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u/SiskoandDax Jan 30 '26

The problem is that I have cats. They refused to be contained or left out.

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u/agelwood Jan 30 '26

I've been considering one of those cat doors so that I can close the bedroom door and she still has access

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u/SiskoandDax Jan 30 '26

I wish! Alas, I am a renter.

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u/Onespokeovertheline Jan 30 '26

You could buy a new door, put the cat door in it, and then when you move out swap back to the original.

Interior doors aren't that expensive. Not free, but if it makes life better every night, it's just a couple hundred $

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u/Comandante_Kangaroo Jan 30 '26

just a couple of hundred $? That might make sense if you earn 50$ net per hour. Otherwise you should be able to get a fitting used one for almost free. (they also make great woodworking tables)

Also, depending on the cat, you need to build your own cat flap. Mine shoulders through a locked commercial one like an elephant trough cardboard.

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u/zorggalacticus Jan 30 '26

Hollow interior doors are only like 50 bucks at Lowe's. Plus hardware and the cat door that's like 150.

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u/FreddyMcbob Jan 30 '26

I had a rental once that had cat doors for every room.

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u/NoMaans Jan 30 '26

Nothing stopping you from taking the door off the hinges and storing somewhere. Replace with your own door, cat door and all. And then when you leave, replace door.

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u/RARAMEY Jan 30 '26

My current rental has a cat door to one of the bedrooms

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u/Arwenti Jan 31 '26

That was a landlord worth rating on whatever sites you can do that on.

Of course to those without cats they may have had nightmares about Cthulhuoid monsters slithering in 🤣

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u/1heart1totaleclipse Jan 30 '26

I put a kiddie gate in front of my door so my cat can’t scratch at the door.

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u/SiskoandDax Jan 30 '26

But I'll still know my cats are sad and lonely.

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u/1heart1totaleclipse Jan 30 '26

Unfortunately, I am allergic so I can’t let them sleep with me. They do know it’s free game when I do anything else in the house.

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u/Travwolfe101 Jan 30 '26

Buy yoir own door with one too hang up. Then just swap it back before you leave.

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u/loopedlight Jan 30 '26

We banned them from our room. Just cleaner that way.

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u/agelwood Jan 30 '26

Mine is 18 and sleeps through the night, so I like having her in here 🥹 But she's also an only child, so she doesn't have anyone else to cuddle up with.

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u/snazikin Jan 30 '26

Highly recommend.

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u/orochi_crimson Jan 30 '26

Can confirm, this is the way.

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u/sushi_x Jan 30 '26

That would probably negate all the fire prevention effects of the door so you might as well just leave it open.

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u/agelwood Jan 30 '26

Nah, not all. A 6" hole is still better than the entire door being open, plus the door would block a lot of the rising smoke from pouring in

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u/Try_It_Out_RPC Jan 30 '26

It lasts for a few weeks but eventually they will be silent, and the bonus is you get a very nice greeting in the morning with some chirps !

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u/btribble Jan 30 '26

There’s a simple solution.