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10+ pound, 3ft, snake shaped stuffed animal needed
Category: Sports and Recreation > Toys Asked by: koosh77-ga List Price: $5.00 |
Posted:
15 Sep 2003 09:15 PDT
Expires: 15 Oct 2003 09:15 PDT Question ID: 256069 |
Where can I find a 10+ pound, 3ft, snake shaped stuffed animal? Reason: I have cats which are not de-clawed who regularly claw up the carpet at the bottom of my bedroom door when I shut the door (I guess they think they are going to claw their way in). I try to put stuff there to keep them from doing it, but I don't have anything good. It needs to be at least 10 pounds, or the cats will be able to move it. I thought a snake stuffed animal or something would be a nice idea since this is probably going to be a semi-permanent fixture to the bottom of my bedroom door, I don't want to use bricks or anything like that. It needs to be something long and narrow, to cover the bottom of the door only (ie. a snake which is not curvy, but can lie straight as an arrow) I am open to alternate suggestions, but mostly looking for the snake stuffed animal. I need to purchase this item, so it can either be an online store or somewhere that does mail order. |
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Re: 10+ pound, 3ft, snake shaped stuffed animal needed
From: snsh-ga on 15 Sep 2003 14:22 PDT |
tree stump |
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Re: 10+ pound, 3ft, snake shaped stuffed animal needed
From: punzel-ga on 17 Sep 2003 16:48 PDT |
the first thing that came to mind was a door-draft blocker. this is basically a fabric tube stuffed with sand or rice, etc. they are as long as a door is wide, maybe a bit longer. many catalogs, including Lillian Vernon, carry them and they're reasonably priced [under $10 usu.]. if you can sew, even by hand, you could make it yourself. use fake-fabric that looks like snakeskin - sew some goggly-eyes on it, taper the "tail" and voila, you've got yourself a cat-repelling snake.... you could also go to the hardware or home-improvement store and get a brass kickplate - they are about 12" high and have a strip at the top that screws onto the door. virtually indestructible. there are also spray repellents you can use for furniture - i don't know why they wouldn't work on the door, or maybe the carpet around the door. you'd have to be sure they wouldn't stain or otherwise harm the fabric or your door. finally, if your cats don't go outdoors or have to defend themselves against other animals, you could ask your vet about having them de-clawed? that's all i could come up with. good luck! |
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Re: 10+ pound, 3ft, snake shaped stuffed animal needed
From: koosh77-ga on 18 Sep 2003 05:07 PDT |
Good suggestions. The cats claw at the carpet at the bottom of the door, not on the door itself. If I dno't let them in, they'll just sit at the door and meow and start clawing up the carpet until I let them in. I don't know if they realize that it's destructive and annoying or if they are trying to dig a small hole under the door to get through. |
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Re: 10+ pound, 3ft, snake shaped stuffed animal needed
From: missy-ga on 18 Sep 2003 07:46 PDT |
Hi Koosh! My darling kitties did the same thing before they were declawed. They *are* trying to dig under to be with you! When you close the door to your cats, they think you're mad at them, and they want to come to "apologize". Cats are weird. Aren't they terrific? Anyway...a stuffed animal or door blocker may well keep your kitties from damaging the carpet, but depending on what your blocker is stuffed with and how sturdy the material is...you could be in for a terrible mess. Punzel's suggestion of a spray repellent is a good one, and probably a better solution for you. We used Boundary and Kitty-B-Gone to train our two felines to stop certain behaviors - screen chewing, Christmas tree climbing, carpet nibbling, couch burrowing. Worked like a charm, took about a week to break the bad habits. Kitty repellent is usually between $5 and $7 a can, and is safe to use around them. It smells a little odd to humans (kind of like raw onions), but it smells even worse to felines. You might want to try this first, before setting yourself up for a possible big mess. --Missy |
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Re: 10+ pound, 3ft, snake shaped stuffed animal needed
From: knowledge_seeker-ga on 18 Sep 2003 09:33 PDT |
Another idea might be to buy something similar to this guy: http://www.krittersinthemailbox.com/animals/snakes/waplt2170ch.htm And then open him up, de-stuff him, and fill him with clean dry sand. The biggest downside, as Missy points out, is that if your kitties scratch through him, you're going to have a heckuva mess. Or... you could take that same snake with his regular stuffing, and apply velcro to him and to the door (or floor?) and stick him in place. Of course you still have the same leakage problem if they claw him - but less messy than sand. Or..you could apply velcro to the kitties .. oh wait ..! ;-) -K~ |
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