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Questions tagged [pets]

For hacks related to domesticated animals otherwise known as pets.

This tag is for hacks related to domesticated animals otherwise known as pets. Questions would have to be definable as a Lifehack, and not about anything psychological(such as any fears associated with pets, or serious medical conditions associated with pets), all questions should be about physical problems or would thus be off-topic. Questions about pet accesories and alternatives for pet accessories compared to other methods(already used and unusable) would be considered on-topic.

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Stop free-roaming dogs from entering my property

I have a house that enters into an alley. With the snow, I can see all the tracks from the dog(s) that come into my yard. Today, I saw a few piles of dog feces that I had to clean up before coming into work. I do not see human foot prints around…
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Cat-proofing flexible air ducts

I have cats occupying my boiler room. Unfortunately, my cats are climbing all over the place and are often tearing the flexible air ducts which provide the house with fresh air and warmth. Image for reference: After a while, the holes in the ducts…
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Dog hair in washing machine

I have recently moved flats, and previous tenants of my current apartment were avid dog owners. Unfortunate consequence of this is that washing machine covers every piece of clothing with lots of dog hair. I have run it empty to clean it two times…
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How can I keep cats out of guest room, permanently?

If have a guest room in the apartment, and 2 cats, and they have a long-term guest (1-4 weeks stay) in the room who strongly objects to cat presence for health reasons, what can be a possible way to 100% ensure that the cats never enter the…
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How do I feed my fish while I'm on vacation?

I need my pet fish to be fed while I'm on vacation for a couple weeks. How can I do that without asking other people to help? I don't want to leave my fish with anyone else, and I don't want to let anyone in my house while I'm gone. It really seems…
user16015
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Pet detecting sensor

I'm looking for a way to detect when my cat enters a specific room of the house. My ideal set up would some sort of sensor in the doorway that triggers a notification of some sort when it recognizes that she has crossed it. I have a dog too, and I…
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Keeping cats out of an area

A friends parking lot is regularly full of cat droppings left by numerous felines in the area. As you can imagine, it's quite a nuisance; he regularly needs to wash it to avoid swimming walking in the droppings. How could he keep the cats…
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How to cause my cat to bring in a dead thing

Yesterday, my cat brought in a dead mouse. I tried to catch it from her and save it, but she just killed it. When she killed it I thought it was very cute when she held a dead thing in her jaw, so I wanted to take a picture, but she had disappeared…
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How do I deal with an affectionate nipping cat

My cat Simon is awesome and affectionate however when he doesn't get his way he will start nipping at my calves and ankles. I don't want to scold him and yet I don't want to get bit either. He isn't breaking the skin however I do feel it is…
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How do I manage my cat food in the absence of maid?

I have a cat at home. My maid is on leave for a week and am not available at home from 9am to 5pm(everyday). How do I manage the cats lunch? If I serve the lunch in the morning(before leaving home) it will eat up before afternoon.It gets even more…
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