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Title: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 03, 2007, 18:27:09 PM
EDIT

This post comes up in the top two when you google secur-a-cat so thought I'd put in an update for all those searching for info on secur-a-cat fencing.

The cat proof fencing is up and really works, I have had no escapes (or even close) from my two young, adventurous cats.  Would highly recommend it  ;D

Info on the system is available by emailing Securacat@aol.com or by ringing them on 01553 776417  ;D




I am posting this very valuable item for our good mate Roz whose company designed and markets these.

I hope that you will be able to make bids for it cos its just a stunning addition to our auction  ;D

SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT

Anyone who has ever lost a cat on the road knows the heartbreak this causes.  This product offers you the opportunity to keep your cat(s) entertained within the safety of your own garden.

Description

The garden cat-proofing system has been designed to keep your cat within the boundaries of your own garden.  It fits to an existing framework of solid garden fencing.  Whether that framework is wooden, brick or chainlink is unimportant but it must be in good order and at least 5ft in height – 6ft is ideal.  Natural hedging is not suitable.

Angled brackets are fitted to your fence and these are linked with three strands of strong twine that support lightweight netting.  Cats cannot negotiate the netting which forms the barrier for your garden.

If you have sheds, pergolas, summerhouses, trees, an extension which has low eaves, or any other structure that is close to the perimeter of your garden, this will need to be cat-proofed as well. 

A standard kit will enclose a 50ft x 50ft garden (150ft …..three sides, your house usually forms the fourth side).  Extra quantities are available on request but these will have to be bought at the normal price.

Full instructions are included with each kit but we are always on hand should you require any help.  It is relatively easy to install for anyone used to handling tools, but can be time consuming...especially at this time of the year when the weather and light is not on your side.
   
This product is not designed to beautify your garden, but having said that, it is fairly unnoticeable once in place.  Interested parties must understand however, that access to the top of the fence.... and to a distance of three feet within it, is imperative, so shrubs and trees must be ruthlessly cut back or removed.  Sadly, it sometimes comes down to a straight choice between your foliage or your cat's safety. 


Starting Price: £120 + £15 carriage.   

Normal Retail Price: £300 + £15 carriage  - Standard Kit only

*extra materials can be bought at the usual price by separate arrangement*.


N.B. I have to insist that genuine bidders only apply for this product because it is a serious system and I would not wish to see it being offered for resale on ebay.  It is important to the integrity of my company that this product is sold correctly and for that reason I like to discuss each of my customers' requirements with them prior to sale so that any complications can be resolved and/or extra materials be included with the product before it is despatched .…..which is why I have chosen not to sell through retail outlets or ‘ebay’

If anyone would like more information on the product or would prefer to discuss the system with me directly please e-mail me with your telephone number and I will be very happy to contact you and (hopefully) answer all your questions.


I am hoping to be able to post some great pictures of this in action, shortly  ;D


GOOD LUCK EVERYONE
     

Lots of love

Roz     

Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on December 03, 2007, 20:38:54 PM
oooh what a wonderfully generous offer from Roz  :Luv2:

For anyone that isn't familiar with this system I know that it is wonderful and comes highly recommended by many Purrs and CatChat members.
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 04, 2007, 00:30:43 AM
New Item opening bid of £120 needed please  ;D ;D
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 04, 2007, 15:41:45 PM
I need to push this to the top of the pile cos its come in late and a some bids on it would ber great...........wheres da pics Roz , we need publicity  :rofl: :rofl:

Its only for the genuine bidder as stated in the original post but will protect your feline it a great cat=proofed garden  ;D

No where could you buy something like this for the start bid price and its actaul sale price would be £300.
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Dawn F on December 04, 2007, 15:49:07 PM
I've already got cat proofing but if anyone is thinking of getting it this is a brilliant product
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Bazsmum on December 04, 2007, 16:34:04 PM
Ive already got cat proofing too....why could'nt the Auction of been in the summer  :tired:

