my cat keeps scratching up the carpet under closed doors cus he wants to get to the other side, what do i do?

Question

when we close our bedroom door at nite, he will sit on the other side and rip up the carpet trying to get in, once we let him in, he does the same thing trying to get out. it drives me crazy not to mention the damage to our new apartment. he will do the same thing to the sliding glass door to the patio. help!!!

Answer 1

Leave the doors open or install a cat door

Answer 2

If I Shut The Door She Cries So I Have To Leave It Open -_- She Pulls My Hair, Nips Me, Wants To Play- Her Fave Is When She Goes Under The Sheets To Make Some Sort Of Tunnel Then She Will Come Back Up And Wait For Me To Move Under Her Tunnel Then Jump -_- She Cries If She See's A Fly, She Wash's My Ears And Eyes. Seriously Im Surprised I Get Any Sleep! She's My World Though. I Have Had Her Since Before She Was Born So We Are Very, Very Close. I Love Her To Pieces =] X

Answer 3

Why do you have to shut your bedroom door at all? Just leave it cracked up bit so he can go in and out as he pleases. He obviously doesn't like be trapped in any single room. And please by no means DECLAW because of the situation, that's the most horrid thing you could do to an animal. I think if you just leave your bedroom door open, he should be fine. Also, I saw someone mention attaching a kitty door to the outside sliding glass door, people should NEVER let their cats be indoor outdoor pets, It's entirely too dangerous to let you cat wonder around outside. The average life span for an outdoor cat usually no longer than five years, and an indoor cat is 20+ years on average.

Answer 4

lol, it sounds like he can't make up his mind!

This behavior may be related to anxiety about closed doors or he may just be really weird (or both). Try to keep your bedroom door cracked so he can wander in or out at will, and cover the carpet at the patio door with cardboard or a cheap rug (it won't look great, but your landlord will appreciate you saving his carpet!) Another solution for the patio door is an inexpensive item you can order, it's basically an extension for your screen door - it sits right on the track and your screen door will latch into it and, here's the kicker, it has a doggie door in the bottom. My dad has one for his dogs and it's great!

Good luck!

Answer 5

I have one of these as well. Of course, he was presumed dead after we didn't see him for a week -- he had wandered in to a neighbors utility shed one day while the guy was mowing his lawn. Lucky for us, the guy mows his lawn frequently.

He doesn't seem to mind the kids doors being closed, but heaven forbid we close our bedroom door. We've tried the spray that is supposed to keep them away from certain areas and didn't have much success there. I did read on a message board once to leave the vacuum cleaner out by the door (turned on, but unplugged), run the cord into your room and wait for the scratching to start. When it does, plug it in for a sec to scare them away. Kitty aversion therapy. I must say I never tried it. I was certain that now I'd have a cat afraid of closed doors AND vacuum cleaners (though they all seem to have that issue -- the loud noise).

Bottom line, leave the door open a bit and get a heavy, inexpensive rug for the patio door.

Answer 6

actually, carpets are like scratch-post for cats. Coz' mine does the same thing. we have a scratch-post for him, but, once in a while, he will scratch the carpets.

Answer 7

Keep the door open.

Answer 8

mine do this to,i leave doors open now.but you can get a behave spray from pet shops to spray near doors,you cant smell it ,they can and back away.but you have to spray everyday it does work.