Cats And Window Blinds

The best blinds suited to our furry friends.

Cats and window blinds.

Cordless window treatments and blinds tend to be far less appealing to cats. Cordless blinds because cats love playing with the cord. Think about panel blinds. Consider designating one window as the uncovered cat spot and applying your favorite window treatments to the rest.

You can open up one panel to accommodate your feline charge. My ninja cat bends blinds in order to get behind them. Indeed cats tend not to be any more interested in interior shutters than they are in the window frame. From traditional pull down blinds that are formed from a single piece of fabric to roman shades and more there are many attractive options you can choose from that will be resistant to damage from a cat with a penchant to see out the window.

Here are some cat proof blind. Since cats love sitting in windows consider accordion style shades. If you need to maintain privacy raise blinds part way and install a cat sized curtain with a tension rod. The mailman a squirrel that pesky neighbor cat that just doesn t understand that he s in the wrong place no matter how many times they bark at him and when they re trying to get a good look they re pushing their heads paws faces and whatever else through the blinds impeding their view to do it.

Another option may be to install a combination of cat proof window blinds and café curtains which would allow for both privacy and a controllable view. Fabric vertical blinds blinds made of fabric rather than hard materials and a horizontal design are much more cat proof as i explain in more detail later. If the window s covered daisy assumes the window and the world beyond has ceased to exist. So no need to stress or shout at kitty every time they go near your lovely blinds any longer.

Daisy the dog wouldn t care. Another fitted option is the panel blind. Cat lovers find good success with faux wood blinds since the sturdy slippery surface is less alluring for cat s claws. My cat won t leave the blinds cords alone.

Colin the cat is a feral beast tamed only by the promise of regular meals and belly rubs yet still as wild as they come when faced with a blind. Vertical blinds are easy for cats to walk through and if a panel gets damaged it can be replaced individually. Pets just want to see what s outside.