Seriously folks for your kitty to be able to go outside and still be safe this kit is a must, no more sitting up late nights worrying about where our furbabes are is bliss  :)
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 04, 2007, 16:35:21 PM
I just wish I had two pennies to rub together cos would love it........sigh
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: clarenmax on December 04, 2007, 16:47:15 PM
How I wish I had my own house (not renting) with proper fences etc <sigh>

C'mon guys, get bidding for this, I've seen the pictures of peeps on here who have installed it, and it looks FANTASTIC!
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: hOrZa on December 04, 2007, 17:58:25 PM
I have no Garden :(
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 04, 2007, 20:26:51 PM
Ok back to the item in question the cat proofing kit and this is the one that is the same and was won last year on the auction.

As you will see in the lovely pictures , it has been put up and the bengals are lovely and safe and enjoying the seasonal weather  ;D

I hope we get some bids for this great gift  ;D
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 04, 2007, 21:00:26 PM
Aw thanks Gillikins......and thanks also to Gail for allowing me to show these pix of her garden with the wonderful Zubin.  It's so good to see the continuity through the seasons.

Now, anyone out there who is at present sitting by their window anxiously awaiting their kitty to come home should think about putting this system up in their garden.  It really is the end of sleepless nights! :)

Lots of love

Roz
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 04, 2007, 21:07:04 PM
Oh a rider to my previous post.  Should anyone want to see any other piccies I can e-mail them lots more...including my own garden.  I love Gail's though because they show the system very well...without foliage to obscure the view.  And there is that naughty Zubin  :naughty: always in the shot.  Normally, the cat-proofing is almost invisible.   

Similarly, any questions, please just ask.

Thanks very much.

Roz
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on December 04, 2007, 21:30:18 PM
What a generous donation  :wow:

I'd LOVE to bid on this but my problem is that I don't have a suitable garden yet.  I'm looking to move but then there's no guarantee my potential  new neighbours would allow me to bolt the system onto their side of the fence  :(
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: ccmacey on December 04, 2007, 21:38:32 PM
Does it have to be bolted into the other side of the fence? Im sure the neighbours would rather this than cats coming into their garden but then again you might be lucky and get neighbours that like cats  :shy:
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 04, 2007, 21:41:36 PM
it only bolts on your side of fence and when ypou leave you can take it down and take it with you  ;D
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on December 04, 2007, 21:44:26 PM
it only bolts on your side of fence and when ypou leave you can take it down and take it with you  ;D


Yes but in most properties one fence belongs to the neighbour the other to you.  Even though I'd be bolting it on to overhang in my garden it's still their fence and couldn't do it without permission  :(
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 04, 2007, 21:45:13 PM
Hi Helen,

There is never usually a problem with using your side of someone else's fence.  Very few people object.  It doesn't harm the fence in any way and is not considered a permanent structure. 

Usually you will find that your neighbours are only too happy that you are being responsible enough to keep your cats in your garden and not theirs...!  (Many people who encourage birds into their garden...my hoppers are all out the front of my house... blame cats for the annihilation of the songbirds and especially their chicks....so by keeping your cats in your own garden you are often pleasing your neighbours.  And there's always the subject of defecation which irritates many gardeners or parents). :)

You can always keep it in storage for when ya get that garden.  It's not gonna be this price again.

Gosh I'm working hard here...I've never been known for a hard sell...Most folks think I'm so laid back I'm practically horizontal!  :evillaugh:

Hope that helps..

NEXT......
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on December 04, 2007, 21:49:48 PM
How does it attch to the fence then - don't you have to drill holes in it?
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 04, 2007, 21:52:44 PM
Yes you will have to but they wont go through to the other side.

Dont you have hanging baskets or bird feeders or trellace attached to fences?
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: ccmacey on December 04, 2007, 21:54:35 PM
I would love it , maybe it would actually keep Harry in? But I aint got that sort of cash.  :( Helen I dont think people would mind its only a fence and Im sure people would rather than than cats in their garden, some people just dont like then, AND I think you would get it for this price as I dont think anyone would bid against you, were all skint (I speak for myself there) Its really great and if I had the cash It would be mine.

