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Electonic Smart Fence for Cats - experience
After having several cats saunter out of the garden and fail to survive
an encounter with the nearby motorway, I've been looking for solutions for keeping them in a limited are whilst giving them the freedom of the garden. The fences I've had put up failed miserably, but then I came across the smartfence product from PetSafe. It seems like a good solution, but I'm concerned about feeding my cats electric shocks and also concerned as to whether this will really stop a determined moggy. Does anyone have any experience with this product ? |
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Electonic Smart Fence for Cats - experience
On 28 Mar 2006 11:42:24 -0800, "nelroy" wrote:
After having several cats saunter out of the garden and fail to survive an encounter with the nearby motorway, I've been looking for solutions for keeping them in a limited are whilst giving them the freedom of the garden. The fences I've had put up failed miserably, but then I came across the smartfence product from PetSafe. It seems like a good solution, but I'm concerned about feeding my cats electric shocks and also concerned as to whether this will really stop a determined moggy. Does anyone have any experience with this product ? I have no experience with cats, but I used one with a couple of dogs. It would not stop a determined dog in a chase, but she would not then return across the fence so I had to remove her collar and bring her through the house. Also, a couple of times, the same one got caught between the fence and an overgrown clump of trees and brush she couldn't retreat through - she just hunkered down and suffered until I removed her collar and dragged her back into the open. I don't think I'd put a heavy, sturdy, expensive collar on an outside cat in the hope it would keep the cat behind the fence without being lost or trapping the cat on a bush stem or something. I solved the problem of traffic by moving to the countryside - far enough from the road and with more attractive terrain in the opposite direction that it really isn't an issue. Before that, I had to keep fewer cats, and keep them inside except when I was out with them. -- T.E.D. ) |
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Electonic Smart Fence for Cats - experience
On 28 Mar 2006 11:42:24 -0800, nelroy wrote:
After having several cats saunter out of the garden and fail to survive an encounter with the nearby motorway, I've been looking for solutions for keeping them in a limited are whilst giving them the freedom of the garden. The fences I've had put up failed miserably, but then I came across the smartfence product from PetSafe. It seems like a good solution, but I'm concerned about feeding my cats electric shocks and also concerned as to whether this will really stop a determined moggy. Does anyone have any experience with this product ? It's a terrible idea. The cat will try to get rid of that collar and think about nothing else. Kitty will not associate the evil collar with boundary lines, but might associate it with you and pee on your bed to retaliate, or run away at the first chance never to return. |
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