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Keeping Cats From Scratching Screen Doors?

I have 2 indoor cats and several cats in the neighborhood come to my sliding glass door and create big holes in my screen by scratching. I have already replaced my screen once and do not want to do it again. What can I do to deter cats from coming to my back door and scratching big holes?

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By mindy (Guest Post)
June 16, 20052 found this helpful

I have the same problem...any ideas?

 
Anonymous
October 15, 20180 found this helpful

I put up some saran wrap it's humane,cheep,and it works!

 
Anonymous
October 15, 20180 found this helpful

I put up some saran wrap it's humane,cheep,and it works!

 
By Michele (Guest Post)
June 16, 20052 found this helpful

MilesKimball.com sells something to put on screen doors to keep them from doing this. Maybe rub something on it to make them not do it?

 
June 16, 20051 found this helpful

I had the same problem with my own cat.
My solution and it worked great.
A watergun. I won't hurt the cat and getting them wet a couple of times it all it takes.

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Good Luck.

 
June 18, 20051 found this helpful

I had my back porch screen door damaged too but not by a cat. Rather our large German Shepherd dog. I took it to the hardware store, had a new screen put in and then had them put Plexiglas over the new screen. Problem solved. Bonnie

 
Anonymous
September 24, 20164 found this helpful

the point of a screen is to let the air in, which Plexiglass defeats.

 
May 17, 20170 found this helpful

Yes, we did that, too. The Plexi glass securely taped to the sides of the screen door does seem to work.

 
Anonymous
March 4, 20180 found this helpful

How was the plexiglass attached

 
May 23, 20201 found this helpful

Uhhhhh......whats the point of even rescreaning if you're just going to cover it and close it off with lexan?? The lexan plexi would suffice alone. Exceot now its not a "screen" door and defeats the whole purpose.

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That makes about as much sense as a "screen door on a submarine"! (Pun intended)

 
By Jen (Guest Post)
July 30, 20071 found this helpful

Definitely use water, maybe not a gun but a spray bottle will work just as effectively, and its how your supposed to train your cat to not to stuff, like off the counters and things like that, I'm sure it would work for a screen too.

 
By Jen. (Guest Post)
November 29, 20070 found this helpful

I've tried water many times, it doesn't work for me?

 
March 8, 20220 found this helpful

ya, same here she just goes and cleans her self with it

 
By Damifino (Guest Post)
September 19, 20080 found this helpful

I have always wondered if chicken wire put over the screen would deter screen scratching. The problem is that someone needs to come up with a way to attach the chicken wire to the door to try it

 
March 27, 20170 found this helpful

My screen has a grill guard but my cat's claws get stuck through its holes, into the screen, too.

 
April 9, 20170 found this helpful

number of years ago I had a handyman put galvanized Steel over the screens on the porch that. Had been totally shredded by my one particular cat.

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It obviously works. It had to b stapled to the wood that surrounded the screens . So there is that issue as well.

 
June 8, 20102 found this helpful

You can install a Screen Door Grill Guard. Google them to see what will fit your situation. I have gotten them in the past at Home Depot and Lowes, usually in the door isle.

 
 
March 27, 20171 found this helpful

My screen has a partial grill guard, but my cat's claws still get through the guard's holes into the screen. Maybe a guard that is different from mine would work OK.

 

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