Can A Cat CLose an Open Door?

[Jack of Shadows]

A cat cannot close any door. This has nothing to do with physical ability and more to do with the fundamental nature of the universe. My cats open doors all the time (as long as the catch isn't in place), and some of those doors could definitly be classified as heavy wooden doors. But they will never, ever, ever close them. I highly suspect that the mere existence of any closed door is seen as an insult to cat kind.

A cat familiar may be able to overcome this inherant nature and close a door.

As a cat owner,

I have to agree with Fieari here. No cat would willing close a door. The fact that a piece of their territory has been sealed off from them drives them to whining fits. The only condition that might allow this is if the door had to be closed in order to stop them from getting wet. Water is the only thing I know of that cats hate more than a closed door.

Hi.

Jack.

 

[Three_Haligonians]

I think that a Schroedinger's Cat either would or would not. You just never know.

Until you looked at it, of course.

J from Three Haligonians

 

[Bront]

A cat cannot close any door. This has nothing to do with physical ability and more to do with the fundamental nature of the universe. My cats open doors all the time (as long as the catch isn't in place), and some of those doors could definitly be classified as heavy wooden doors. But they will never, ever, ever close them. I highly suspect that the mere existence of any closed door is seen as an insult to cat kind.

A cat familiar may be able to overcome this inherant nature and close a door.

Bingo

 

[Ravlek]

The real question is what happens after...

Upon closing the door the cat will commence to yowling and pawing at the door, causing the caster to make a will save (DC=10) every round, with a cumulative -2 modifier, until they open the door.
After closing the door a second time the cat will once again raise a fuss causing the other party members to ma.....

"One false move, wizard, and your familiar gets it!"

Finally, we know the rest of the story.

 

[Klaus]

My cat, who is 7 years old and weighs circa 13 lbs. (he's a big one) is more of an Xtreme Kat. He likes running down a corridor and then jumping on all fours, banging his entire weight against a door with his paws, like a skateboarder going in a half-pipe goes up and down.

So, if the question is "CAN a cat close a door", I'd say yes.

As for the "WOULD a cat close a door"... Well, that's another debate.

 

[jaerdaph]

I once saw a video of a money washing a cat, and now you can too:

http://www.anyware.co.nz/monkey.html

 

[Abstraction]

Because of your type, I thought it was a mafia cat. You know, money laundering.

 

[BOZ]

A cat has a Str of 3. A tiny quadruped with Str 3 can carry up to 22.5 lbs. I'd consider a heavy wooden door to weigh around 30 lbs.; since the cat would have no problem dragging up to 112.5 lbs. (according to RAW), it stands to reason that it could push a 30 lbs. - door shut in one round.

LOL and a cat can also kill a commoner, apparently.

i think cats *can* close doors as easily as they can open them, they just have no reason to most of the time.

 

[davidschwartznz]

When was the last time this happened to your familiar:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/4651863.stm

 

[Man in the Funny Hat]

Given heavy wooden door is open, does a cat familiar have the muscle mass to close it? In one round?

There is insufficient data for a meaningful answer.