I tried to search the forums for a solution for this but I could only find people with the same problem, their cat opening drawers/cupboards but not how to stop them. Maybe I searched with the wrong keywords
So Meeko has a new habit of opening the bottom drawer in the bathroom, crawl inside then behind it and open the drawer on top by pushing it. He was able to do this easily because the drawer was empty. I thought I could just put something heavy in it to stop him, but then I'm pretty sure he'll soon be able to open the second drawer. The drawers are quite long and close to the door and he might get hurt if we open it quickly while he was hiding. He also opens the drawer in the kitchen at night since he saw last week I had hidden his crinkle ball in it. I can't let him play with it without supervision because my little guy loves it so much he EATS parts of it and then gets sick. Obviously I changed my hiding spot, but he keeps on opening it anyway.
He also tries to open the cupboard in the bathroom which would be bad because the cleaning products are in there. Even though all the bottles/spray are closed, I wouldn't want him to rub himself on them.
I spoke to my parents about this and they told me to use some babyproof things. I looked online and I found some tying up thingy for the cupboard but not the drawers, since it's 3 drawers high.
We moved to a new apartment almost 2 months ago but he had no way of opening the drawers before since the handles were buttons, now the drawers have bars for handles. I also have to keep in mind that I cannot drill the drawers to attach safety things, since this is an apartment, not my own house.
Has anyone experienced this before? Any tricks for me? Please advise, The Cat Site's great community!
So Meeko has a new habit of opening the bottom drawer in the bathroom, crawl inside then behind it and open the drawer on top by pushing it. He was able to do this easily because the drawer was empty. I thought I could just put something heavy in it to stop him, but then I'm pretty sure he'll soon be able to open the second drawer. The drawers are quite long and close to the door and he might get hurt if we open it quickly while he was hiding. He also opens the drawer in the kitchen at night since he saw last week I had hidden his crinkle ball in it. I can't let him play with it without supervision because my little guy loves it so much he EATS parts of it and then gets sick. Obviously I changed my hiding spot, but he keeps on opening it anyway.
He also tries to open the cupboard in the bathroom which would be bad because the cleaning products are in there. Even though all the bottles/spray are closed, I wouldn't want him to rub himself on them.
I spoke to my parents about this and they told me to use some babyproof things. I looked online and I found some tying up thingy for the cupboard but not the drawers, since it's 3 drawers high.
We moved to a new apartment almost 2 months ago but he had no way of opening the drawers before since the handles were buttons, now the drawers have bars for handles. I also have to keep in mind that I cannot drill the drawers to attach safety things, since this is an apartment, not my own house.
Has anyone experienced this before? Any tricks for me? Please advise, The Cat Site's great community!