June 16th 2015 - new gate

June 16th 2015 - new gate

It occurred to me at stupid o'clock in the morning that we have no door between the dining room and kitchen, and the kids like to leave the back door open as lil man (5) cant' reach to open it from outside (it's from the kitchen).  This isn't usually a problem but in a few weeks we will have a young kitten that needs to stay in the house for couple of weeks so could be a problem.

So I started thinking (never good at that time of morning) and thought about metal baby safety gates but the kitten will fit through the gaps, then I thought about the mesh travel type but my youngest son wouldn't be able to climb over it as only small.  It then came to me to make one!!!  Well to get hubby to make one.

So I looked on pinterest and found this one.  Which gave me an even better idea.  stood against the garden fence is a gate we had on the decking at the old house, it is of picket style of which kitten could get through, but I also have loads of pickets.  So today me and hubby filled the gaps in the picket gate with more pickets, had to cut part of it off as too wide for door frame, added hinges and fixed it up.  I just need to get either a bolt or hook system so that it stays closed.

In theory putting it up this early may help the kids get in the habit of actually closing it behind them before we get the kitten.  I'm not stupid and I know cats can climb and jump, but hopefully by the time the kitten is big enough to climb up it or jump over it, it will be old enough to actually go outside or at worst we can get to it b4 it does get over.

The other 2 cats have both looked at it a bit strangely as it wasn't there when they went outside earlier.  The older of the 2 has 1. jumped over it and 2. pulled it open with paw.  The younger of the 2 has sat down beside it and meowed, she didn't even try to open it or jump it!  As pretty as my youngest cat is she really is very stupid, i'm sure she doesn't realise she is a cat and CAN jump and climb! lol!