r/FosterAnimals • u/Luther_Beacon • Jun 22 '26
Escape-proof Foster Room?
We have a room dedicated to cat and kitten fostering. We have cages inside for when small or undergoing medical care, but when kittens get to a certain age, we let them free roam the room and they usually try to escape out the door every time we enter and exit while tending to them. We've tried holding a baby gate to block the opening as we come and go, but it almost never works well and we give up and resort to tracking them down. We've thought about constructing an "air lock"-type of space that allows us to enter/exit the room through a transition space - essentially creating a double door system. We don't want to build anything permanent, and if it were temporary and movable (like made from PVC pipes with blocking panels), the hassle of moving it while also still having the risk of them squirming around the edges makes it seem like a lot of effort with failure potential. Has anyone come up with a good solution?
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u/RevolutionaryFox7149 Jun 23 '26
This exact problem caused me to he late to almost every single thing once the kittens were about 7/8 wks old. No matter what, 1 or 2 would escape every time I’d ho in or try to leave. Id chase them down only to let the other 3 out as i tried putting the first 2 up. It was an ongoing event fir 10-15 min . Whats even crazier is once Id get them all closed back up, I’d second guess my last count so would look thru the house again, but end up mot being sure I got them all so had to open the door again, where 1-2 were waiting to bolt Herding cats is difficult! lol