[nagdu] 24 inch pet gate

[Deanna Lewis]

Jewel,
I feed my cat on top of a bookcase that is about 3 1/2 feet tall. It isn't too high for her to jump up on, and it's too high for Mr. Pascal to reach her food. Do you have a place that is about that high to feed her on? I know that the litter boxes that are covered do not work for me, my cats are always claustrophobic! /smiles/. I think my one cat would have got stuck in the door as she was tubby and not so graceful!
When I used a pet gate, it would not fit in all of the rooms. If you can't find one that is narrow enough, you might consider moving the litter box into a different room. I used to keep mine in the spare bedroom, since there wasn't room in the bathroom. My Stepmother kept her cat's litter box in the kitchen, but I wouldn't recommend that, LOL.
If you are up for a challenge, you could try to teach the cat how to use the human toilet. We did this with one of our cats in the past. 
I've struggled with my dogs getting in the litter box for years. I have heard that they make some kind of product that you put in your dog's food to make poop taste bad to them, but I do not know what it's called, or if they still make it. And it may only work for dogs who eat their own poop, and not on cat poop. 
I wish there was a really good solution out there...
Deanna and Pascal (who has been better about not eating kitty krispies)

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jewel
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 7:30 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] 24 inch pet gate

The thing is, I have been looking at expandable gates. All of the ones I have seen start at 26 inches and expand out from there. Our bathroom door is very narrow. I hate it, but it is an older apartment, and that is how they used to make apartments. 
I am going to try a hooded litter box, but I will still need the gate because the cat's food is in there also. We tried to put it up high, up on the fridge, but the cat refused to go up there and would not eat the food if we put her up there, even though we knew she was hungry. 
-Jewel

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> On Oct 2, 2013, at 1:42 PM, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Jewel,
> My suggestion is to check on like ebay or freecycle, or yard sells. many baby gates can either expand or compress, to fit different door widths. Find one that you can adjust. if you do buy new, again the key word is adjustable. When we did have a cat, and used the baby gates or pet gates, we bought one that had vertical bars so that the cat could go in and out, but a pup could not get through. Another alternative is, to use a liter box that has a lid with door on it. the door is big enough for a cat to get through but not a dogs head. 
> 
> Hope this is helpful.. 
> 
> Marsha drenth  
> Sent with my IPhone 
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>> On Oct 2, 2013, at 9:26 AM, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi, 
>> I am looking for a pet or baby gate that will fit a twenty-four inch doorway. All the ones I have seen fit twenty-six and larger. I really need a gate for the bathroom door to keep Faye from getting to the litter box, but I just can't find one to fit that small of a doorway. Dues anyone know of a company that makes these and where I can buy it? 
>> Needing your help, 
>> Jewel 
>> 
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>> reply://herekittykat2@gmail.com
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