arg... cats on the air vent

Liss_37 · December 2010

anyone else have this problem?

ever since it got cold my cat has been laying on the air vent making (whatever room) super cold.

first it both our bedooms. it got to be such a problem that the only thing I could think of was putting upside down laundry baskets over the vents so the air could still flow.

that fixed that problem, but now she's doing it in the living room! which wouldn't be such a big deal except that's the room with the thermostat, so she's making the room cold which makes the furnace run longer.

i really don't want to put an upside down laundry basket in the living room.. anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

dragonsmercy · December 2010

have you tried one of those vent extender thingies? or a vent hood? Not sure if that's the right term... blech, i can't explain it right.

Liss_37 · December 2010

i've tried the plastic things that you attach with magnets that arch the air flow.. they worked for a day. now she just shoves it out of the way with her butt

MSUMamaof2 · December 2010

LOL. No, I've never had that problem, but this post gave me my giggle for the night. Thanks Liss.

Liss_37 · December 2010

MSUMamaof2:
LOL. No, I've never had that problem, but this post gave me my giggle for the night. Thanks Liss.

lol happy to help. yes i giggle too when i see upside down laundry baskets everywhere haha

Mrs.Keith2B · December 2010

My big fat cat, Boo, like to lay his 15lbs of fatness on the vent in our living room. I just move him, but I'll find him there 20 minutes later. I haven't really done much else to try to fix the problem.

mariannerules · December 2010

LOL. My cats would do that, they love the warmth. Thankfully our vents are on the ceilings. Not sure how to solve that problem, I was going to suggest the vent cover air flow things, but that was a fail. Sorry I'm no help

rebus82 · December 2010

Mrs.Keith2B:
My big fat cat, Boo, like to lay his 15lbs of fatness on the vent in our living room.

I'm laughing at your "fat" 15 pound cat. My middle cat is that size (though he's very long) and my youngest cat (the white one) probably weights 22 pounds and it's almost all muscle. We call him a Polar Cat.

My oldest cat likes to lay on air vents (mainly bathrooms and B's room). Normally I just shoo him away when necessary, but could you lay a blanket/cat bed next to the vent so that she still gets the warm air without blocking it from reaching the rest of the room?

Geek_Girl · December 2010

What about a heated cat bed? https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_14?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=heated+cat+bed&sprefix=heated+cat+bed

Maybe that would help?

I have three cats but none of them try to block the vents so I don't know if a heated bed would be "competition" for the vents. Not sure if you have a space big enough (spare room, couch that's not used often, etc) for an electric blanket, but that might work, too.

Want a personalized experience?

arg... cats on the air vent

Re: arg... cats on the air vent

Choose Another Board

Search Boards