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Hello all! I'm in the process of looking for a house. Yay, me. In looking at houses, I've suddenly become aware that many buildings have potential hazards that I've never had around, just because they were built in a different time or place from other places I've lived.
I'm especially nervous about:
1) Lofts! Has anyone ever had a cat fall out of a loft eg while playing or otherwise distracted, or try to jump off of one, etc? (For clarity, "loft" in my local terminology is when the second floor is open to the first floor, usually with a railing. Here are two random examples I pulled from the internet: one and two.) I just, I look at these open spaces and thing, what if the mouse she's chasing goes skittering off the edge and she's so excited she follows it? Or what if her vision is bad (both of my current cats, who will not be moving with me, have poor vision) and she doesn't realize how far it is? Or what if he sees a stray out the window downstairs and goes tearing after it, and falls?
2) Radiators! I look at old radiators like this one and can't help but thinking, could a kitten get stuck in there? Could a cat fall asleep on top and get burned?
I. I think I know that this is mostly my anxiety speaking, but if anyone has lived in place with a loft-style second floor or with old fashioned radiators, I'd really like to hear from you.
And is there anything else I ought to be looking for? My cats are indoor cats, so things like a pool aren't a problem.
Thank you!
I'm especially nervous about:
1) Lofts! Has anyone ever had a cat fall out of a loft eg while playing or otherwise distracted, or try to jump off of one, etc? (For clarity, "loft" in my local terminology is when the second floor is open to the first floor, usually with a railing. Here are two random examples I pulled from the internet: one and two.) I just, I look at these open spaces and thing, what if the mouse she's chasing goes skittering off the edge and she's so excited she follows it? Or what if her vision is bad (both of my current cats, who will not be moving with me, have poor vision) and she doesn't realize how far it is? Or what if he sees a stray out the window downstairs and goes tearing after it, and falls?
2) Radiators! I look at old radiators like this one and can't help but thinking, could a kitten get stuck in there? Could a cat fall asleep on top and get burned?
I. I think I know that this is mostly my anxiety speaking, but if anyone has lived in place with a loft-style second floor or with old fashioned radiators, I'd really like to hear from you.
And is there anything else I ought to be looking for? My cats are indoor cats, so things like a pool aren't a problem.
Thank you!