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November 2nd, 2009
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One of the places that seems to naturally attract cats is that space behind the refrigerator – it’s dark and warm there. It’s also a terrible nuisance to try and get a cat out from behind the huge immovable fridge.
The best thing you can do is to block off the sides of the refrigerator. Some people duct tape a strip of cardboard (or something more attractive) down the sides of the fridge, blocking the cat’s access to the motor area behind. Radio show host and pet expert Tracie Hotchner is the author of The Dog Bible and The Cat Bible. Click here to follow her on Twitter. |
What about the washer and dryer? Our dryer manual says it needs “breathing room” but the cat loves to hide back there… Any suggestions?
In Ref: The space behind the fridge for the Kitties
Never ever duct tape cardboard as the Fridge has to breathe and that is a house fire Waiting to happen Trust me It happened to My family
It needs to be a open area and you need to Vacuum out the back and the front of it monthly and if it is in a spot that is a built in area PLEASE pull it out
Our Fridge was a 2 year old Amana $1700.00 Top of the line
That had accumulated Dust and pet hair and over heated and Caught fire it was unable to breathe Properly
So Find a Different way to keep Puss out of there and Vacuum the Rear Coils and Front monthly to prevent this from happening to you and your family and friends
Please pass along
Respectfully Yours
Anne
Of course if you block the area under the fridge too well, the compressor will not have adequate ventilation and will have a much shortened life expectancy.
THE CAT BIBLE has a list of all the appliances and other household objects which attract kitties and often trap them. You want to restrict the cat’s access directly to the back of the fridge or dryer – yes, those appliances need to breathe, but they need the space behind them for ventilation. The space between the motor and the wall needs to stay open, but you can tape a strip of cardboard along the open side that goes high enough up to discourage the cat. You could also use a piece of wire or plastic fencing that would work very well without restricting air flow in any way. The reminder to vacuum and brush back there is great and one most of us forget (if we ever knew it!)