Keeping cats contained on a deck
 

Hello everyone: We currently have a fenced-in yard, but are moving soon
to a place where there is a deck and a partially wooded yard that I
don't want to fence in.
My two cats are stuck on going outside in the private yard--but I think
they will be content to stay on the deck at our new house. I don't want
them to squeeze their way through the slats however. Any ideas for an
attractive way to contain them? They are old and can't jump more than
three feet, so them clearing the deck by jumping isn't an issue.
Thanks.
Stephanie

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" wrote:

Hello everyone: We currently have a fenced-in yard, but are moving soon
to a place where there is a deck and a partially wooded yard that I
don't want to fence in.
My two cats are stuck on going outside in the private yard--but I think
they will be content to stay on the deck at our new house. I don't want
them to squeeze their way through the slats however. Any ideas for an
attractive way to contain them? They are old and can't jump more than
three feet, so them clearing the deck by jumping isn't an issue.
Thanks.
Stephanie

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When my dog was a puppy she fell through the slats of our deck while
attached to her leash and nearly hung herself. We bought long bolts of
window screen and stapled it completely around the deck. While it wasn't
great looking, from down in the yard you could barely tell it was there.We
occasionally had to restaple areas, but we didn't remove it completely until
last year when she was nearly 8.

Cathi

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Hello everyone: We currently have a fenced-in yard, but are moving soon
to a place where there is a deck and a partially wooded yard that I
don't want to fence in.
My two cats are stuck on going outside in the private yard--but I think
they will be content to stay on the deck at our new house. I don't want
them to squeeze their way through the slats however. Any ideas for an
attractive way to contain them? They are old and can't jump more than
three feet, so them clearing the deck by jumping isn't an issue.
Thanks.
Stephanie

On 8 Jun 2005 18:15:06 -0700, "
wrote:

Hello everyone: We currently have a fenced-in yard, but are moving soon
to a place where there is a deck and a partially wooded yard that I
don't want to fence in.
My two cats are stuck on going outside in the private yard--but I think
they will be content to stay on the deck at our new house. I don't want
them to squeeze their way through the slats however. Any ideas for an
attractive way to contain them? They are old and can't jump more than
three feet, so them clearing the deck by jumping isn't an issue.

Metal screen or fence mesh of some sort. Check the usual suspects like
Lows and the Despot. If the cats have claws they'll likely rip through
fiberglass.

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Luke
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" writes:

My two cats are stuck on going outside in the private yard--but I think
they will be content to stay on the deck at our new house. I don't want
them to squeeze their way through the slats however. Any ideas for an
attractive way to contain them? They are old and can't jump more than
three feet, so them clearing the deck by jumping isn't an issue.

I've seen decks/porches completely fenced in with chicken wire to
cat-proof them, but that's not exactly attractive. Maybe turning the
deck into some sort of screened-in porch would be nicer (and more useful
for you as well, since the trees might mean a lot of insects).

BTW, even if you don't think your cats can jump more than 3 feet,
they're bound to be able to get over the fence or porch railing if
there is any furniture nearby to give them a boost. My 17-year-old
cat's limit is about 2 feet now, but it's amazing the places she can
get to by clambering over furniture on the way.

-Sandra

"Lee & Cathi Thomas" wrote in message
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When my dog was a puppy she fell through the slats of our deck while
attached to her leash and nearly hung herself. We bought long bolts of
window screen and stapled it completely around the deck. While it wasn't
great looking, from down in the yard you could barely tell it was there.We
occasionally had to restaple areas, but we didn't remove it completely
until
last year when she was nearly 8.

uh, wouldn't have shortening the leash been easier? If that circle would
have been too small, attaching the leash to a slide wire would have expanded
the area.

aem sends...

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" wrote:

My two cats are stuck on going outside in the private yard--but I think
they will be content to stay on the deck at our new house. I don't want
them to squeeze their way through the slats however. Any ideas for an
attractive way to contain them? They are old and can't jump more than
three feet, so them clearing the deck by jumping isn't an issue.

Invisible [radio] fence?

Kendall

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