AGRNBRTSLOVE
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Our 4 cats are indoor only (front declawed) and travel with us in our 5er. We are just super careful ( more like paranoid) about entering and exiting. If one of them even goes near the door, I clap my hands really loud, and they scoot under the dinette or chair. I have made them afraid of the outdoors for their own safety. We have only had one incdent when our orange tabby leaned on the screen door, and fell out when we were parked. He scared himself and he was cowering under the RV. We saw what it happend and a shake of the "treats" can brought him right back.
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Quint Da Man
Peabody, MA
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We have a couple of Bengals and they have discovered that pushing hard enough on a screen will push it out. They're pretty smart cats both know how to open cabinets and doors with french handles. One of them even takes a shower with me almost every morning. He loves it, gets drenched under the shower then proceeds to run around the house soaking everything sliding everywhere. So I'm going to have to secure the screen door better than the plastic latch. Ive got an idea of attaching what is essentially a swinging arm on the out side of the trailer that I can swing in place partially across the door. I'll place it so you can access it through the door from the inside as well. I just need warm weather so I can work.try some of thses ideas.
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Opie431
Bellevue, MI
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When we opened the trailer door it was very slowly and someone was bending down with their hands right at cat level ready to grab a scooting cat. Opie was often tied out at campgrounds and he loved it so we always had to be prepared for him to try to get out. He would go and sit on his leash when we came in so he knew he had to be tied up but we were always prepared for the worst.
He did get out once and went to what he thought was our trailer and howled to get in. It was the wrong one but did look like ours. The second time the leash came untied and he took off after a snake. He came back and sat on the end of his leash while we were thrashing thru the weeds with fire poking sticks in our hands ready to beat off the killer snake.
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catman2130093
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AGRNBRTSLOVE wrote:Our 4 cats are indoor only (front declawed) and travel with us in our 5er. We are just super careful ( more like paranoid) about entering and exiting. If one of them even goes near the door, I clap my hands really loud, and they scoot under the dinette or chair. I have made them afraid of the outdoors for their own safety. We have only had one incdent when our orange tabby leaned on the screen door, and fell out when we were parked. He scared himself and he was cowering under the RV. We saw what it happend and a shake of the "treats" can brought him right back. I had one get loose that way also. What I do now is I get one of those short bungee cords with a hook on each end, hook one end on the indoor grab handle on the wall by the door, and hook the other end through a small hole I drilled into the screen door's vertical handle, making sure that the cord is tense and pulling on the screen door. I've developed a slight case of ocd, and have to check that the door is locked twice whenever I leave-when one of my kids (cats)gets out, it's a trauma for them AND for me!
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AGRNBRTSLOVE
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catman, Thanks for the bungee cord suggestion, I think I will try that! I know what you mean about the ocd, I swear we spend half of our vacations taking headcount of cats!! I don't know how we ended up with 4, let's just say you can't let me "visit" the animal rescue, I never leave empty handed, lol..
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Dustytuu
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We use the bungie cord thing to keep the screen door shut.
Also we use a small bottle of water spritzer to keep him from going outside,but he is a coward and usually doesn't try.
Now when he does something he shouldn't we just have to show him the spritzer bottle. 
Hasn't turned him against either of us. He is very attached to both of us.
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AGRNBRTSLOVE
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Dusty, That's funny about the spritzer bottle. We do the same thing with my husband's slipper. We call it the "Slipper of Doom". He doesn't even hit them with it, he just picks it up and shakes it at them and they stop whatever bad thing they are doing and run for the hills,lol!!
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flhtci-rider
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When ours were kittens a plant spray bottle was used a few times. No all we have to do is either shake the bottle with water in it or leave it near the door and they won't go near it..
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2Divers
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My fat furrkids would have to open their eyes, stretch and then actually move to get out the door, LOL. By then I am in the kitchen.....
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