Getting a cat to jump over a baby gate - anyone done it?

[minniemouse]

when we had a baby gate up one of our cats who would just jump over it but the other wouldn't and she would go onto the bench and walk along and jump down. could you maybe put a chair or something in the laundry for the cat to jump onto cause it might be happy to clear the gate and land on something rather than the floor, of course this doesn't really help when the cat wants to come out again but i guess he can wait until you can get it out if he can just get in to go to the toilet and eat when he wants too

[Ryatha]

Ignore the complaining? My cat just learnt that she had to jump it or she didn't get food. MM suggestion sounds good, a chair or a stool to reduce the height might help your cat out

[indie24]

Ignore the complaining? My cat just learnt that she had to jump it or she didn't get food. MM suggestion sounds good, a chair or a stool to reduce the height might help your cat out

That's what happened at my house. He got sick of waiting for me to open it

[krysalyss]

If you know your cat can physically jump then I would just try putting his favourite food (especially something he will come running for when he smells it) in the area and just let him figure it out. Alternatively a chair/stool on the other side where the seat is at a similar height is a good idea. That way instead of feeling like he is jumping over, he will feel like he is just jumping to somewhere.

[HotI]

a crawling child who wants to 'play' might be a good motivator for the cat to learn how to jump...

[Aussiegirl777]

Not sure what type of gate you have but our cat (15 years old) squeezes through the gate to get wherever it is he wants to go.

[*LittleMissSummer*]

Our cat runs through our gates. There are some bars that are a bit skinny and he gets stuck but he squeezes himself through lol

I think he will just learn on his own to do it.

[LuluHB]

Our cat goes through the gap between the wall and the first bar. She's far from the slimmest puddy in the world so I would imagine any normal cat could fit.