I Might Have To Return My Cat...

Gizmo j · Sep 18, 2024

Ok so, I had blinds that were horizontal and my cat would tear it up in order to stand on the window to look outside.

I tried putting duck tape on the blinds, and my cat was like "THIS DUCK TAPE AINT GONNNA STOP ME!"

I asked the property staff to put in vertical blinds so my cat can climb on the window and not tear it up, but the property staff said they're worried the cat would tear that up too.

Tomorrow I'm going to talk to the manager of the building to see if I can pay them to put in vertical blinds.

nakedfrog · Sep 18, 2024

Get a cat tree and learn to train your cat. Put in curtains and leave the blinds open.

lxskllr · Sep 18, 2024

That's not even a dilemma. That's a sigh, and get on with life, tops.

IronWing · Sep 18, 2024

Yep, no reason at all to get rid of the cat.

Red Squirrel · Sep 18, 2024

Some cats are better than others about getting into stuff. Make sure he has a scratching post in that area and try to redirect him to that when he does it. I wouldn't make this a reason to get rid of the cat.

There's some things that can be a loosing battle though. My cats keep going on the coffee table and end tables right in front of me and I just gave in and let them now. I draw the line at the dining room table and counters and clap my hands hard when I catch them on there, but even that is practically a losing battle, I know they go in those places when I'm not looking. Cats will be cats.

They're fairly decent about scratching stuff though, they tend to use their scratching post mostly.

waffleironhead · Sep 18, 2024

So, these blinds cant be opened or what?

Torn Mind · Sep 19, 2024

When dealing with a strong independent feline, appeasement of the feline is the only pathway given by the feline.

pete6032 · Sep 19, 2024

Cheap roller shades are less than $20 at Home Depot if you are worried about the cat getting tangled in the blinds.

Tormac · Sep 19, 2024

If you know that the cat wants to look out the window (mine love staring out the window at birds and squirrels), wouldn't just raising the blinds on a window so the cat could look at all the tasty birds and squirrels be an easy solution. You could even get the poor guy a window hammock so he could relax while dreaming of being a mighty hunter stalking all the critters outside. Another option would be to move the window blinds outward, away from the window so the cat could fit on the windowsill between the blinds and the window. Cats love being sneaky and observing the world around them without being seen.

RLGL · Sep 20, 2024

Maybe the cat should return it's human.

balloonshark · Sep 20, 2024

Just raise the blinds so the kitty can see outside. The cat knows the window is there now and will not stop trying to take a gander at freedom. This shouldn't be a big deal unless you live on the 1st floor or walk around naked all day.

Wait until it chews up all your cables. My sister was trying to transfer files from her phone to her laptop and every single usb cable she had has been chewed on.

Geekbabe · Sep 22, 2024

For goodness sakes just open the blinds so the cat can look out the window 😂

BurnItDwn · Sep 22, 2024

Geekbabe said:
For goodness sakes just open the blinds so the cat can look out the window 😂

3 out of 3 cats of the cat triumvirate who rule this house agree.

Red Squirrel · Sep 22, 2024

You need to train your cat to just open the blinds for you like my cat does. (or at least tries to! lol)

I Might Have To Return My Cat...

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