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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: rachelburdett20 on August 08, 2008, 14:19:10 PM
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Hi
My mum has finaly started to give in to geting the garden cat proofed after jake went awol again last night for the 4th time.....eventualy was found down the end of our road
It needs to be the most atractive cat proofing posible otherwise theres no way she will let me have it, we have a fairly large garden with several sheads, trees, and the odd hedge....so i am not sure how its gona work
I am looking for a company that will come and give me a quote and do all the instulation as my diy skills are non existant!!
we are based in the chalfonts south buckinghamshire
is there someone you recomend?
thanks
rachel
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Roz who comes on here does full installations you could send her a pm and she could get back to you
I work in Little Chalfont!!
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thanks for that.....will give her a pm......so need to get this sorted as jake is officialy the worlds worst behaved cat!!......and its driving me insanne....constantly woried about him geting lost or run over
i do cat feeding and home visits if your ever in need!!
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that's good to know I use Pet Nanny at the moment but had a few issues last time
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The work email for Securacat (Roz's firm) is securacat@aol.com
They catproofed my garden in May and it was one of the best things I have ever done.
They will be a bit negative about the trees, but I managed to keep a full-sized ash, a plum, a crabapple and a pear tree.
If the hedge is a boundary I think that might be a problem. If there is a fence behind the hedge that may be OK.
The slideshow of my catproofed garden is here and if you are thinking you can't see much catproofing - exactly!
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj89/moiramassey/th_kittylock1.jpg) (http://s270.photobucket.com/albums/jj89/moiramassey/?action=view¤t=190aa1b8.pbw)
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thanks for the replys, will email her after dinner, yes the hedge is a boundry but i think the neigbougs have a secure solid fence the other side to stop the dog geting in our garden.....fingers crossed it will work and my parents will agree......dad had to get his glasses before he could see se the cat proofing on the clip.....lol.....thanks!!
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any thoughts as to how a 14 yrold cat will cope with being confined to the garden....shes lived here all her life and is used to coming and going as she pleases......was thinking of installing a microchip reading catflap somewhere to still let her out as the cat proofing is ment to be mainly for jake and mia............
thanks
rachel
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As the wire hangs over does it stop other cats getting in, will they not climb onto the wire and jump.
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No other cats have come into my garden since I got it done. Occasionally they sit on the fence on the other side of the netting, but none have been crazy enough to try jumping up and in over the netting. They cannot climb the netting, which is nylon, not wire. It sags when a cat tries to put weight on it, so they cannot climb it.
I thought my cat Mini (8 years) would hate it is she had always been an indoor/outdoor cat and previously roamed through neighbours' gardens. She LOVES it, because no other cats can get into the garden. Admittedly my garden is large (30m long, 10m wide) so I have effectively doubled the territory my 4 cats have to share. You can tell they see it as home territory now because all the cat trails have gone - they go everywhere rather than patroling. I would see how the 14 years old felt about it before worrying about finding her a way out.
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It is such a good idea but it must of cost a fortune. I would never be able to do it.
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I have the securacat system and it's brilliant. Charlie loathes it and tries to chew threw it and I do have problems with a neighbour's cat sitting and spitting at Charlie. System is quite unobtrusive though.
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I have a suggestion for the Charlie + spitting cat problem. You could buy some cat repellent and spray the top of the fence. This was how I got rid of one neighbourhood toms who sat on the fence beyond the netting. It also may put Charlie off trying to chew his way out. Warning though - do it just before you are planning to take a shower and wash your hair because the cats won't come anywhere near you once you have used it!