What area does it cover?
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 04, 2007, 21:56:38 PM
The brackets are secured to the fence posts usually.  You do have to fix the clips to the top of the fence to anchor the lowest strand of cable (otherwise the cats would push their head under it) but these are only screwed in and really do no damage to the fencing.  Most people grow plants up against the fences belonging to their neighbours and fix trellis to it and all sorts of other things but do they ever seek permission for this?  And these things do far more harm to the fencing than our cat-proofing system does.  Also it does not affect anyone else's amenity in any way.

NEXT.....
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 04, 2007, 21:59:38 PM
sizes in the original post cc
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 04, 2007, 22:01:22 PM
I've just sold a kit today to a young lady who is skint at the moment....and she's having to pay me with three post-dated cheques!!!  Now I could have told her to look in on Purrs......heh heh :evillaugh:
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Linda (Bengalbabe) on December 04, 2007, 22:04:59 PM
Ooooh I got outbid on this last year, pipped at the post so to speak  :evillaugh:  I will be watching with interest  :sneaky:
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: ccmacey on December 04, 2007, 22:06:09 PM
Sorry I couldnt, I dont think I could pay with manopoly (sp) money   :evillaugh:
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on December 04, 2007, 22:06:52 PM
You do have to fix the clips to the top of the fence to anchor the lowest strand of cable (otherwise the cats would push their head under it) but these are only screwed in and really do no damage to the fencing.

Sorry I'm being thick, I don't get what you mean by this  :shy:  Good news about the fence posts though, I don't suppose anyone could object to the fence posts being drilled into  ;D

Another issue for me would be storage until I move, how much room would the kit take up?
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 04, 2007, 22:15:22 PM
Hi Helen,

Last question first: it does take up a bit of space.  The box measures 5ft x 1ft x 1ft (the brackets are the reason for this).

The clips are fixed to the lowest strand of cable so that the cat cannot push his head underneath the netting.  The brackets are linked by three strands of cable.  The netting is fixed to these to give the system support.

The lowest strand sits at the top of your fence (or wherever you site the bend in the bracket..usually at the top of your fence)  This is the most important strand of cable because it actually seals off your fence.  If you didn't fit it securely to the top of your fence, it would be flapping about and your cat would be able to scale the fence and push its head underneath and drop down easily to the other side, wouldn't it?  Now Helen...lesson number one in catproofing is: THINK LIKE A CAT... :evillaugh:
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on December 04, 2007, 23:37:38 PM
Well I have a loft so as long as it will fit through the hatch that sounds good... I'm having difficulty envisaging these cables and clips (I'm DIY dyslexic, someone else would have to put this up for me!).  Still a bit worried about the fence not belonging to me and attching these 'clips'.  Roughly how many clips would I need to attach to the neighbours fence?

Sorry for all the questions but it's a bit difficult to envisage it, hopefully it's not too intrusive so any potential neighbours would give me permission.
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 05, 2007, 00:13:10 AM
Sorry Helen but I cant tell you any more cos I have only sen the pictures like you can.

What I suggest is that you pm Gail cos those are her pictures and am sure that she would be able to answer all your questions  ;D
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 05, 2007, 00:43:33 AM
Hi Helen,

I wish I could allay your fears...the clips and brackets are usually the last thing on peoples minds when they approach me for the cat-proofing kits.  It is a system designed to keep your cats in your garden.  It has to be fitted tightly to your fence otherwise the cats would escape.  The system works because of the angled netting, but this netting has to be supported.

If it helps, all I can say is that loads of people have fitted this system and very few of them have worried about the clips that require to be fitted to their neighbour's fence.  The only ones who worry about this are those whose neighbours are threatening to poison their cats or worse unless they are kept out of their gardens....yes, there are some monsters out there!

