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I apologize if this question has been asked before. I DID do a search before asking in a new thread.
My wife and I are expecting a child soon and we don't want our cat (Jim - 5 yr old neutered male declawed) in the baby's room. We don't think that he'll do anything to the baby ( he IS kind of mean at times), in fact we're sure that he'll be more scared of the baby than anything.
The problem is that I am allergic (slightly) to cats, so one might suspect that through the wonders of genetics, my child will also have this allergy. I'd like to keep my baby's room free of cat hair and the cat if at all possible.
If we were to simply close the door, Jim would go NUTS (as he always does if there's a closed door other than the front door) and paw on the door all night long meowing about how sad he is that he cannot roam freely in his kingdom...
I've come up with two solutions (I think) but 'd like anyone's input if possible.
Solution 1 - Put one of those "desk pads" - the kind you place on your carpet to make your rolling chairs ROLL on the floor UPSIDE DOWN (little spikes up) in the entryway to the baby's room. MAYBE Jim won't like getting his paws poked to enter the room. Problem with this - he could jump over it, I woun't like walking over it barefoot...
Solution 2 - Buy one of those fences that DOG OWNERS use that you bury (the shock collar kind) - and bury the wire between the hallway and the baby's doorway - if the cat goes in, he'll get a buzz... Problem with this - cost, not very nice to Jim, and I don't know if it will work or not.
Once again, any input will be greatly apprecuated.
My wife and I are expecting a child soon and we don't want our cat (Jim - 5 yr old neutered male declawed) in the baby's room. We don't think that he'll do anything to the baby ( he IS kind of mean at times), in fact we're sure that he'll be more scared of the baby than anything.
The problem is that I am allergic (slightly) to cats, so one might suspect that through the wonders of genetics, my child will also have this allergy. I'd like to keep my baby's room free of cat hair and the cat if at all possible.
If we were to simply close the door, Jim would go NUTS (as he always does if there's a closed door other than the front door) and paw on the door all night long meowing about how sad he is that he cannot roam freely in his kingdom...
I've come up with two solutions (I think) but 'd like anyone's input if possible.
Solution 1 - Put one of those "desk pads" - the kind you place on your carpet to make your rolling chairs ROLL on the floor UPSIDE DOWN (little spikes up) in the entryway to the baby's room. MAYBE Jim won't like getting his paws poked to enter the room. Problem with this - he could jump over it, I woun't like walking over it barefoot...
Solution 2 - Buy one of those fences that DOG OWNERS use that you bury (the shock collar kind) - and bury the wire between the hallway and the baby's doorway - if the cat goes in, he'll get a buzz... Problem with this - cost, not very nice to Jim, and I don't know if it will work or not.
Once again, any input will be greatly apprecuated.