Door/gate solutions to contain the cat!
colleen_osborne84
6 years ago
Hi,
We’ve refurbished a house and have an open doorway from the hall into the kitchen, as per picture below. This is lovely in theory however my cat can now roam free at night which will mean she’ll come upstairs and yap at 4am. Can anyone suggest a solution to keep her contained without a full door?
Thanks.
We’ve refurbished a house and have an open doorway from the hall into the kitchen, as per picture below. This is lovely in theory however my cat can now roam free at night which will mean she’ll come upstairs and yap at 4am. Can anyone suggest a solution to keep her contained without a full door?
Thanks.
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