If you didn't want to fix directly on to your neighbour's fence (although he would never see the screws because they are only securing cable), you could always fit a wooden batten along the length of his fence.  But I really think you are worrying unnecessarily about this.  I am the last person in the world to cajole anyone into buying something if it is not suitable for them and I would discuss your garden in detail before you purchased but this aspect of the system is not as important as I think you think it is. Trust me :) (I realise of course that these are just preliminary questions)

And yes, I think you would need to ask someone to put it up for you...although I mustn't be sexist about this because I have one lady (a member of the Halle Orchestra no less) who installed the whole system herself and then wrote to Celia Haddon at the Daily Telegraph (Pet Page) to say how wonderful it was!!!  My telephone didn't stop ringing for a month!  That was in 2003 - I've been corresponding with her again just lately because she wanted to erect a cat-friendly ladder up to her garage roof, which would have made the cat-proofed part of her garden vulnerable, so that the local feral cats could come and go as they please and find a shelter to stay in....This had to be made safe so I've had to redesign certain areas of her garden but we did it and everyone is happy!  All my customers are completely nuts but absolutely wonderful.

Any clearer now?   :tired:

Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on December 05, 2007, 00:48:57 AM
Thanks Roz, the boys are indoor only at the minute so that's why the issue of my potential new neighbour is worrying me more than the thought of them coming to any harm as they are safe and sound inside at the moment!

I'm going to take a risk on having a nice new neighbour and bid on this very generous item...

£120
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 05, 2007, 00:55:38 AM
Excellent news!!  Well done Helen.....If you end up with the kit, you're not on your own cos we're always here to help if you need any advice.  And you do get full instructions with the kits.  We're not MFI !! ha ha

Lots of love

Roz :thankyou:
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 05, 2007, 00:57:35 AM
SNEAKIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

We've landed one in the net   Where's ya calculator?
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 05, 2007, 01:00:40 AM
I know Queakie its a great bid and a fab item, I would love it myself.

I not doing calculators tonight..................Ohhhhhhhhhhh the suspense, but you know what that means dont you  :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 05, 2007, 01:02:51 AM
And I better do this before i flippin forget!!

 :auction 2:

Helen £120  I dont think you will regret this and its a total bargin  ;D
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 05, 2007, 01:07:15 AM
Oh God, this is worse than that fateful night you know when....

I think a stiff Scotch and ginger is called for now and a toddle off to bed.  I can't remember when I last worked so hard

....hiccup....hiccup 
  :tired:

Quea...hiccup...Queak...hiccup...Queakie
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 05, 2007, 01:09:56 AM
Oh you mean the Bridge incident  :evillaugh: :evillaugh:

Yes I reckon you need a drink and my eyes are getting  :Crazy: :Crazy: here  ;D
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: LesleyW on December 05, 2007, 07:49:26 AM
Helen, thank you so much for bidding on this item and I am sure you will be soo pleased with the fencing.  I would love to use it so that my indoors could go out but then my outdoors would be trapped :shocked:, oh the complications of so many cats :rofl: :rofl:, but once again  :thankyou:
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Dawn F on December 05, 2007, 08:58:45 AM
Helen you must approach it in the "I really don't want them soiling in your garden" way it worked a treat for me!
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gail Bengal Slave on December 05, 2007, 11:10:07 AM
As you can see I have this fabulous cat proofing. The photos had to be taken while frosty to show the netting up. It is so Un-intrusive, vertiually invisible. I was out just after taking the photo knocking the snow of the netting.

Mine has been in place 2 years this month. Yes Roz 2 years already, and NO escapes, Well 1 when Zubin jumped from the small shed straight on to the extension and he was off. But that was sorted straight away and all is well.

This is the best item ever and If I had the money (I'm all spent out *boo hoo*) I would put a bid on this just to keep spares in stock in case anything happend.  not that it will.

Like Roz said - your cats saftey or you foilage, I know what I would choose. You can either re-plant low growing things or just keep your existing ones trimmed. I worry about the neighbous tree touching my netting so I will try and chop that my self if I can. Jane on the right hand side has trimmed hers, she knows I worry. She lovely and kind.

