# I love my calico cat but....

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 19, 2001, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-calico-cat-but/65875 "2001-05-19T02:24:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![aha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2001, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-calico-cat-but/65875/1 "2001-05-19T02:24:23Z")

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When she wants in the house she hangs on my window screens to get my attention. She is tearing holes in them. Anyone got any helpful suggestions?

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2001, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-calico-cat-but/65875/2 "2001-05-19T02:41:32Z")

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A cat door?  
Crack the window a bit so that s/he can holler at you?  
Most of mine have figured out that you either get stuck on the screen wire or you fall off.

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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:** [May 19, 2001, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-calico-cat-but/65875/3 "2001-05-19T14:26:57Z")

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Sturdier screens.

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2001, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-calico-cat-but/65875/4 "2001-05-19T16:09:54Z")

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You could electrify the screens.

Just kidding.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-calico-cat-but/65875/5 "2001-05-20T00:05:10Z")

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I was thinking about that again today; my cats quickly determined that 1) They can’t get in throught the window with that thing on it and 2) Daddy gets really, really hacked off when they try.

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-calico-cat-but/65875/6 "2001-05-20T06:37:43Z")

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Aha, another cat post!  
Only one thing to do. Let her in as soon as she _tells_ you to. You’ll still have holes, but they’ll be smaller.  
Peace,  
mangeorge