Update on Camp VT "musical cat doors"!
Well, Miley finally made it out of the bedroom closet. She hasn't been back there since. I think, she too, was a bit tired of hiding out. She now has full run of the house, just not at the same time Ti is out and about. Thus "musical cat doors" game. It seems to be working out.
For awhile, Miley was scared to venture out of the bedroom/computer room closet. It was breaking my heart. I placed her in the other part of the house about two weeks ago and forced her to be social with me and with Juni - while Ti was in another part of the house..... It worked. She is much, much happier and actually plays now!
Ti is ok with confinement at night and sometimes in the day time. I switch the days and places around so they don't become accustomed to any one room.
My hope is that someday Ti and Miley will forgive each other for their eariler misgivings and just let each other BE!
Juni has turned into a real roughneck! She is still tiny and very kitten like, as she is 17 weeks old now! She loves both Ti and Miley, but plays for keeps with Ti. I sometimes think Ti is too rough with Juni and then I spy Juni jumping on Ti and biting him to pieces. Juni is not as rough with Miley, as we all know, Miley is not such a good sport about playing roughly. Even when Graemer was playing with her, she would scream when he was too rough.
So, on a scale of one to ten, cat situation wise, I would say we are at a 7, and looking for minor improvements each month. It isn't going to be easy, but I do believe it will work eventually.
I think the screendoor to the living room has helped a bit. It allows cross ventilation for the house and it also allows the cats to see each other but not tangle.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...d/fbbfe210.jpg
As I mentioned earlier, I don't think Martha Stewart would approve.
Construction person, I am not!
Well, thanks for the comments about the door. The big draw back is that it is there permanently, unless I find a way to create a frame.
I didn't want to spend lots of dough and thought I would have to keep it up for only a few months! I didn't want to put thousand of holes in my woodwork either. I went to "the wood pile" in the garage and found two old pieces of door trim and nailed it on my exisiting door frame, making only two holes on each side. Then I used a staple gun and went crazy up and down the sides of the screening. The top is not really fastened with anything as I didn't leave any space and the cats don't climb up that high, yet! I did nail some spare trim at the bottom, to the floor!!! :rolleyes: So I will have a few holes to patch there too. The screening is made for pets and seems very bouncy and not fragile at all. I was hoping to re-use the screening at a later date, so I didn't cut the screening at all, just stapled it!
What I wish I had, and I might do if this cat situation doesn't change, is create a frame to hook on to the door frame, but that would require some measuring, cutting of wood etc.
I would rather have cats that got along, and no need for the darn door!
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Re: Construction person, I am not!
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Originally posted by sasvermont
What I wish I had, and I might do if this cat situation doesn't change, is create a frame to hook on to the door frame, but that would require some measuring, cutting of wood etc.
I would rather have cats that got along, and no need for the darn door!
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Sas,
I hear you on that. :D I have a peaceful house with four male
cats that all get along great. That was not always the case during
the intro (get acquainted period) of the last two into the group.
Ah, but you can't put a price on Peace & Quiet. Continued good
luck with Ti & Miley.:) Thanks for the info on the screening as I
do think it's a very good idea & very helpful to know. Liz.
