Help desperately needed

MaryL wrote:


Here are some sites that show a variety of methods to modify fences to keep
cats in (or out) ---

Design for do-it-yourself barrier to mount on top of fence (to keep cats
in):


Here is the URL for my Yahoo photo album. Pictures of our enclosure are
in the album marked Cat Furniture.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/tanadashoes/my_photos

Pam S.

Lois Reay wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
Okay, the cat is inside at night.... what makes her think it won't
make the adjustment to being inside during the day, too? There are
plenty of folks on this group who have managed to tame ferals who
were never inside at all into being indoor cats.

Aside from (as others have said) expensive fencing and the
sprinklers or squirt gun things, I don't know what else to suggest.

Jill

Thanks Jill,
I will pass on all the information to the lady when she phones me in
the morning, it will then be up to her which way she wants to go, and
I do agree keeping the Siamese inside would cure the problem.

Lois

Lois, as noted in other posts, there are a lot of kitty enclosures which
make the cat get the benefits of being outdoors without wandering. Persia
has a "kitty walk" and she loves to go out in it. It is probably not big
enough to satisfy the wandering Siamese but another type of outdoor
enclosure might work for your friend.

Jill

Tanada wrote:
MaryL wrote:


Here are some sites that show a variety of methods to modify fences
to keep cats in (or out) ---

Design for do-it-yourself barrier to mount on top of fence (to keep
cats in):


Here is the URL for my Yahoo photo album. Pictures of our enclosure
are in the album marked Cat Furniture.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/tanadashoes/my_photos

Pam S.

Wow, Pam, I do x-stitch too. I have the *exact* same "friends make life
purrfect" banner, it's in my mom's kitchen. I have tons of projects, more
than I can do! It'll take me years!

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"Magic Mood Jeep©" had some very interesting
things to say about Help desperately needed:

Here is the URL for my Yahoo photo album. Pictures of our enclosure
are in the album marked Cat Furniture.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/tanadashoes/my_photos
Wow, Pam, I do x-stitch too. I have the *exact* same "friends make life
purrfect" banner, it's in my mom's kitchen. I have tons of projects, more
than I can do! It'll take me years!

I have that kit, along with a few zillion others :-). At 35, I think
I've already achieved SABLE [Stash Acquisition Beyond Life
Expectancy].

Interesting how many people in here or in alt.recovery.clutter do
needlework [a fair percentage of ARC regulars have cats], how many
people in the needlework group have cats and/or clutter problems, etc.
Seems to be a cluster of traits. :-)

--
"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be
doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding.
:-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL

Tanada wrote:

Lois Reay wrote:

This lady wants any tips on how to keep her cat on her side of the fence - I
did suggest leaving the hose sprinkler on (the 3yr old doesn't like water)
Keeping the 3yr old confined to the house during the day is not am option
(she is locked in at night)

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.


Can the lady have an enclosure built for the cat? Ours is 12 X 16 X 9
and has ramps, shelves, climbing posts, and observation areas to give
them a varied outlook and yet keep them safe. The only problem we're
currently having is that Speedy, the d-thing, thinks that he's suposed
to free them from their confinement. He was caught digging under the
edge of the fence; the only place he's tried to dig at in the yard.

Said enclosure wasn't cheap ($500 US) but we used expensive storm
treated lumber so that it would last longer, and sheep fencing, as it is
tougher than regular fencing. Would an enclosure be an option?

Other than that, I really have no ideas how she can keep peace between
the neighbors, unless they do as someone else suggested and set up a
mutually agreed upon schedule for letting each cat out.

Pam S.

Building a cat house is very expensive (even with Ted our own friendly
money-saving builder). With us the shed was already there and all that
had to be done was build a run out the front. I think this can be the
answer. Remember that the victim cat is old and the chances are that
this will not necessarily need to be a long term solution. Also I
think the neighbours need to take responsibility too. You have to live
with your neighbours for a long time!!!! When Deo terrorized B & C I
talked over the situation with Deo's slave.
She would keep Deo in sometimes which allowed the kitties a run in the
back yard. They were in real danger as Deo could easily have killed
them. There are heaps of ways to deter the Siamese and the people
could do what we did. Always chase it when they see it, the hose
trick, water gun etc. Siamese are smart and he will soon learn it is
not welcome. They will need to keep the old fellow in more for his own
safety. Old cats sleep a lot so that shouldn't be any problem.

Cats will always mark their own territory - in our case it extends to
about four houses down. I know that it is not always possible to let
kitties out when there are predatory animals around but I let the gang
out during the day as it is certainly the thing they enjoy most in
life. I know there is risk involved, cars, dogs, being closed in
garages (shudder) but humans take their chances in the big wide world -
I don't think cats are any different. Life is for living!!!

Bev
--
The email of the species is more deadly than the mail.

Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:


Wow, Pam, I do x-stitch too. I have the *exact* same "friends make life
purrfect" banner, it's in my mom's kitchen. I have tons of projects, more
than I can do! It'll take me years!


LOL, that picture is hanging in a place of pride at the owner's TED's
waiting room, along with another picture I stitched for them. I don't
have a picture of it, but I adapted a kit so that each of the six
kitties in the picture was a different shade.

Rob picks on me about my stash, but I think I'd go nuts if I didn't have
something constructive to do when sitting around.

Pam S. who crosstitches and needlepoints a LOT of cat pictures

Rob picks on me about my stash, but I think I'd go nuts if I didn't have
something constructive to do when sitting around.

Pam S. who crosstitches and needlepoints a LOT of cat pictures

I used to love cross-stitch in the winter time. I haven't done it in a while,
mostly because Biskit is a thread-chaser. I'd get too frustrated at her.

Sherry