I am furious with myself for not doing this earlier. Now I have lost another little friend and canâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t stand to lose one more.
I am very interested in cat fencing. I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t care for the shorter, weaker units, but this company makes a tall fencing product that not only should keep my cats out of the woods, but would be a big deterrent to any animal trying to get in.
http://www.purrfectfence.com/photo_gallery.asp
I was curious if anybody had any experience with this product.
I realize that there are a few of you that donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t feel this is 100% adequate for the catâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s safety, but it sure seems like a great compromise to me. They still get to enjoy the (back) yard, but they canâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t go near the woods where we have had predator problems. I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t really care if the neighbor cats find their way over the top…they were all interacting before anyway and I can just let them back out the gate. Our cats still wonâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t be allowed to go outside unless one of us is home, so there is still supervision in case there is a tussle. We also try to get them in every night except Panda loves to stay out late in the summer weather. I usually gotta go find her in one of her regular hang-outs. With this system, I already know where she will be so I can bring her in at dusk.
I can see that a coyote could still get over top if he was desperate, but it would be the most difficult target in the area. Few in my neighborhood have fences this tall, yet there seem to be a lot of cats around. I am more concerned about the raccoons and opossums. They will still climb in easy to get to our fig tree, but might have difficulty getting out. No biggie…I could just leave the inside gate open for them to escape during the day when there are no cats out back. Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m more concerned about them damaging the fence than attacking the cats.
Obviously, something could dig under, but I think if I stay vigilant and inspect the perimeter quite often, I can make repairs whenever necessary.
I really would prefer to avoid having to assemble a large cage in the backyard, but if I have to, I will.
I am very interested in cat fencing. I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t care for the shorter, weaker units, but this company makes a tall fencing product that not only should keep my cats out of the woods, but would be a big deterrent to any animal trying to get in.
http://www.purrfectfence.com/photo_gallery.asp
I was curious if anybody had any experience with this product.
I realize that there are a few of you that donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t feel this is 100% adequate for the catâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s safety, but it sure seems like a great compromise to me. They still get to enjoy the (back) yard, but they canâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t go near the woods where we have had predator problems. I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t really care if the neighbor cats find their way over the top…they were all interacting before anyway and I can just let them back out the gate. Our cats still wonâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t be allowed to go outside unless one of us is home, so there is still supervision in case there is a tussle. We also try to get them in every night except Panda loves to stay out late in the summer weather. I usually gotta go find her in one of her regular hang-outs. With this system, I already know where she will be so I can bring her in at dusk.
I can see that a coyote could still get over top if he was desperate, but it would be the most difficult target in the area. Few in my neighborhood have fences this tall, yet there seem to be a lot of cats around. I am more concerned about the raccoons and opossums. They will still climb in easy to get to our fig tree, but might have difficulty getting out. No biggie…I could just leave the inside gate open for them to escape during the day when there are no cats out back. Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m more concerned about them damaging the fence than attacking the cats.
Obviously, something could dig under, but I think if I stay vigilant and inspect the perimeter quite often, I can make repairs whenever necessary.
I really would prefer to avoid having to assemble a large cage in the backyard, but if I have to, I will.