Quote Originally Posted by TheGrey View Post
Thanks, jerrymrc. I'm the wife and beastiewrangler.

The cats are VERY smart- when we had a fire last fall, one cat pried open the basement bathroom cabinet and crawled inside, while the other one scaled the bookshelves and slid into the dropped ceiling so he could make his way to the top of some boxes in a storage area.

You're right. I'll get a few pair of welder's gloves and keep them in handy areas. I've already got their crates set up (open) in strategic places in the house; they use them as kitty caves.

ChunkyMonkey, I can't starve them like a dog for a couple of days to train them- their metabolisms are different. But I will work on training them to come to the sound of a Greenies bag being shaken.

Besides, I can't bear thinking of anything going hungry in my house. I have that feed-people/critters gene.

Ok, make me feel like a heel. My wife was a dog person and had never dealt with cats. Many always want to try and pussy-foot around the issue.The good thing is you now know that they are not like 95% of the cats and know where to look.

The comment I made about cabinets is because when I was stationed in KS I got an up close and personal look at a tornado. Balinese # 3 was with the pots and pans in the kitchen. He also loved to sleep in the bathroom cabinet.

I looked for him but he came out when I called.