Need help finding a solution for kitties

xoxoxoBruce · 02-08-2009, 04:44 PM

The screen frame slides in it's own track, just like the glass door does.

Hoof Hearted · 02-08-2009, 06:06 PM

If the screen frame is used and has the tunnel attached to it....then it can't slide open/closed, can it? Everyone will be trapped on whatever side of the door/screen they are on.
If you use an INSERT for the tunnel opening and are able to close the screen and sliding door to IT, then the opening will still be accessible for both humans and cats.
Also...if you remove the apartment screen door and store it somewhere, you can use a replacement (used would work) and slice it till your heart's content. Upon moving out of the apartment, the apartment would still have the nice screen door and the cut one can be removed/junked.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-08-2009, 10:59 PM

The tunnel doesn't have to be permanently attached to what ever she puts in the screen frame, but using a junk frame is an excellent idea.

Hoof Hearted · 02-09-2009, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

The tunnel doesn't have to be permanently attached to what ever she puts in the screen frame...

Ah! Gotcha! I didn't understand.

Billy Rubin · 02-17-2009, 12:43 PM

I had a similar problem and designed a temporary fix that worked well enough - bought one of these:

Then I took long thin strips of wood, put them over the bottom edge of the screening, and nailed it down to the deck. The cats didn't try to climb the screen walls, and this worked quite well for a few years, until I was able to afford to do this:

Yeah, it's all about the kitties.

wolf · 02-17-2009, 01:05 PM

Very cool. And you can always claim that it's for the convenience of the humans (bug screens on the very nice deck) rather than the kitties. The neighbors might not mumble "Crazy Cat Lady" under their breaths as often.

Billy Rubin · 02-17-2009, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Very cool. And you can always claim that it's for the convenience of the humans (bug screens on the very nice deck) rather than the kitties. The neighbors might not mumble "Crazy Cat Lady" under their breaths as often.

Heh. I think they're less concerned with my "crazy cat ladyness" than they are with my occasional shotgun use!

02-08-2009, 04:44 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The screen frame slides in it's own track, just like the glass door does. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-08-2009, 06:06 PM	#2
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	If the screen frame is used and has the tunnel attached to it....then it can't slide open/closed, can it? Everyone will be trapped on whatever side of the door/screen they are on. If you use an INSERT for the tunnel opening and are able to close the screen and sliding door to IT, then the opening will still be accessible for both humans and cats. Also...if you remove the apartment screen door and store it somewhere, you can use a replacement (used would work) and slice it till your heart's content. Upon moving out of the apartment, the apartment would still have the nice screen door and the cut one can be removed/junked. __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!

02-08-2009, 10:59 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The tunnel doesn't have to be permanently attached to what ever she puts in the screen frame, but using a junk frame is an excellent idea. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-17-2009, 01:05 PM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Very cool. And you can always claim that it's for the convenience of the humans (bug screens on the very nice deck) rather than the kitties. The neighbors might not mumble "Crazy Cat Lady" under their breaths as often. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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02-17-2009, 12:43 PM	#5
Billy Rubin Bloody old fart Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Out where the buses don't run. Posts: 8	I had a similar problem and designed a temporary fix that worked well enough - bought one of these: Then I took long thin strips of wood, put them over the bottom edge of the screening, and nailed it down to the deck. The cats didn't try to climb the screen walls, and this worked quite well for a few years, until I was able to afford to do this: Yeah, it's all about the kitties.

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