Linda - this one will be yours I can feel it in my bones.
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Ela on December 05, 2007, 12:12:32 PM
The only problem I can see is if our neighbour wanted to fit cat proofing to our fence is, we have panels fitted into concrete posts. Occasionally we will need to take out the panels to weatherproof them.
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Dawn F on December 05, 2007, 12:15:03 PM
we had a new fence put inside our neighbours fence (if that makes sense) so fencing on both sides that's always and option although I appreicate not in the run up to Christmas when everyone has so many other financial demands but you could put the kit away for a while
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: clarenmax on December 05, 2007, 12:15:31 PM
I guess there's no reason, if you did have a neighbour not wanting you to put stuff on their fence, why you could install another fence alongside it on your side?  As long as its within your boundary, it shouldn't be an issue  ;)
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: clarenmax on December 05, 2007, 12:16:12 PM
Lol, great minds and all that Dawn  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 05, 2007, 12:32:05 PM
This item is still up for auction so I repeat  ;D

:auction 2:

Helen £120
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 05, 2007, 12:46:09 PM
Hi everyone discussing this item

Please don't worry about your fences....this system will not ruin them or affect them in any way.  You can even fit the system so that you can drop it down if you wish e.g. maybe you need to prune back high foliage on the other side of the fence or clip trees etc. or if, like the system our guys installed in Chamonix you need to take it down every winter so that the weight of the snow doesn't snap the brackets.  The chalet we cat-proofed there (we also built them a beautiful black aluminium fence around their swimming pool and garden and matched the cat-proofing brackets to it) receives about seven feet of snow every year.  They put our chaps up while they installed this and they got to swim in the pool in the reflection of Mont Blanc every day  :) So far we've cat-proofed four gardens for this couple: Faversham, Knightsbridge, Chamonix and Hampstead.  One very pampered cat....a Siamese of course!   :) Their sons use the chalet for skiing every winter but they spend the whole of August there every year.  Lovely people.....I just wish they would take on rescues as well as their Siamese cos they'd give them the best possible life.

Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Ela on December 05, 2007, 13:37:25 PM
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we had a new fence put inside our neighbours fence (if that makes sense

Of course it does.
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Millys Mum on December 05, 2007, 16:07:11 PM
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and I would discuss your garden in detail before you purchased
If i were to bid how would that bit work as i dont own a home & garden yet...
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 05, 2007, 16:32:49 PM
Any bid for this item is for what Roz calls the standard kit and comes in a box as described further down and all details of size of garden the standard kit will cover is in the first post.

If when you get your home and garden and if it needs any others bits and pieces,  they can be bought from Roz at the normal price and I am sure if you pm her with questions , she will be happy to answer them for you  ;D ;D

currently

:auction 2:

Helen £120

editted for my terrible typin!
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 05, 2007, 20:40:41 PM
Hi Milly's Mum,

Yes, agreed it would be difficult to discuss your garden in detail if you didn't have one, but normally the people who contact us do have a garden and are interested in cat-proofing it.  Because every garden is different I always like to make sure that each kit has sufficient materials to complete the job when it is despatched.   Usually, I ask for dimensions and if possible some piccies to be sent via e-mail.  This year, of course, because of all my IT probs I have been sent a 'library' of British gardens worthy of Kew itself through the post from my customers.

A standard kit will cat-proof  150ft of garden i.e three sides of a 50ft x 50ft garden...or however those dimensions might be apportioned.  We assume the house forms most of the fourth side.  However, if you have less than this, you can have half a kit or two thirds of a kit etc etc.  But, should you have any outbuildings eg sheds, summerhouses, pens or trees or like Gail said, an extension with a low roof, these will need cat-proofing as well so this is what we need to ascertain before the kit is sent out.

I can always send extra materials out to you but it is frustrating when you can't complete a job because of insufficient materials and it also incurs more carriage costs.

Hope that helps.

Best wishes,

Roz
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 05, 2007, 23:26:46 PM
 :auction 2:

Helen £120
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gail Bengal Slave on December 06, 2007, 11:28:43 AM
Just want to keep this fantastic item up top.  ;D

It is worth more than £120. Mine was a bit more because it was more than the standard kit ( biggish garden). It is worth 10 times what I paid.

