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Fences - Cats - DIY?
On Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:59:00 -0400, Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote:
Gas Bag wrote: She wants to stop her cats getting out, and other cats getting in. To any cat "lovers" out there, my friend isn't getting rid of her cats, nor is she trapping/baiting any of the cats in her suburb. Anyone who cares about their cats doesn't let them out. Like most absolute statements, that's nonsense. Cats enjoy being outdoors and if we really care about our cats we want them to be happy. Safe counts but so does happy. Sometimes there is no option, like when you live in an apartment in a city. But I rigged the fence in my little backyard so the cats can't get out and I let them out whenever I'm able to - of course I must be home. Sure there is some risk. Maybe some critter left a hole in the fence - raccoons and possums can do that. Maybe one will climb a tree and jump into the next yard. I try to minimize that risk by putting Loc8tor tags on their collars. But like any knowlegable cat owner I use breakaway collars so even that isn't foolproof. But they love lying on the cool earth under the evergreens, or eating the grass or some bug. Or they just hang out on the deck and sniff the air. Of course I don't use any pesticides or other poisons. Once or twice a year one will catch a bird. Sometimes I'm quick enough to save the bird. They are just so proud when they get one though. I make it up to the birds by feeding them all winter and even putting up a heated birdbath. For me, the small risk that something will happen to them is more than offset by the enjoyment they get by being "free" outside. I've had eight cats during the 16 years that I've had this fenced in yard. Four have died, but none because they were allowed to go out. Four are still enjoying the yard and will do so today when I get home. |
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