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Post by happy on May 15, 2017 19:27:53 GMT -4
Alright, so apparently Chance opened her eyes and now she's really stressed out because my cats keep coming into my room and watching her every move like a stalker and is scary pls help
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Post by Tikobe on May 15, 2017 19:33:32 GMT -4
Alright, so apparently Chance opened her eyes and now she's really stressed out because my cats keep coming into my room and watching her every move like a stalker and is scary pls help Close your door, or put Chance in a room where you can close the door. As long as there's not too big of a difference between the bottom of the door and the floor (I swear, sometimes a cat can be like an octopus when it comes to tight spaces) the cats will not be able to bother the mouse. The only issue with this, however, is that cats, when there's a closed door blocking the room they want to go to, will sit at the door, meow as loud as they can, or start scratching at the door. Eventually, this'll stop as the cat learns they can't get in (Refer to my case where I have to keep my room's door closed because I like to collect statuettes of dragons and so I can't let the cats in because they'll break the statues) but it'll still happen about once a month or so. |
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Post by happy on May 15, 2017 19:37:02 GMT -4
Alright, so apparently Chance opened her eyes and now she's really stressed out because my cats keep coming into my room and watching her every move like a stalker and is scary pls help Close your door, or put Chance in a room where you can close the door. As long as there's not too big of a difference between the bottom of the door and the floor (I swear, sometimes a cat can be like an octopus when it comes to tight spaces) the cats will not be able to bother the mouse. The only issue with this, however, is that cats, when there's a closed door blocking the room they want to go to, will sit at the door, meow as loud as they can, or start scratching at the door. Eventually, this'll stop as the cat learns they can't get in (Refer to my case where I have to keep my room's door closed because I like to collect statuettes of dragons and so I can't let the cats in because they'll break the statues) but it'll still happen about once a month or so. This is exactly what I'm doing, but I still occasionally let my guard down and open the door when I think they're outside, and they end up coming in. Then I just toss 'em out. But it still happens, and it's annoying. |
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Post by Tikobe on May 15, 2017 19:46:29 GMT -4
Close your door, or put Chance in a room where you can close the door. As long as there's not too big of a difference between the bottom of the door and the floor (I swear, sometimes a cat can be like an octopus when it comes to tight spaces) the cats will not be able to bother the mouse. The only issue with this, however, is that cats, when there's a closed door blocking the room they want to go to, will sit at the door, meow as loud as they can, or start scratching at the door. Eventually, this'll stop as the cat learns they can't get in (Refer to my case where I have to keep my room's door closed because I like to collect statuettes of dragons and so I can't let the cats in because they'll break the statues) but it'll still happen about once a month or so. This is exactly what I'm doing, but I still occasionally let my guard down and open the door when I think they're outside, and they end up coming in. Then I just toss 'em out. But it still happens, and it's annoying. It'll be hard at first to keep it in mind, but you'll get used to it at first. Friendly tips for this strategy are: If it's hot (Not sure how effective this is because understand I live in Arizona where the heat could kill you) open the window. Make sure to do this only if there's a screen in good condition protecting your room. Make sure to tell your family to knock on your door, and make sure that only you can open and close it. Never open wide, and when you're talking to a family member, open it only as wide as you need to get your leg through. Reason being is that you'll use your right leg to block the bottom part of the door and prevent entry from cats. Make sure to walk outside of your room every so often. If you spend long hours in there like I do (Fighting against the shut-in life style is an uphill battle for me) you lose track of time easily. This results in confused hunger and sleep schedules. It's probably a me thing but going out and seeing the family live out their daily social clock restores my sense of timing. |
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Post by happy on May 15, 2017 19:48:58 GMT -4
This is exactly what I'm doing, but I still occasionally let my guard down and open the door when I think they're outside, and they end up coming in. Then I just toss 'em out. But it still happens, and it's annoying. It'll be hard at first to keep it in mind, but you'll get used to it at first. Friendly tips for this strategy are: If it's hot (Not sure how effective this is because understand I live in Arizona where the heat could kill you) open the window. Make sure to do this only if there's a screen in good condition protecting your room. Make sure to tell your family to knock on your door, and make sure that only you can open and close it. Never open wide, and when you're talking to a family member, open it only as wide as you need to get your leg through. Reason being is that you'll use your right leg to block the bottom part of the door and prevent entry from cats. Make sure to walk outside of your room every so often. If you spend long hours in there like I do (Fighting against the shut-in life style is an uphill battle for me) you lose track of time easily. This results in confused hunger and sleep schedules. It's probably a me thing but going out and seeing the family live out their daily social clock restores my sense of timing. I live in a place where summers cause level 4 water restrictions and gigantic wildfires that turn the sky orange and rain ash many kilometers away, but in the winter, blizzard-like storms come about almost every week. |
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