Honestly,  if I didnt think it was worth it I wouldn't plug it. If you have a kitty with a disability, then this is for you as, it allows them to go out and potter round the garden.

I only had mine done bacause Zak (my avatar) was run over an killed outside my house, and I wanted to protect my others. I just wish everyone could have this wonderful system installed.

 :Luv2:
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Dawn F on December 06, 2007, 11:32:49 AM
same Gail, it was losing Algie on the road which made me get cat proofing too, this is a fantastic price even a diy version would cost this much for materials
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Tan on December 06, 2007, 23:34:36 PM
Helen hun ya def wont be sorry with the wonderful kit.  My lads are always out side and i know your lads will love it too.  ;D 

My neighbours were great and very pleased to have the fence up. I have 3 neighbours that our fences back on to and they were great.  tHey will only see the top of the fence from their side and if there are bushes behind that will cover it.   One has a yappy doggy and the lads just sit and watch doggy from the fence. Well ok they tease him with bottom wiggles.  :innocent: :evillaugh:

Roz hun Sorry Queakie  ;) :Luv2: thanks so much for this.  :Luv:
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 07, 2007, 00:58:03 AM
bump
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 07, 2007, 17:02:50 PM
Sorry to plug me own kit but it's for a good cause ho ho

Last year we raised £150 for the kit so come on everyone....we only had 300 members then!!! :evillaugh:

I might have to get me ol' man to bid against it (he'll have to cough up then ha ha) to raise some extra dosh..is that allowed?

Lots of love

Queaks
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: barney on December 07, 2007, 20:08:51 PM
Hi, I wish I had something like this last week in the garden then maybe I would still have my best friend around instead of driving over her and killing her. I cannot tell you how much of a crap week I have had over this. Anyway I did think of installing one of these type of fences this summer, my only concern was of other animals ie  foxes and other cats is it possible for them to gain access from the other side? and if so will they themselves not then become trapped in my garden? This is the only thing that has made me unsure of fitting one.
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 07, 2007, 20:12:31 PM
I think it depends whats on the other side and if there was a big tree for example a cat might get in, although because of the angle brackets and flimsey net I think it would be hard.

I am sorry to hear about your cat  :hug: We would love to hear about her on another thread.........you must be going through hell
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 07, 2007, 20:40:48 PM
Oh Barney, how absolutely heartbreaking for you.  How did it happen? Did you reverse over her or something?  I have heard of that happening more often than you would believe. So, so sad.  You mustn't beat yourself up about it though...your little girl wouldn't want that.  What was her name?  And you must believe that she is still with you and always will be...just hold on to that thought.

Re this system: Foxes will not climb over the netting but if you have gaps at the bottom of your fence, you must address these before you start.  A row of secured bricks or chicken wire sunk into the ground should suffice.
Trees with branches that overhang your garden will have to be pruned back...but all this is for discussion once you have decided on a kit.  Just remember, nothing is insurmountable provided you are prepared to carry out the work.
Often it comes down to a straight choice between the garden or your cat.  My husband always says: 'Your tree will grow again but your cat never will'  (And I know how hard that last remark must be for you  :hug:)

Please believe me when I say I know exactly what you are going through because we developed this system after I lost my own beloved Ruby, an F3 bengal, on the road in October 2000.  She was just four years old. I don't think I had a happy day for five years following that.

I wish I could take the pain away for you but I am absolutely convinced that we will all be reunited with our little loves again one day:

There is a little verse that always gives me comfort whenever I think of my babes who have passed over and it is this:

'Those that we love and have lost
are waiting for us
in a place without parting
where we'll never
have to say goodbye again'

Hugs and thinking of you at this sad time :hug:

Roz
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 08, 2007, 12:02:04 PM
C'mon everyone...only two days to go!

I could buy the kit back myself for this price...and be vastly in profit....unless you add the material cost to the equation and I've discounted this 'cos it's a gift!!!

