mmm, cats

[snugglekitty]

So - you know how, for the past few months that we've had our cats, they have respected the symbolic barrier of the baby gate, although they have the physical capability to jump over it?

That time has passed.

Pretzel, the adventurous one, has started leaping over it.

So, visitors to our house - please, please, do not open more than one door at a time. If the outside door is open, the inside door should be closed, and vice versa. Pretzel does not like being outside. He finds it terrifying. But if both doors are open and he gets freaked out he may run in that direction by accident. We do not want this. We do not want to have to chase him around the neighborhood - he is FAST.

Please also be VERY careful with the kitchen door leading to the basement. It should never be left open. In some ways, him getting down there would be even worse than getting outside, because the space is very confined and he could get stuck.

We may put up a door, we may just accept his becoming a free-roaming kitty. Not sure yet. For now, if you see him outside of the second floor, please feel free to let us know, or bring him back inside his defined territory.

Thanks.

Edit: Oh, right, our cats are energy sensitive! I completely forgot! We may have a solution to this after all.
I just put up an energy barrier where the door is. Pretzel looked at it, looked at me, and then wandered off. After he had been staring at the door for hours. Okay then.

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i wish that would work with our dog.