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My Chessie cat seems obsessed with making holes in the box spring of my bed. She likes crawling in there to sleep and stratch/eat the inside. This terrifies me because she's eating a lot of strings and fibers; I don't want her to get an intestinal blockage! She seems fine; some strings in her stools but regular, firm stools. Either way, I'm getting her checked by a vet once my next paycheck comes (next 2 weeks before the 1st). Everytime I try to patch the holes up, she just makes a new hole. I've even tried the cat repellents to no avail. She just keeps going into the little cave she made. Any suggestions to get her out of her burrowing habit?

Bea

This may be a lot of work, but you probably should remove the mattress and box spring. Then scrounge up an appliance carton or other large cardboard box and cut it to the exact size of your box spring. Put the cardboard on the frame then put the box spring back on and hopefully the cat will not be able to get through that.

Good luck! Maybe someone else will have a better idea!
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Smile, it will make them wonder what you are up to!

A slightly easier solution is to get a spare fitted sheet and put it over the boxspring upside down... so the taut sheet is covering all her access holes to the inside of the boxspring. If she is determined, you will have to check to make sure she hasn't made another hole thru the sheet, but sheets are usually sturdier than the scrim that is on a boxspring.

Thanks! I tried it using an old fitted sheet I had. So far, it's been working. The first day she hid under the bed sulking. Now she's gotten used to it I think. I haven't seen/heard her trying to make a hole in the thicker sheet. Yay! I'm happy she's out of there! I don't mind her being under my bed just not actually in it!

Bea