How to keep your cat in the yard

**catmandu** · 05-26-2006, 08:57 AM

I Truly Cannot See The Found Cats Liking At All Dragging That Around With Them At All.
I Agree With Sarahs Ball And Chain Anology.
That Just Looks Like Something That The Cats Would Hate.
What If A Dog Got Into Your Yard, Your Cat Would Be An Easy Target.
No Thanks.

**gini** · 05-26-2006, 10:05 AM

Thanks for your thoughts. It does seem rather an unnatural item to use on a cat. Rascal, Annie and Emma sit at my back door looking so sad, as though I have them in a prison. As all three were originally feral, to be outdoors is natural for them. But short of building a huge run or screened in area for them, I have been trying to find a solution that would make them happy and keep them safe.

**Russian Blue** · 05-26-2006, 10:29 AM

Oh my, I can just imagine Nakita having this around her neck. Since she's so small I don't think she would have the strength to lift her head. She'd look really peculiar! She would look like she is permanently mooning the world.

I say stick with the leash and harness. All cats should be supervised when they are outdoors, whether they are enclosed or not. You never know when one may get stung by an insect or something else happens.

This is another option I came across awhile back:

Purrfect Fence

This one is based out of Toronto, but I'm sure you can find them elsewhere (beware...expensive!).

The Cat's Den

**janelle** · 05-27-2006, 12:54 AM

I have a wroght iron fence so the kitties can walk right through anyway. No privacy fence. I did have a chain link and my last kitty never left the yard. I would tell him to stop when he started to jump the fence and he was so smart he got the idea never to jump over the fence.

I could leave him out in the yard by himself for hours at a time and he would sleep in the bushes and go around the yard getting the smells of everything. Never a problem unless the gate was left open then he would walk out and I had to go find him. That didn't happen much.

Now my two kitties go out but I am supervising them at all times to stay in the yard. If they look like they are about to walk through the fence I go get them fast and bring them back to the patio.