Gidget has learned...

[vraiblonde]

...how to open sliding screen doors. She lays down on her side and hooks her claws in, and pulls it right open.



I'm glad Kiki is dumb. She's the only cat I still like. Except when she insists on sleeping on everything I don't want her messing with.

 

[belvak]

Who woulda thunk??? Cat Ingelligence...

Opening doors and windows

Cats that are accustomed to being let outside, or that want to get into their home, may learn to open windows and doors. They are capable of learning different routes for entry and exit; for instance a cat might find the window in its owner's kitchen easier to open to exit the house, but to get in, they might have to use the screen door in the backyard. Also, they may learn to open cupboard doors to get to food. Cats' paws are not as effective at manipulation as human hands, owing to lack of an opposable thumb, but they can for instance learn to operate door lever handles by pulling them down, even though gripping the handle is difficult for cat paws.

Cat intelligence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[ICit]

...how to open sliding screen doors. She lays down on her side and hooks her claws in, and pulls it right open.



I'm glad Kiki is dumb. She's the only cat I still like. Except when she insists on sleeping on everything I don't want her messing with.

well at least she opens it :shrug:.... my dogs bust thru mine so i have stopped fixing it now.... they use the damn thing as a doggie door... the corner is popped out

 

[vraiblonde]

Who woulda thunk??? Cat Ingelligence...

I know, right? Hell, Kiki couldn't remember how to use the cat door from minute to minute, and here's Gidget opening the screen.

 

[cattitude]

I know, right? Hell, Kiki couldn't remember how to use the cat door from minute to minute, and here's Gidget opening the screen.

That's because KiKi was raised as a sheltered little child. Gidget came from the streets of Benedict.

 

[belvak]

That's because KiKi was raised as a sheltered little child. Gidget came from the streets of Benedict.

Gidget has street smarts!!!

 

[pixiegirl]

...how to open sliding screen doors. She lays down on her side and hooks her claws in, and pulls it right open.



I'm glad Kiki is dumb. She's the only cat I still like. Except when she insists on sleeping on everything I don't want her messing with.

Don't feel bad, I have 2 that insist on sleeping on me and a 3rd who's been taking notes. When I go to bed at night I have at least one cat ON me, not just in bed.

 

[vraiblonde]

That's because KiKi was raised as a sheltered little child. Gidget came from the streets of Benedict.

The Wild One

 

[ICit]

The Wild One

and the tounge sticking out!!

 

[Vince]

The Wild One

Fuzzy attack cat!

 

[ArkRescue]

oh NOOO!!!!!!! Sheesh - maybe you need to install a dog door that locks? Then when it's unlocked they can let themselves out?

well at least she opens it :shrug:.... my dogs bust thru mine so i have stopped fixing it now.... they use the damn thing as a doggie door... the corner is popped out

 

[ICit]

oh NOOO!!!!!!! Sheesh - maybe you need to install a dog door that locks? Then when it's unlocked they can let themselves out?

then I should just install a revolving door.....

 

[vraiblonde]

oh NOOO!!!!!!! Sheesh - maybe you need to install a dog door that locks? Then when it's unlocked they can let themselves out?

Great - then instead of getting up and down to open and close the door, she can get up and down locking and unlocking the dog door.

 

[ArkRescue]

Well sometimes you won't want them to go in/out at will? So those times you lock it. Like at night and when you're not at home.

A relative found a thin and very bad looking fox at her porch-side kitty door yesterday - scared the crap out of her. She's going to make the entrance smaller to be sure the fox can't get onto the porch, which leads to the sliding glass kitty door into the house.

then I should just install a revolving door.....

 

[ICit]

Great - then instead of getting up and down to open and close the door, she can get up and down locking and unlocking the dog door.

ha ha...... well main thing is I dont want my cats to go outside... I have learned from some wise folks here they bring things back in for us...

 

[toppick08]

well at least she opens it :shrug:.... my dogs bust thru mine so i have stopped fixing it now.... they use the damn thing as a doggie door... the corner is popped out

ditto...

 

[Bann]

...how to open sliding screen doors. She lays down on her side and hooks her claws in, and pulls it right open.



I'm glad Kiki is dumb. She's the only cat I still like. Except when she insists on sleeping on everything I don't want her messing with.

Cats!

 

[Bann]

That's because KiKi was raised as a sheltered little child. Gidget came from the streets of Benedict.

 

[Bann]

The Wild One

made my morning!

 

[jazz lady]

The Wild One

Oh my - how fitting!

And it was nice of Gidget to give us a demo of her new mad skillz last night.