Shouldn't "that" be "which" in this sentence?
- They had long tongues that they used to catch bugs.
- They have long tongues that they use to catch bugs.
- They had long tongues, which they used to catch bugs.
- They have long tongues, which they use to catch bugs.
It was basically impossible. I wanted to set it up so one cat could be downstairs, and the other upstairs, so one wouldn't feel like they were being "punished", by being closed in a bedroom and only having that small area to roam in.
I built a "gate" for the top of our stairwell, the height of the railing, out of carboard and some pet-safe window screen material. First one of the cats managed to wriggle under it, so I reinforced it and gave it a "skirt". Then the other cat climbed up the screen mesh, and I found her just sitting there, perched on top of it.
Eventually I managed to make it sturdy enough. But then one of the cats realized he could jump over it.
I mostly gave up after that, and focused on training him not to fight with his little sister.
So this is a long winded way of saying: your cat might not really be bothered by things like baby gates. Might actually view them as a fun challenge to be (fairly easily) overcome. Unless of course your cat is older and/or has mobility issues.
On preventing cats from climbing things, apparently attaching a rolling bar at the top is very effective: https://catrollers.com
My wife is an English teacher, so I've been building little educational games for her to try in the classroom. My latest attempt is a proof-reading game https://frogs.cool Currently I'm using wikipedia articles but I'm working on adding a variety of age appropriate texts in different genres.