Smooth surface texture only as cats find them boring.
Cat friendly window blinds.
The ability to open and close the slats with a wand tilt option like on our premium custom wood blinds means that your pet can look out the window without destroying your slats.
Wooden blinds look beautiful and are stronger than plastic or aluminum.
Avoid blinds with cords.
Larger slats allow the blinds to be closed but tilted open for a larger viewing area for your pet which may help prevent them from trying to wedge them open to get a good view.
Cats however view.
Comfortex makes a high quality environmentally friendly blind that also looks modern and stylish with clean lines and none of that pain relief fussy rustic blind look with strings and cords dangling everywhere.
Plastic decorative sheeting cut to fit onto glass and squeegeed onto the glass with out adhesives.
Faux wood and real wood blinds are a great choice for homes with pets.
When it bends them back and forth repeatedly they cause stress fractures and eventually they will break.
They help to block out excess light while promoting privacy and heat retention.
Consider designating one window as the uncovered cat spot and applying your favorite window treatments to the rest.
Window treatments roller blinds by night for total privacy.
4 paws out of 5.
And after two years of having the blinds in our home i would give them two paws up for being cat proof too.
We think it will keep the cats away from the window which is a plus but it may get spiked by talons in the meantime.
I have a pattern which simulates venetian blinds allowing peek lines but still some privacy.
Another option may be to install a combination of cat proof window blinds and café curtains which would allow for both privacy and a controllable view.
The problem with blinds and cats.
Dangling louvres you know those lengths of fabric with the weights on the bottom look like great fun to a young cat and so vertical blinds aren t really the best blind for cat owners.
Cats and especially kittens can be partial to climbing curtains and even shredding the fabric.
Often the problem with blinds is that the slats run horizontal and your cat is far larger than the space between each slat.
My ninja cat bends blinds in order to get behind them.
Aside from the fact the cat will spend hours keeping the louvres swinging like a never ending newton s cradle you ll have to constantly.
Vertical blinds vs cat.
Window treatments are a necessity in any home.
They are much sturdier than vinyl or aluminum mini blinds.
Faux wood and real wood blinds are much sturdier than vinyl or aluminium.
Vertical blinds give your cat the ability to move the blinds aside without risk of breaking.
Not only does that destroy your window covering but it s actually really dangerous for your pet as well who can be strangled by the cords.
