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Thank you everyone for your creative ideas and cat stories. I'll link the post as soon as it's finished. On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 6:34 PM, Clara Richardson < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > I mostly just yell at mine, think I’ll get some canned air… great > suggestions! > > -Clara > > > > Clara Richardson > [log in to unmask] > www.illustratingforscience.com > > > > > On Feb 28, 2015, at 4:16 PM, Karen Ackoff <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I have dogs and birds, so cats are sequestered in my 2-room studio (they > get to explore the garage and basement under supervision). Because both > cats lived wild, dogs are seen as predators or pests at the very least (and > one cat is bigger than 2 of my dogs); birds are seen as prey. > > The female, Pumpkin, is the escape artist. The doorway to the studio has > an angled ceiling and 7 steps down. I started with a gate. Pumpkin learned > to scale it. I fastened a sheet of plexi so she couldn't get purchase on > the gate. She then managed to climb the hinges. Then I put a pull down > blind to close the gap at the top, fastening it with small bungee cords. > She managed to slip thru, squeezing btwn the blind and the wall. Then I > used a sheet of cardboard fastened to the blind, which meant it became an > obstacle course for ME, getting in/out of my studio. I finally hired a > cabinet maker and he constructed double-doors, with an extension at the top > to close the gap. > > Mind you, upon escaping, Pumpkin mostly just sat waiting to go back into > the studio. Escaping just because she could. And to tease the dogs. > > The new door is working thankfully. > > K > > > > On Feb 28, 2015, at 1:59 PM, Maia Sanders <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > I simply put my studio space in a room with the ability to close the > doors! It's in the formal parlor of our hundred year old house, along with > my kids' homeschool classroom, marking our complete transition from normal > Americans to wall-eyed bohemians, according to my mother-in-law. > > Before I thought to move the operation to the parlor, I used to use the > hot lamp/soft bed approach for one cat and the exciting windowsill with > open window for the other. I have one adventure-vacation cat and > one spa-vacation cat . > > Now, I need to figure out how to stop them drinking out of the aquarium.... > > Maia > > > > On Saturday, February 28, 2015, Karen Ackoff <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Yes I do something like this too. I put 2 cat beds on the table next to >> my computer. Why the big cat sleeps on the small bed and the little cat, in >> the big bed - I will never know. >> >> Favorite spots are on top of the printer (which I made a fleece dust >> cover for) and on my Time Capsule (backup/router), which I'm surprised has >> never overheated. >> >> Mine are "unintentional" cats. Both rescued - injured and starving - off >> the street. One was completely feral and fully grown. Now I can't get him >> off my lap. >> >> I have plenty of pictures if you need them for your blog also pls let us >> know the URL! >> >> K >> >> >> >> On Feb 28, 2015, at 9:31 AM, Julie Himes <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> All my cat wants is to be on my lap when I'm sitting, so I got him his >> own padded stool and set it next to me. He quickly learned that this is his >> piece of furniture and he's happy to sleep on it next to me. I'm surprised >> at how well it worked. Good luck! >> >> On Saturday, February 28, 2015, Holly Butlett <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >>> I hang a plastic bag on my chair. I have shaken it out and the plastic >>> rattling scares them and keeps them at bay. They also can be placed where >>> you don't want them to go, on door knobs, arms of chairs. Holly >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On Feb 28, 2015, at 9:10 AM, Karen Ackoff <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I keep a can of compressed air at hand. My cats hate the hissing noise >>> it makes and will leave me alone. >>> K >>> >>> >>> On Feb 28, 2015, at 9:06 AM, Catherine Wilson <[log in to unmask]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> I'm writing a blog post on working around cats. I'm trying to find a >>> picture of the decoy cat scanner from the 2011 live auction and permission >>> to use if of course. >>> >>> If you have any tricks or tips for keeping felines at bay while you work >>> please let me know. >>> >>> All best, >>> Cat >>> >>> -- >>> Cat Wilson >>> Design . Illustration . Art >>> Astoria, NY >>> catthewilson.com >>> >>> ________________________________________________ >>> >>> Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the >>> instructions at >>> http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv >>> >>> ________________________________________________ >>> >>> Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the >>> instructions at >>> http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv >>> >>> ________________________________________________ >>> >>> Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? 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