Need to Buy a Retractable Cat Gate for Rental

BLAIL on 13/01/2024 - 12:04

Hi All,

Need to order a cat gate/fence to stop my housemates cat from entering my room. I thought I could live with a cat, well I was wrong, my hay fever has been kicking up lately.

Now most of the time my door is closed, but when i want it open to let in the aircon, i don't want the cat to see that as an opportunity to get in. If i only leave the door slightly ajar, the cat just pushes open my door anyway.

Would require something that is retractable and is at least 1.5m high. Door is standard measurements - 2.1m x 0.8m
(No idea how high this cat can jump, only seen it jump to the counter so far)

Housemate hates that I spray their cat, even if it's just water, so they're willing to chip in to it as well.

TIA

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Comments

  • Puglife on 13/01/2024 - 12:23

    https://www.bunnings.com.au/perma-child-safety-easy-fit-baby…

    I got something like this a few years ago from Target for about this price. Used it in the hallway to stop my dog from tearing up the house when we were out. Its simple enough to put up and take down. Only issue is the ends can rub bits of paint off the wall but easy enough to patch up. Best look at a kid gate over a pet gate as its similar thing but pet products are seriously marked up in price.
    Edit: might not be tall enough as tbh my cats could leap it, but I would just spray it with a deterrent that made the cat avoid coming near it

    Full length ones can be bought from Amazon/Ebay for about $150, otherwise I guess you could just invest in a fly screen door, might look a little odd though and being a rental idk if the landlord would like it

    • SydStrand on 13/01/2024 - 12:40

      A cat would 100% squeeze between those bars or jump over it. Short of getting some extendable fly screen, I don't think there's anything to keep a cat from getting through a door. And it'd have to be a steel mesh screen, a cat would tear up a fabric one in seconds.

      • BLAIL on 13/01/2024 - 12:58

        wish I could install a steel mesh but I don't wanna spend a lot of money on that, also a rental.

    • BLAIL on 13/01/2024 - 13:01

      yeah the cat would jump over that. What deterrent did you use?

      • Puglife on 13/01/2024 - 14:52

        Smeared it in Vix vapor rub i think. Cats hate that.

  • apsilon on 13/01/2024 - 12:38

    Can't help but FYI, mums cat jumps the 1.7m fence no problem and it's an old cat. 1.5m is likely not going to stop it.

    • BLAIL on 13/01/2024 - 13:02

      Dang - It's like I gotta get a screen door but not install it - just put it in place whenever i wanna leave my door open

      • Puglife on 13/01/2024 - 14:47

        Maybe this
        https://www.amazon.com.au/Reinforced-35-5X82-Bilateral-Preve…
        I can't comment on the quality just seems like simliar to tent material.

        Otherwise a full length gate but it would be inconvenient to take off and put on. Has a latch though so I would just leave it on
        https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/295788475461?chn=ps&ul=AU&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1WsJ-Q9WTfGYKfWgbEn8WA30&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-139619-5960-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=295788475461&targetid=1598469861838&device=m&mktype=pla&googleloc=9070719&poi=&campaignid=19657035767&mkgroupid=143201283022&rlsatarget=pla-1598469861838&abcId=9305369&merchantid=119163686

        • BLAIL on 13/01/2024 - 15:34

          i'll look into this

          • wizzy on 13/01/2024 - 19:12

            @BLAIL: I agree about needing it to cover the whole opening. Our cat can easily jump over our 1.8m high fence.

            If you install something, I would recommend that you get it in writing that your housemate will pay for any repairs that are needed if the screen causes some damage to the door frame etc. You don't want to get stuck with the bill from your landlord or have your landlord take some of the bond to pay for the repairs.

        • dtc on 13/01/2024 - 16:44

          That looks like a great option. Will be like living in a tent, so OP can feel like they are on holiday as well

          • BLAIL on 12/02/2024 - 09:32

            @dtc: Yeah the netting breaks so easily - had to get a refund.

  • coxjon on 13/01/2024 - 12:40

    Fly screen door?

  • iforgotmysocks on 13/01/2024 - 13:23
    +1

    Have you tried having a conversation with your cat about their behaviour

    • BLAIL on 13/01/2024 - 15:01

      the cat doesn't listen to its owner.

      • askbargain on 13/01/2024 - 15:59

        so why are you listening to the owner? keep spraying water. water gun is cheaper

  • cookie2 on 13/01/2024 - 13:55

    What about those magnetic closing fly screens?

  • askbargain on 13/01/2024 - 15:59

    get a dog

  • cashless on 13/01/2024 - 21:11

    Water pistol

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