So this is what’s going through that little walnut-sized brain when she stands there and ponders.
I now have more respect.
It’s amazing how certain and insistent they are until that door opens.
I made a cat porch and cat ladder down from a 2nd story bedroom window. The porch is kinda like an AC unit. sticks through the window, the sash closes on top of it to help hold it in place. It has In and Out flaps of screen to keep the bugs out. And the ladder leads down the side of the house to a little platform.
It took Buddy a little while but he got the hang of it… and it greatly reduced the amount of door holding. Problem is it gets cold here and winter is a different story.
jtpozenel and eardroppings: A cat will cry for you to open the door, but then when you open it he will just stand there as though he is trying to make up his mind. then, just as you decide to close the door, he’ll meander out.
Deering is showing his take on what is taking the cat so long to make his move. He is doing a tradeoff, figuring in the weather, what potential prey is out there, and myriad other things before he will commit. He can’t do this with the door closed.
It’s a survival trait for a small animal that is both predator and prey, and we just have to let them go through it.
Hope that wasn’t too didactic.
We had one cat that loved to be outside and, at the same time, another that was strictly an indoor cat that never went out (cat #1’s mother). The outside cat never hesitated to leave or to come back in when we opened the door.
ejcapulet over 14 years ago
This is the exact reason my mom got a cat door.
Ray_C over 14 years ago
So this is what’s going through that little walnut-sized brain when she stands there and ponders. I now have more respect. It’s amazing how certain and insistent they are until that door opens.
eardroppings over 14 years ago
I TOTALLY don’t understand this.
Smiley Rmom over 14 years ago
eardroppings - Let me guess. You’ve never had a cat?
jpozenel over 14 years ago
eardroppings - I agree. I’ve had cats but this doesn’t make any sense to me.
bald over 14 years ago
cats can be so fickle..
but then again my son does the same thing while holding the fridge door open
GJ_Jehosaphat over 14 years ago
Cats can be So Calculating (and sneaky too)!
lalas over 14 years ago
I made a cat porch and cat ladder down from a 2nd story bedroom window. The porch is kinda like an AC unit. sticks through the window, the sash closes on top of it to help hold it in place. It has In and Out flaps of screen to keep the bugs out. And the ladder leads down the side of the house to a little platform.
It took Buddy a little while but he got the hang of it… and it greatly reduced the amount of door holding. Problem is it gets cold here and winter is a different story.
Ray_C over 14 years ago
jtpozenel and eardroppings: A cat will cry for you to open the door, but then when you open it he will just stand there as though he is trying to make up his mind. then, just as you decide to close the door, he’ll meander out. Deering is showing his take on what is taking the cat so long to make his move. He is doing a tradeoff, figuring in the weather, what potential prey is out there, and myriad other things before he will commit. He can’t do this with the door closed. It’s a survival trait for a small animal that is both predator and prey, and we just have to let them go through it. Hope that wasn’t too didactic.
Coyoty Premium Member over 14 years ago
Schroedinger’s cat would be both.
mrprongs over 14 years ago
This is the exact reason I’ve picked my dog up and thrown him (gently) out. He just ran right back in again.
jpozenel over 14 years ago
Ray C:
We had one cat that loved to be outside and, at the same time, another that was strictly an indoor cat that never went out (cat #1’s mother). The outside cat never hesitated to leave or to come back in when we opened the door.