Stop Cat Opening Sliding Doors

Cat barriers for slider doorways can be a little trickier.

Stop cat opening sliding doors.

Seriously if you want to keep a door closed against the onslaught of cats make sure they the doors not the cats latch firmly and that the handles are not. I live in a rented apartment or would place some hooks on my bedroom closet sliding doors to keep them from opening them. I live in an apartment and there is no lock on the screen slider nor can i install one. I have a cat with severe pica and don t want him eating my clothes.

Stopping access to the outdoors can help keep your cat safe from predators and cars. Percy is a great cat very friendly and smart. I trained him to tap on door knobs when he wanted to go out because i wanted him to stop jumping on my room mate s desk and yowling instead. I ve tried blocking the doors with objects placing door stops under them poles etc.

We got our rescue ragdoll last october she s my first cat so this is the first time i ve been confronted with this we have double french doors into our back garden i m missing having them open in this weather can t risk the cat going outside as our back garden is not secure there are 3 big bruiser cats 2 doors down who she hides from already if they come close to the house. Don t close any doors. Maybe too smart as he s figured out how to open doors. My little man nelson is a runner and always makes a break for the sliding door onto the deck.

I can t keep my sliding glass door open because my cat figured out how to open the screen slider and he escapes. Op i have a problem with my cat too opening sliding doors and also the linen cupboard nothing nicer than a fresh towel to sit on except a whole pile of fresh towels. Keeping your cat from bedrooms can help reduce human allergies and ensure a good night s rest. Training your cat away from pushing open doors can serve several useful purposes.

And keeping your kitty out of pantries basements and garages can prevent injury or accidental ingestion of harmful substances. Sliders will not serve as a partial block the way that a conventional door does so stepping through a swinging door in a pet gate will still leave a wide slip through area. Luckily i have only one bifold door the hall closet and that s the one nicki has not figured out how to open. And they still can open them up.

I spray him with water when he starts to try to open the screen slider but i can t watch him all the time and that screen slider is the only fresh air i get in my living dining room and kitchen.