So what to do.
Stop cat opening sliding door.
And keeping your kitty out of pantries basements and garages can prevent injury or accidental ingestion of harmful substances.
And they still can open them up.
Cat barriers for slider doorways can be a little trickier.
I live in an apartment and there is no lock on the screen slider nor can i install one.
I live in a rented apartment or would place some hooks on my bedroom closet sliding doors to keep them from opening them.
Cassie s funny cat video.
It acts as a spring to press the door shut.
Wedge a flexible rod between the door frame and the door edge as shown in image 1.
Op i have a problem with my cat too opening sliding doors and also the linen cupboard nothing nicer than a fresh towel to sit on except a whole pile of fresh towels.
We needed some kind of self closing mechanism to keep the door shut.
Obviously the door is very thin so something like a typical screw in eye hook latch seems like it really wouldn t work.
Cats mission cat jumps onto screen door for better view.
I can t keep my sliding glass door open because my cat figured out how to open the screen slider and he escapes.
The only thing that stops her is a door that has to be locked with a key.
I have a cat with severe pica and don t want him eating my clothes.
I ve tried blocking the doors with objects placing door stops under them poles etc.
How to prevent our new cat from opening the screen door and proudly bringing half dead lizards inside without us having to constantly latch and unlatch the door.
How to keep cat from opening door a friends sliding screen door is easily opened by their smart cat.
My little man nelson is a runner and always makes a break for the sliding door onto the deck.
Doesn t have to be secure from burglars just a cat.
Sliders will not serve as a partial block the way that a conventional door does so stepping through a swinging door in a pet gate will still leave a wide slip through area.
Training your cat away from pushing open doors can serve several useful purposes.
One of my cats is an expert door opener.
She can even open folding doors with a sliding lock.
I spray him with water when he starts to try to open the screen slider but i can t watch him all the time and that screen slider is the only fresh air i get in my living dining room and kitchen.
Stopping access to the outdoors can help keep your cat safe from predators and cars.