moving in to my first apartment tommarow.. worried about gas stove?

Question

i have a cat.. and ive never had a gas stove.. only electric.. i dont really know anyone who does..
im really worried...

Answer 1

I've always had cats & I've always had a gas stove. I'm 58 & never had a cat/stove problem.



What will probably happen is that the cat needs some time to adjust to the new environment. New smells, etc. If it likes to go out, try to keep him/her in for a day or two. Let him/her out when you're around and keep an eye out for other animals.

Answer 2

Nothing to worry about - just educate yourself. Gas is great to cook with (it heats evenly). Make sure you learn how to turn on & turn off the stove (stovetop & stove) for safety reasons & you shouldn't have any problems. Make sure you know how to tell that you turned the stove off completely. (I had a roommate unfamiliar w/gas who had to learn the hard way; a call to the fire dept solved that (no fire but too much gas in the house.) Also learn what the smell of gas is (it smells like rotten eggs, really.) If you ever come home & smell that, do NOT turn on anything (even flip a light switch or anything) & call the gas company immediately. (& go check your stove that all is turned off.)



I've had a gas stove my whole life as well as mutiple cats. The unthinkable actually DID happen last night. One of my cats climbed up on the stove & managed to turn ON the stovetop. I woke up to the "click click click" sound & a dry aluminum pan on the stovetop burning (the stove was lit, a medium-high flame under the pan! but the stove knob had not been turned past the inital phase. (The smell of the burning pan did not waken me; just the click click noise of the stove trying to light.) I am going to buy stove knob locks or covers (baby safety) or else completely take the knobs off. It is a new cat that I didn't realize jumped up on the stove at night. He didn't have a lot of room up there & one of his back paws must have "rested" on the knob. (My knobs are pretty easy to turn; surprisingly, you don't have to "push inward" first to turn them (or push in very much) - most gas stoves have that extra step.) I'm certainly glad I woke up. Spent half an hour airing out my place (opened doors/windows to get fresh air.)



You could also try to teach your cats not to climb around in the kitchen. My apartment is not that big & I gave up, but I know others have had success with that. Spray bottle with water works great, I hear. (just one shot in their direction) I do not allow them to climb in the kitchen, however, if I am there to witness it.



You'll be fine.

Answer 3

Most if not all gas cooking stoves have a safety feature on the knobs. In order to turn on the gas the knob must be pushed in before it can be turned on.

I don't thing any cat is smart enough to do that but there could be a rare cat out there.

Answer 4

Over the years my cats have, walked over my clock radio and messed up the alarm, managed to turn on aTV by knocking a remote onto the floor (not on purpose I'm sure) but they've never turned the stove on. On most gas stoves you have to push the knobs in to turn the oven or burner on. If you are worried bout fumes just crack open some windows when you go out.

Answer 5

I don't think your cat is going to be able to turn on the stove. If the utilities are going to be in your name you can ask the gas company to come check out the stove, heating system, and water heater to be sure they're working properly. Now, here's a little trick: Go to a garden center and buy a tomato plant. Replant in a suitable pot and keep it in the kitchen window, and take care of it. If there's a gas leak that you don't detect, the plant will wither and die. Now, natural gas and LP gas are both colorless and odorless, but a chemical called mercaptans is added to it so you can smell it. Believe me, you'll know it if you smell it.

Answer 6

don't panic! millions of people have gas stoves and they're still alive, and so are their cats. i suppose it's possible for the cat to hit the knob, but it doesn't seem very likely. quit worrying about things that are never going to happen, it's like paying interest on a debt you don't owe.

Answer 7

cat+gas stove= ?????



whats the cas going to do? turn on the stove?



listen, you need to call the gas company to turn on the gas stove (as in install your stove into the gas gauge....its required by law. DO NOT DO IT YOURSELF!



they usually charge like $40-$70 dollars, they will send a technician to the apt. and take care of the matter.

Answer 8

There ought to be somewhat of clearance under the range. Take a flashlight and spot in case you may come across precisely the place the ring is. Then, no remember in case you detect it or no longer, take a twine coat hanger and straighten it out aside from the hook on the appropriate of it. Then, insert the twine, hook first, under one a good distance component of the range, with the hook dealing with in the direction of the alternative component, as a fashion to optimistically sweep interior the ring. Then, decrease the hook to the floor and slowly sweep it for the time of and returned in the direction of your self. The hook would enclose the ring and bring it returned to you. try it various situations. you will have the means to tell whilst or if the hook is pulling the ring. yet another decision is to tell your venture on your landlord and have your range pulled out faraway from the wall so as which you would be able to seek for the ring.

Answer 9

cats dont have opposable thumbs to be able to push in the knob and turn it at the same time. 1 in a billion