Topic: The cat proofing is up - Lucas and Riley soon to be adventuring outside! (Read 9287 times)

candyshandy · « **Reply #8 on:** April 22, 2008, 21:03:52 PM »

Quote from: Tiggy's Mum - Helen on April 22, 2008, 20:41:15 PM

Also need to clip off what seems like several thousand (well, it's at least several hundred!) cable ties!

I remember those ties..............................

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #7 on:** April 22, 2008, 20:58:11 PM »

Once its all secure then I would just open the door and see what happens, let them make their own decision and if thats to stay inside, just open the door occasionally to see if they get braver.

I would never force a cat to go outside although I love to see tham out there.

Bazsmum · « **Reply #6 on:** April 22, 2008, 20:57:55 PM »

OO what a brill job Helen....well done!

Id just let the boys get on with it....all that open space will be great for them to let off extra steam!

candyshandy · « **Reply #5 on:** April 22, 2008, 20:56:19 PM »

I love those piccies - they look sooo excited

I just let my lot out when I got my cat-proofing up - supervised of course

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #4 on:** April 22, 2008, 20:54:07 PM »

Here's a better view of the netting, it really is very unobtrusive... Do you think I should take the boys out on harnesses the first time they go out or just let them get on with it?

Gail Bengal Slave · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2008, 20:47:46 PM »

Well done Helen - what bit you can see looks great. The wonderful thing about this sysyem is it is virtually invisible.
You now have great peace of mind for your babes. Well done

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #2 on:** April 22, 2008, 20:45:45 PM »

It looks good and they look very interested

However I know when I first opened my back door for Misa and Sasa.....they had been sitting on the windowsill for weeks watching the garden..........they were too scared to go out the door

Both ran back into the house and hid.

It took a couple of weeks before Sasa put a paw outside and got round the edge of the house but once she did that was it

Misa took even longer.

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #1 on:** April 22, 2008, 20:41:15 PM »

Firstly a big Thank you to Roz who kindly donated the Secur a cat fencing kit to the Purrs Xmas auction

After two days work (two of us doing it) and lots of Oh

later, the cat proofing is finally up

I haven't let the boys out yet as I still need to patch up a few gaps under the fence before they go out, also we finished around 7pm and I want to let them out with plenty of daylight left incase they do the unthinkable! Also need to clip off what seems like several thousand (well, it's at least several hundred!) cable ties!

The weird thing is that up until now they have taken zero interest in what's outside. In the last few days I kept holding them up to the doors and windows and saying 'Look boys, you'll be playing out there soon!' but they would look around disinterestedly. When I came in after finishing it they both started going mental looking out the window, twitching with excitement - it's almost like they know

Edit: They're out.... See http://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/index.php/topic,14284.msg245587.html#msg245587