# How do you keep your cat from climbing the window screens?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 16, 2001, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-your-cat-from-climbing-the-window-screens/87632 "2001-10-16T02:13:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fouccalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Fouccalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fouccalt)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-your-cat-from-climbing-the-window-screens/87632/21 "2001-10-17T23:39:42Z")

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As for a humane way to do it…  
I had lizards and everytime the cat woudl try to get into the cage I’d pray the cat witha spray bottle. I’m assuming the same would work on a screen.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-your-cat-from-climbing-the-window-screens/87632/22 "2001-10-17T23:44:40Z")

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i said it before, and i’ll say it again:

i hate cats.

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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-your-cat-from-climbing-the-window-screens/87632/23 "2001-10-18T02:50:23Z")

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Sycorax, they’ll never catch me alive 😃

If I had to guess, I’d say “security screens” would be the phrase to use. They would have other legitimate ongoing uses, such as for people in high-risk areas who like to open the windows without worrying what kind of knife-weilding drug addict is going to try to get IN.

PS–if you’re ever in psychiatric lockup, forget the windows. Concentrate on the doors, particularly double-doors that latch against each other in the middle. (I used a table knife as screwdriver, myself).

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