I ph34r my cat.
Feb. 9th, 2006 09:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
camwynI've seen my cat Shula attempt to unlock the door before. He sits on his hind legs and bats at the doorknob, giving every impression of attempting to swat the little knoblet in the middle that controls the lock. I have generally ignored this, as there are three locks on that door and he'd have to get the deadbolt next to get them all open even if he did figure out how to work the doorknob.
However.
A while ago I bought a DVD player for someone via Amazon and it was delivered to my place by mistake. The box sits next to my apartment door. Last week I put the cat carrier on top of that box, because I had brought the cats back in after boarding them safely out of the exterminators' way. This night just past I heard a RATTLErattleRATTLErattle noise from the direction of the door and went to see.
Shula had climbed up on top of the cat carrier and was furiously batting at the chain lock on the topmost part of the door.
I'd worry about him more, except that he's clearly not bright enough to realise that the deadbolt is his major obstacle. He's a cat. He hasn't got a collarbone. He can fit through any opening that'll admit his head. The way I figure it, if he can figure out how to undo the knob and the deadbolt locks and turn the knob and pull, he'll get the door open enough, chain or no.
And frankly? If the cat figures out how to do all that, he deserves to get out. I'll have some tuna waiting for him when he gets back.
However.
A while ago I bought a DVD player for someone via Amazon and it was delivered to my place by mistake. The box sits next to my apartment door. Last week I put the cat carrier on top of that box, because I had brought the cats back in after boarding them safely out of the exterminators' way. This night just past I heard a RATTLErattleRATTLErattle noise from the direction of the door and went to see.
Shula had climbed up on top of the cat carrier and was furiously batting at the chain lock on the topmost part of the door.
I'd worry about him more, except that he's clearly not bright enough to realise that the deadbolt is his major obstacle. He's a cat. He hasn't got a collarbone. He can fit through any opening that'll admit his head. The way I figure it, if he can figure out how to undo the knob and the deadbolt locks and turn the knob and pull, he'll get the door open enough, chain or no.
And frankly? If the cat figures out how to do all that, he deserves to get out. I'll have some tuna waiting for him when he gets back.
