yet. She knows that she can go through the opening when we hold the flap open for her, but as soon as it gets put down she can't figure out that if she puts her weight against it she can get out.
She's gotten out 3 or 4 times "accidentally" - her scratching at the door to escape and actually leaning against the flap. She hasn't figured out that the door is two ways and that she can purposefully open it.
We might have to lock her in there every day before we leave until she figures it out.
Posted by Tiffany at October 24, 2005 08:25 PM | TrackBackTry taping the door open for a day or two. I don't know if it will work for the cat, but that's how we got our dog used to it. Every time we moved to a new house we'd have to do it all over again.
Posted by: Wenchie at October 24, 2005 11:04 PMA few training sessions with the flap closed, a can of tuna on the other side, and a little "here, kitty, kitty" ought to do it.
Posted by: Harvey at October 25, 2005 02:42 PM