Can anyone recommend a baby gate to use with a 10 month old baby and a 9 week old kitten?
We need to keep the baby out of the bedroom (the en suite bathroom has the cat food and kitty litter), but obviously the kitten needs to be able to come in and out. We tried the "safety 1st easy fit security gate", and while it kept the baby out well, it was too tall for the kitten – he hurt his leg trying to climb up it, and was unable to just jump over.
Anyone have a specific suggestion for a gate that we can use? We don’t want one of the swinging ones that you screw in, because we want to be able to shut the bedroom door at times. So we just want one of the portable ones – strong enough to withstand a growing baby, short enough to let the kitten get around. We’re in Toronto in the Bathurst/Wilson area, so stores anywhere around there, or Canadian Tire, would be great.
thanks!
to respond to people’s answers:
the baby is always supervised, but if my back is turned for a moment it’s dangerous for her to have any kind of access to cat food and kitty litter.
we’re in an apartment, so there’s no other room available for the cat’s stuff, and we can’t put in cat doors anywhere.
the one recommended baby gate screws into the wall, so we wouldn’t be able to close the bedroom door – not doable.
can you raise the gate a little off the floor so cat can crawl under?
or, put food and litter up high, like on a table. as long as you have a chair for the cat to jump from, he will use it.
or, this is a lot more work, buy a cheap door, install pet door, keep door closed. cat gets in and out, baby cant.
when you move, put old door back on.
i think i found what you are looking for,
http://www.improvementscatalog.com/home/improvements/792926911-extra-tall-extra-wide-walk-through-pet-gates-small-door.html
November 10th, 2011 at 3:34 am
Personally I would just use a small solid type of barrier around the litter box and food where the kitten can go in, but the baby really cannot see what is there.
At 10 months old, the child should be under supervision. How is the baby getting in the bedroom in the first place if you are watching him/her?
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November 10th, 2011 at 3:55 am
I would move the cat’s things to maybe the laundry room or a closet and install a cat door so the kitten has access. If you want to continue with a gate, someone handy could alter it by sawing a hole into the bottom half so the kitten has access. Make it large enough to accommodate a full grown cat as the kitten will grow rapidly over the next few months.
This one is made of cloth so the kitten can climb it easily. Place it up a bit higher so the kitten can go under it.
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/186-1991969-9932649?asin=B0013TN05O&afid=yahoossplp&lnm=B0013TN05O|Kolcraft_Go_Anywhere_Portable_Gate&ref=tgt_adv_XSMG1060
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November 10th, 2011 at 4:08 am
can you raise the gate a little off the floor so cat can crawl under?
or, put food and litter up high, like on a table. as long as you have a chair for the cat to jump from, he will use it.
or, this is a lot more work, buy a cheap door, install pet door, keep door closed. cat gets in and out, baby cant.
when you move, put old door back on.
i think i found what you are looking for,
http://www.improvementscatalog.com/home/improvements/792926911-extra-tall-extra-wide-walk-through-pet-gates-small-door.html
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