[nagdu] Dogs Stealing Cat Food

Mon Jan 26 01:16:15 UTC 2015

Dogs will always try to eat cat food and litter. I have my cat's food in
bowls on my dresser, pushed to the back. She can jump from the floor or from
the foot of the bed to the dresser. The litter box has a cover and the
opening faces a corner of two walls, and it is behind a door in my office.
Petunia, my dog, can't get to it easily there. In the past, with other cats
and other dogs, I've had the litter box in a bathtub, on a balcony and all
kinds of places. I've also had one of those electric litterboxes. This might
work for you because it scoops the stuff a few minutes after the cat leaves
the box. It sweeps it into a receptacle. When I had one of these, I lined
the container with old plastic grocery bags, so I could just pull it out,
tie it off and throw it away. The stuff never stayed around long enough for
the dog to get to it.

Sherry

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debby Phillips
via nagdu
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 4:06 PM
To: Chaim B. Segal; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide
Dog Users
Cc: seeingeye-l at list.web.net
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs Stealing Cat Food

We have our cat box which has a dome on it facing the wall with the opening
so that it is just big enough for the cat to get in. It makes it almost
impossible for the dog to get into. Our cat uses his just fine. if the cat
sleeps on the tale it can eat there too. 

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> On Jan 25, 2015, at 9:25 AM, Chaim B. Segal via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Hi: 
> 
> Chaim Segal here. For those of you getting a cross post, go ahead and
delete.
> 
> Throughout nearly the entire time I have been a guide dog user, I have
been having a problem which I know is not unique. If this subject was ever
discussed on Buddy-l, I forgot about solutions which were offered.
> 
> As it stands now, my wife and I have a pet cat, which we have had since
she was a kitten. Since we were forced to move in with my mother, until a
few months back we had an older cat which more-or-less adopted us. Sadly,
the latter passed on due to old age and health problems
> Anyway, as it stands now, since I was trained with my current guide
Yahtzee, I have literally almost never been able to allow him to have the
run of the house. Even if I can solve the problem with the cat food, I'm
still unsure I can do it, because he gets into the most unexpected things.
I'm a little worried about this, because I'm not sure it's so healthy for
him (bonding-wise) to always be attached to me. There are times when I have
to leave him on the bed chain, and I'm noticing that as of late, he may be
beginning to have some separation anxiety. I must confess, our house is a
little messier than it should be, due to some confusion involving my elderly
mother who just moved into senior care a few days ago. More about that
subject later on the Eye list for those who are following that thread. There
is a chance that my wife and I will be able sffstay put where we are, but
that's a subject for another message.
> 
> Anyway, I am finding that even with Yahtzee on leash, and to an extent,
Keeper, pggthe retired guide), trying to find a place to keep our cat's food
is a problem. Right now, we have the cat's bowl on the floor upstairs. I may
have an old, rickety, unstable splintering typing table around, which I have
considered putting the cat food on once I can get rid of some excess stuff
we don't need around here. The problem is, it seems that our cat resents
having to climb up anywhere to eat her own food. She loves to jump on the
table and even sleep there some nights, so go figure. I have thought about
investing in one of those cat condos they have at the pet store, and keeping
the food in there. However, in seeing their shape, I'm unsure the cat can
fit comfortably in there in order to eat.
> 
> I also am having a problem with the cat's litter as well. Both Yahtzee,
and to an extent Keeper, like to stick their heads in there when our
attention is diverted, and I will let you all figure out the rest. I am
considering moving the kitty litter to our second bathroom upstairs, but in
order  for the cat to get in to it, that means leaving the bathroom boor
open. So ,  if the dogs are loose, what are we accomplishing. Until
recently, our cats had a covered litter box, which our cat was tolerant of.
However, I noticed that Yahtzee still liked to push the cover off and put
his devilish snout in there anyway. Someone once suggested putting a baby
gate on the second bathroom of our previous place. I think we tried it, but
I was unsure the correct way to put up the gate and it kept falling down.
Also, would I have to worry about the cat getting lazy about using her
litter if she has an extra step to using it?
> 
> So, knowing that some of you on here have cats and your guides living
together, how have  you solved this issue?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Chaim   
> 
> Chaim B. Segal
> Customer Service Representative
> Sinclair Community College
> E-mail: chaimsegal at sbcglobal.net
> 
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