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Article: CLIMBING CAT DAMAGES TREES.(Lifestyles/Spotlight)(Colorado Critters Page)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- July 24, 1999
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Byline: Suzanne Hetts & Daniel Estep
Janice has a cat, Amber, who climbs trees. Amber is damaging smaller trees and gets stuck in bigger ones. Janice wants to stop this behavior.
An obvious solution is to not let Amber outside. For many reasons, this is probably the best alternative. Another possibility is restricting Amber's access to the trees by keeping her on a leash (under supervision to prevent injuries), keeping her in an outdoor enclosure or placing barriers such as aluminum sheeting or wire around the trunk to stop Amber from climbing them.
None of these will change Amber's motivation for climbing. They simply prevent the behavior from ...