How to block gaps so a cat can't squeeze through
Cats can easily slip through small openings and holes around the house, which leads to constant escape attempts and dangerous situations where they might get stuck. Plugging these holes immediately prevents them from squeezing out, stopping the ongoing risk of escape before it leads to a security deposit loss or a trapped pet.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1plugging the hole
- 2Taking the cat for walks when time permits
- 3Relying on the cat not successfully figuring out how to unlock the door consistently
- 4Leaving the cat leashed in the backyard instead of going for walks
- 5Attaching plastic bird spikes to panel sections with zip ties
- 6Using silicone to fix spikes perimetrically on the pillar
- 7Building or converting the area into a catio
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“recently he learnt how to get out of his harness!”source ↗
“Does anyone know of an escape-proof one or is he doomed to be inside forever?”source ↗
“I can’t always have the time to take her for daily walks, but any time I do days later she’s tryna escape hard rip to my gfs security deposit.”source ↗
“She does know how to unlock the door too, but something in her neuron reactor aint clicking right most of the time fortunately for us.”source ↗
“So he is going to keep doing this until he gets bigger and gets stuck, id plug that hole asap”source ↗
“I even bought a smaller one (same brand) and its VERY snug I have no idea how he keeps doing it!”source ↗
“today he escaped for the second time so I am unsure on what to do tbh.”source ↗
“It's difficult to attach things to a 450x450mm pillar that's exposed to the weather. We could drill or damage the top of each pillar but we're renting so we can't make serious modifications.”source ↗
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