Lesley would still get da money

For any of ya who have got pedigree cats.....God forbid that you should lose one on the road...but realistically, if such a tragedy did strike (and sadly, I speak to people every day who have experienced such heartbreak), in sheer financial terms, the cost of buying another pedigree kitty would be more than this....................so..............

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeze   (for the little loves who have drawn the short straw in life...unlike our pampered brats ) :evillaugh:
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Ela on December 08, 2007, 12:53:06 PM
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For any of ya who have got pedigree cats.....God forbid that you should lose one on the road...but realistically,

Your offer is very generous but please don't be thinking that those of us that have never had a pedigree in our lives, don't value  our moggies. You could offer many thousands of pounds for any one  of my moggies but there is no way I would sell one as the are priceless.
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 08, 2007, 13:00:19 PM
Hi Ela,

Please don't ever think that...most of my own cats are non peds and are rescue and I would give everything I own to keep them well and happy.  In fact, my hubs asks me on a daily basis what I am going to do when, perish the thought, anything happens to Pearl, my one eyed little rescue who I have had for eight years now and who is otherwise known by everyone around here as 'the love cat'....soooooo special is she.  I always say that we're gonna die on the same day....and I mean that in one way at least!!!

No, I'm just trying to raise more funds Ela....and I'm prepared to be ruthless for once in my life to do that  :evillaugh:

We raised £150 last year for a kit.  I would have liked to see that improved upon this year.

Lots of love

Roz
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Ela on December 08, 2007, 13:07:10 PM
I appreciate what you say but people with moggies will also spend as much as needs be to protect their little ones.

Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 08, 2007, 13:14:04 PM
I agree with you Ela but the point I was trying to make was that if you did happen to lose a little pedigree cat to roadkill then should you be wanting to replace that pedigree, it would cost you more than the price of a kit for another kitten, and you would have your enduring heartbreak to contend with as well.

I did say ' in sheer financial terms'  That doesn't apply to moggies who sadly, are all too numerous to find decent homes for....as all the rescue shelters are only too aware. :(
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Tan on December 08, 2007, 15:57:00 PM
Roz this a wonderful auction item.  Fantasic way to protect all our babes  :thanks:  I hope it beats last years bid and thanks to Helen for bidding on it, you def wont be disapointed hun.  :Luv:

I think we a re all a liitle strapped for cash this year so thanks to all of your bids on everything so far  :Luv:
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on December 08, 2007, 17:32:04 PM
I wish I had a garden to catproof :(  If I did I would definitely be bidding on this fab item. 
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gail Bengal Slave on December 09, 2007, 11:24:58 AM
I appreciate what you say but people with moggies will also spend as much as needs be to protect their little ones.



I lost Beau to FIP he was a DSH, then I lost Zak to the road he was a pedigree Bengal. it was after loosing him to the road, and Tan Catproofing her garden I did mine. Even if Zak had been a DSH the garden would have been proofed. I did to protect them all Thai a DSH & Zubin & Zebedee Bengals. I just want my babes to be safe what ever breed they are., I couldn't go through loosing another babe. I lost Zak 3 weeks after the first anniversary of loosing Beau, which happen to be 2 weeks before his first Birthday.  I feel if the garden was proofed right away maybe Beau wouldn't have caught FIP. That is something I will never know.
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on December 09, 2007, 11:27:19 AM
Gail, FIP doesn't work like that sadly, as it is a mutation of a virus - you are like me, 2 cats, 1 developed it, 1 didn't (and I assume Thai had the same outdoor access that Beau did). It is just a truly nasty disease.
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gail Bengal Slave on December 09, 2007, 11:29:49 AM
If I had the money I would bid. So I had spares, if anything ever happend. but I am spent out., my money is just dipping away, and where???? who knows it is just disappearing.

This kit is well worth more than £120.

I just hope a certain someone is watching. All bits crossed.
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gail Bengal Slave on December 09, 2007, 11:36:10 AM
Gail, FIP doesn't work like that sadly, as it is a mutation of a virus - you are like me, 2 cats, 1 developed it, 1 didn't (and I assume Thai had the same outdoor access that Beau did). It is just a truly nasty disease.

