I caught her at it
@GardenGerty (157485)
United States
January 30, 2023 7:02am CST
Bitty needs to be spayed and she has an appointment this week. She has been used to going out, running across the yard and then coming back in the mornings and afternoons.
Sometimes she stays gone all day if it is only Bob at home.
One day last week she was gone all day, so she has not been getting out even for a run.
Last night I caught her standing on the end table, trying to figure out how to turn the door knob. She was batting it with her front paws.
Nothing she does surprises me anymore.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
30 Jan 23
I am not at all surprised at that.
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I have had a couple try that@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
6 Feb 23
@wolfgirl569 When I was very young my dad put a pull type handle down low for my little brother to come in from the back yard, through the garage. We had a cat that learned to open that door by pulling the handle.
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@wolfgirl569 (94744)
• Marion, Ohio
31 Jan 23
@GardenGerty One did learn to open an inside door. But it had fancy looking ones that stuck to the side. So she just had to grab and her weight did the rest. I did have a dog that learned to open regular round doorknobs
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
30 Jan 23
I could see that happening with certain types of handles.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
6 Feb 23
@shaggin That took real talent, then.
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
31 Jan 23
@GardenGerty this was a very old round one that had a metal button you push in to lock it. It had been on there since I was little or before that and it finally broke about two years ago.
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Jan 23
Animals are so cute sometimes. Hope she gets out for her run.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
30 Jan 23
Not until after her surgery. I do not want more kittens.
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Jan 23
@GardenGerty .........We took two of our momma kittie's first and last littler. Now having five we feel that is enough for now. The young ones are handful.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
30 Jan 23
Yes she is in heat. At night I hear the "big boys" wandering around and howling. Zeus, who is getting a different name from me, is neutered. He is not interested.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
31 Jan 23
@rebelann Nope, she is not out there with the big boys.
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@BarBaraPrz (45434)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
30 Jan 23
Has she started screaming "I WAAANT it" yet?
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
30 Jan 23
Yes, indeed, that is why she has an appointment next week.
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@marguicha (215154)
• Chile
30 Jan 23
I had Luna spayed young because I was sure that there was no room for more puppies.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
30 Jan 23
I was going to do this in October, but Bob was in the hospital. Then I hit a deer with my car then my sister got sick. Just one thing after another.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
30 Jan 23
Our guy loves to sleep on my bed with his head on my pillow!!!
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
31 Jan 23
Yes, Bitty and Bruno, who used to be called Zeus, have their places on our bed.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
30 Jan 23
Give her a mop her size and see if she'll do your floors. 
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@RasmaSandra (73199)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
31 Jan 23
Animals seem to think the know it all, Best of luck to Bitty, My two cats will be a year old in April and so I am taking them in to get fixed,
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
31 Jan 23
I meant to do this in October, but Bob was sick and things just kept happening.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
30 Jan 23
I have to resort to tricks to avoid her getting out.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
30 Jan 23
When I was a child we had one that learned to pull open a screen door using the handle dad put up for my brother.
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@LindaOHio (155561)
• United States
30 Jan 23
Cats are great little escape artists.
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@snowy22315 (169582)
• United States
31 Jan 23
I know some cats are good at using latches, but not sure how many can actually open door knobs, They don't have the right grip.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
1 Feb 23
I can see that it would depend on if it is a round knob or a lever style designed for those who have a hard time.
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@JESSY3236 (18886)
• United States
31 Jan 23
Susie, one of our cats, likes to jump and try to open the bathroom door when my mother is there.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
1 Feb 23
They seem to find their ways of doing it.
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@Hannihar (129379)
• Israel
31 Jan 23
@GardenGerty
Did she succeed in figuring out how to open the door? I am also not surprised with things my cat does too.
