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07.01.08, 07:21 AM General Topics
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Does anyone have babyproofing suggestions for a NYC apartment with 2 cats? Am looking for products to block baby from the cat door (to the litterbox) and to block baby from the cat food, but that will still give the cats access . . . [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.01.08, 07:21 AM Flag

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There's a product that's been on the market for quite some time with a 100% success rate. It's called a PLAYPEN. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:23 AM Flag

where did you get it? I just looked for it online and cannot find it. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:27 AM Flag

http://www.pokernstuff.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=3299 [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:30 AM Flag

yeah, but you can't contain your baby in a playpen continually! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:30 AM Flag

seriously, so weird. anyway, just keep telling baby no and moving away from the litter box. db will get the hint. both of mine did. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:31 AM Flag

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:34 AM Flag

Of course you can. It's worked for generations. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:37 AM Flag

If the apt is small, why make the world smaller? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:41 AM Flag

To keep your kid from hurting himself. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:46 AM Flag

Yeah, but you can't pen 'em in forever! Teaching them to navigate the world helps them judge danger [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:47 AM Flag

All things in their proper time. They'll learn soon enough. By your logic, why not just give them the keys to the car? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:48 AM Flag

I never gave my dc keys, b/c they are dirty! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:49 AM Flag

That makes no sense. Toddlers don't have the same space perceptions as adults. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:46 AM Flag

ok, but keeping a toddler in a small space can make them restless- boy, my dc sure got cabin fever all winter! Even toddlers need stimulation & staying in one place for a long time can get frustrating [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:48 AM Flag

That's why God invented TOYS. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:49 AM Flag

All I'm saying is that I never had a playpen, I had 2 cats, and my dc did fine. We had no need for containment [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:51 AM Flag

we are putting the box in the bathroom and putting a gate up at the bathroom door. We also have two cats and are doing this little project this weekend in fact. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:25 AM Flag

We did the same. We used a pressurized gate and mounted it a few inches off the floor so the cats could get underneath it. Worked perfectly. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 08:08 AM Flag

We had 2 cats when dc was a baby - never "babyproofed" cat stuff and it was never a problem [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:27 AM Flag

ita- both the babies and the cats catch on to their different territories [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:29 AM Flag