She did indeed Des. Apparently they was always together, when they were out. My neighbour asked where one of them was, I told him I had lost Beau and he said they was always together so I thought it was strange seeing only one   :'( :'( :'(.  It just makes you wonder though.

Nasty is quite a tame word for FIP well done. Des. I have a many deep blue words for that virus, and my heart goes out to any slave that looses a babe to it. And then loosing Zakie Pooh, when Zu is naughty I dont mind sending him outside as I know he will be safe.

I still miss Beau even after 4 years  :'( :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on December 09, 2007, 11:41:10 AM
Please dont beat yourself up about him getting it due to having outdoor access Gail, it doesn't help. FIP all depends on the cats immune system - my neighbours at the back have Bengals, and he lost his 7mo to it in Sept - and they were indoor only, and I doubt it came from the breeder with how long he had had him.
I hate seeing those three little letters, and i hate that people have to go through it. But, we would get banned for using the words we truly feel about it.
Apologies for taking thread off track!!
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 09, 2007, 12:09:08 PM
Top bid on this £120
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on December 09, 2007, 21:10:29 PM
Huge thanks to Roz for such an amazingly generous item  :)  I can't wait to move and put it up get someone to put it up for me, I'm sure the boys will love being able to play outside safely  :)

 :win bid:

Congratulations Tiggy's Mum - Helen You’re the winner with a final bid of £135.00 including P & P all to be paid to Lesley.

Please see the thread “How to pay your auction money to Lesley”

Please contact Roz via email on their profile or by Private Message with the name of the item/s you have won  and the address you would like the item sent to. The money must be paid to Lesley before the item is sent from the auctioneer.

Please post on this thread once you have sent the money off to Lesley for confirmation. Thanks.
 

For the auctioneer

Thanks for auctioning the item and for covering the postage cost so more funds go to Lesley.

It's the auctioneer’s responsibility to guarantee the auctioned item is posted to the winning bidder.

The winning bidder must pay Lesley the winning bid before you send off the auction item. Please wait until a post is made on the item thread saying the winner has paid.

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Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on December 09, 2007, 22:21:58 PM
Paid via paypal - £135.00 plus extra to cover paypal fees

Thanks again Roz, I'm so thrilled to have won this  :Luv:
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: LesleyW on December 11, 2007, 09:14:40 AM
Money received, item can be posted or "shipped" or whatever - it's gonne be a big parcel.  Thank you both for such a wonderful item.
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on December 14, 2007, 09:47:46 AM
This arrived today  :wow:  Thank you so much Roz - I really can't wait to have it in action  :)

Here's the boys inspecting their package  :)

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/14122007518640x480.jpg)

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/14122007521640x480.jpg)
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on December 14, 2007, 10:04:06 AM
Oh dear  :scared: Lucas has taken a shine to the box, I still have the box my PC came in on it's side (with some decorative feathers poked in it  :innocent:) in the living room as he wouldn't forgive me if I threw it away.  Looks like I'm going to have to live with this in my hallway or break his heart  :evillaugh:

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/14122007525-1640x480.jpg)
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Roz on December 14, 2007, 10:20:19 AM
Oh shucks Helen,

If I'd known the box was gonna be such a star I'd have asked the guys to make a better job of it ha ha   :coolpics:......thanks so much for the info on the 'zanies' ....I'll look them up.

Lots of love

Roz 

 
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 14, 2007, 11:00:17 AM
Great result  and pictures  ;D

locked
Title: Re: SECUR-A-CAT GARDEN CAT-PROOFING KIT
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on June 16, 2008, 11:55:46 AM
This post comes up in the top two when you google secur-a-cat so thought I'd put in an update for all those searching for info on secur-a-cat fencing.

The cat proof fencing is up and really works, I have had no escapes (or even close) from my two young, adventurous cats.  Would highly recommend it  ;D

Info on the system is available by emailing Securacat@aol.com or by ringing them on 01553 776417  ;D