Stair gates

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  molliepops Posts: 26,828

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  30/12/10 - 15:07 #2

  You won't stop them with stair gates the only thing you can do is close doors and make sure everyone else does the same.

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  susie-4964 Posts: 23,143

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  30/12/10 - 15:09 #3

  wemster wrote: »

  Hi everyone
  
  I've got 2 kitties arriving soon I'm currently staying at my mums and dad has a habit of leaving all the doors open. I'm thinking of ways to stop the kits from escaping downstairs and off outside but can't think of anything other than a stairgate. I've got no idea how I'd stop them jumping over it or squeezing through the gaps! Any ideas?
  
  Tia

  
  Oddly enough, I used a collapsible Mothercare stairgate to keep our Maine **** in one room when we've got tradesmen in - I also close the door, but the stairgate is a belt-and-braces job in case someone forgets!
  
  Mine is made of fabric, so there are no gaps. The Maine **** isn't a great jumper, and he's also very heavy, so he can't get a grip on it to climb, but enterprising kittens might manage it! If you use the stairgate as I do, secondary defence, and keep the door shut, it does at least give you a minute or so's grace before they figure it out.

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  cosmo Posts: 26,840

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  30/12/10 - 15:30 #4

  Kittens are not as likely as puppies to bolt down the stairs and out the door. They are a little more cautious.
  
  A meshed gate might be a little barrier to put them off but if they really want to climb it they will.

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  30/12/10 - 20:13 #5

  Thanks everyone, will look into the mothercare one, failing that I'll have to try and train my dad to shut the doors

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