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"Spider" writes:
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| Having thought about it over night, there is one impassable place in my ga
| rden where cats can't pass in or out .. and that's through a barrier of
| chicken-wire behind a hedge (of Pyracantha). It was placed as temporary
| security until the hedge filled out, but still serves a purpose keeping my
| cats in and others out. You may like to try this, but make sure they can't
| push underneath or past a joint with a neighbouring wall/fence, etc.
| Remember, too, that cats can jump, so make your mesh barrier at least 4'
| high - that's 1.20m in new 'money'.

An athletic cat can clear jump about 4' but can jump and scramble
at least 6'. You also need something that they can't climb up
somewhere else and jump down or across onto.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.