Kitties and baby rooms

[Onna Shinigami]

Any tried different smells to keep cats out of rooms or plants and had it work?
I've been doing some reading on trying to find stuff that works. The first one tried has been lavender..... but I didn't look at some of the shampoos and that around that use it for relaxing v.v" oops. I've read about citrus working but haven't read about anyone using it to keep cats out of a bed room. Any other ideas would work. I've got 2 baby gates but both can easily jump up and over it, and its nice to be able to leave the door open for better air flow in this house since the baby's room stays cold in the winter months.

Onna

[BreezeRuehls]

There is nothing smell wise that will keep them out. I know a girl who put in screen doors to keep her pets out of her kids rooms. (Desert, they got hottttt if they were shut off) Worked really good!

[slice]

If you have kittens then you can try to train them not to go into the rooms, I've done it before when my cat was a kitten. Took a lot of work and meow mix but then he wouldn't go into the room if you didn't tell him to. I've tried onion once it worked for a while then the cat figured it out-_-

[Redpixy]

Vinegar and water in a spray bottle? Maybe they'll learn that bedrooms=squirt of icky stuff??

[dixienut]

Vinegar and water in a spray bottle? Maybe they'll learn that bedrooms=squirt of icky stuff??


just watch out that they don't return the favor,......lol

[Onna Shinigami]

I read about the screen door thing, and husband doesn't want to go through that much work.One cat doesn't go in there and only does to get away from the one I picked up 2yrs ago. Both know they're not allowed in the room, but the younger one is more persistent than the older cat. As soon as I walk in the room, he'll hide under the bed then take off when you reach under to toss him out. He does this in our bedroom and hasn't been allowed in there for almost 2yrs now. I want him not to go in there because something either smells bad or is going to get him and not assiciate it with us doing it.

[ABATTLEDONKEY]

I have a 6 week old Son and a cat in a small apartment. I could use a flamethrower and it wouldnt keep my cat out of the bedroom! I did find that one thing worked really well. its the same way that i teach my dogs trick and obedience to win local shows:corporal punishment. I know it doesnt feel good to do it, or that sometimes you feel really guilty, but a good smack right on the nogin works wonders. I was told that cats dont respond to this, but mine wont go into the room unless it knows that it can bolt into a hiding place without getting caught.
Every time my cat went into the bedroom where my kid was going to be(this started before he was born) I would pick her up, Place her on the bed(while still holding her) and smack her in the nose. then i would pick her up and take her out side the room and pet her and let her down gently. after a while i would repeat this many times by taking her in the room, flicking her nose, taking her out and petting her, then back in, then out then in and so on ans so forth. now when i wake up in the morning, she is waiting for me by my door, i walk outside pick her up and pet her for about 20 min(which is unusual because other than the morning, she does NOT like to be held) and she just purrs the whole time. all the while i leave the door open to the bedroom, and she doesnt think twice about going inside. i know hitting your pet is unpopular these days, but by gum it, it works. the trick is repetition and consistance. and a whole lot of patience with cats

[BreezeRuehls]

You can always try a spray bottle of water. When ever you catch her in there chase her out while spraying her, and "hissing". She will be timid of the spray bottle (and you wont have to whack her) and when she learns to fear the bottle, place it in the doorway. Like s its guarding its territory. But only use it in the room, that way this room belongs to the water bottle. That's how I kept my kitties out of my closet (they always wanted to lay on my clean clothing, and my boy pissed on my dirty clothing hamper!) Hope it helps :)

[Hurley]

You can try covering the top of a doormat with double sided tape. Put it in the doorway. Cats hate the sticky feeling. You may need 2, one on both side of the door, so the cats can't jump over it. You can also try corporal cuddling. When you catch them in the room or doing anything bad, just pick them up and give them a cuddly squeeze! :)

[jackiomy]

Can I ask why you need him to stay out of the baby's room? Are you afraid he is going to hurt the baby, or cat hair or something else?

[Onna Shinigami]

We've tryed spraying, corporal punishment hence why he hides when you go into the room. I don't want them in there since I have found that the younger one had been sleeping in either the crib or the play pen. The cat hair doesn't bother me since its bound to get on there one way or another, since kitties need love too. Not sure how well double sided tape would work, since he's the type to get to where he wants no matter what you do.