How to Keep Your Cat from Climbing the Curtains

Posted by Jeanne on March 30, 2009

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Cats love to climb and explore. If you have curtains in your home when you get a cat, you are just asking for disaster. This would definitely be a good time to consider switching to blinds. If you don’t want to redecorate your house, there are a few ways that you can make things a little safer for your cat. If your cat has a habit of climbing up the curtains, you might look into a rod that will fall when pressure is put on it. A few times of the curtains falling down might just scare your cat out of climbing them in the first place.

Also, you want to make sure that if you have a cord on your curtains that your cat cannot end up choking themselves on it. If the cord is in a loop, you will need to cut it so that your cat doesn’t get stuck and end up hanging himself. Hopefully, you can get your cat out of the habit of climbing your curtains before he ends up ruining them altogether

How to Keep Your Cat from Destroying Your Houseplants

Posted by Jeanne on March 16, 2009

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If you happen to have plants in your home that are not harmful to your cat, the odds are that you don’t want your cat to destroy them. Cats are very curious and will try getting into everything. It is also important to note that it is instinctive for cats to claw or dig as they do in the litter box. If you are not careful, they might do the same to your plants.

To prevent the certain mess that will occur if they do dig, you need to go to a craft store and purchase a plastic needlepoint mesh. Cut it to fit the opening of the pot and apply it over the dirt. This will keep your cat from clawing at the dirt in your plant. Chewing on plants is another matter entirely. All you need to do is spray the leaves and coat them with a cayenne spray or a bitter apple spray that you can get at most pet shops. The bad taste will keep your cat from chewing further.