More really helpful posts on this thread, ...Chillminx, your previous post covers my current dilemma perfectly. I'm in the process of diy cat proofing my garden and the gate issue was a concern - I want to give outside freedom to my long-established cat whilst keeping my newcomer within the garden. I've just ordered a dualscan Sureflap for the gate but up until reading this coudlnt find anywhere online of them being fitted into garden gates. Your top tip of the little protective 'shelf' is what I'll do.

 

sorry for the long break before answering the replies, ive been under the weather.
the bully cats seem to stalk and torment him, and also his friend wherever he goes. i do try to scare them off as much as possible, and always have an ear out incase i hear a fight outside. ive turned the hose on them 1000s of times but they dont care and come back, marking everywhere. he now sprays in the house as one got in a few months back and its been an ongoing issue.
the cat fence although it has been a slow installation has kept these cats at bay, and kept him more relaxed, with less spraying, although i can tell he misses his friend.
i am happy to keep him contained and have him bored, whilst safe, relaxed and happy with his friend visiting, than the opposite. he is spoilt for toys and gets long play sessions at least 3 times a day so hopefully he will realise its not too bad!

i am friendly with her owners from 3 doors down, and have discussed with them that i may get a dual scan microchip flap (thank you for the tip) to allow her access.
apparently she has been moping around pining for him just as much as he has!.

i plan to buy a small "kennel"/ pet shelter.
i have a flat roof which has been netted in, so il place the shelter firmly up to the net, and the chip flap as a cut out, electric side in the shelter.
il put a normal cheapo open to all flap on the house side, so they can meet in their own "love nest" lol.

the neighbours all think in quackers! Does anyone else get funny looks, talked about for their car enclosure?!

 

@Stewiesmom - My window cleaner is clearly a bit bemused when he sees the 2 outdoor cat trees, the 2 little cat houses and the wooden gazebo I have in my back garden for the cats! At one point he asked me whether the cats live in the gazebo at night and when I said 'no it's for them to snooze in during warm weather in the day time' he gave me a very funny look !

 

My catproof garden is finally finished! Thankfully it's quite linear so I had the fences raised to six feet and used ProtectaPuss extra long brackets and mesh. The guy from the company was very helpful even though I opted for DIY rather than consultation to keep costs down.

When I let my babies out for the first time they were nervous at first but now after a couple of days line up at the door. To see my pampered housecats frolicking and gambolling chasing leaves and sniffing trees made me all emosh! I have plans for cat friendly planting, water feature, grassed area etc.

 

@Emmasian - Excellent! It is lovely to see how much the cats enjoy being outdoors isn't it?! It adds a whole new dimension to their lives. My girls treat the garden like an extra room, they spend all day there in the summer, and even in the current weather they are in and out all day.

All you need now to make it a cat paradise is lots of shrubs in lots of flowerbeds, so they have places to hide and snooze. Mostly grass instead of paving, some outdoor cat trees for climbing and some little cat houses to bask in during the hot weather.

 

Definitely will do once the coffers are a bit replenished! I've been off since Thur and they are spending all their time out there, interspersed with running in to jump on me to tell me about their adventures! Only problem is muddy little paws and yesterday they experienced rain for the first time, and having chosen to frolic about in it came in soaking. Mummy had to get going with tumbledried warm towels!

So pleased I did it, they are so happy.

 

Some great gardens in here! I've been debating cat proofing mine for a while.

I have a tiny square garden with all 3 fences around the same height. This may sound ridiculous but I had the idea that making a mesh 'roof' over the whole garden would be cheaper and easier. Is this possible or am I not considering something?

 

Some great gardens in here! I've been debating cat proofing mine for a while.

I have a tiny square garden with all 3 fences around the same height. This may sound ridiculous but I had the idea that making a mesh 'roof' over the whole garden would be cheaper and easier. Is this possible or am I not considering something?

Why not? I'd use plastic deer fencing rather than mesh, or is that what you meant anyway? Like this

https://smile.amazon.com/Easy-Garde...B00004RA0N/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483841850&sr=8-1&keywords=deer+fence+netting

 

On Facebook I noticed a new kid on the block, "very similar" to the protectapet brackets called Sanctuary SOS. My understanding is that it is run by Grant who designed my garden from protectapet.

https://sanctuarysos.com/

 

I am seriously considering cat proofing my garden. The kitties are only 10 weeks old so not ready to be out however I have a sneaky suspicion that ziggy isn't going to be happy as an indoor cat. He literally makes a bolt for the door if he gets the chance. Problem is I have a motorway just behind the houses in front of us.

I'm wondering what everyone's neighbours said about the cat proofing? And also wonder how much it's likely to cost to cat proof an average sized garden DIY?

 

@Lisa2701 I would definitely be cat proofing the garden or building a run in you situation,motorways and cats are not a good combination.
Most cat proofing does not affect neighbours so there really shouldn't be a problem,unless you actually attach it to a fence that is owned by them.
The 2 most favoured methods of cat proofing seem to be The rolling log type or the overhang with brackets and netting,(see the post by @Cookieandme above your post)
The rolling log type can be done professionally http://www.katzecure.com/ or DIY using drain pipes,there is a post somewhere on this sticky by at least 2 members who have installed their own version.
My garden would have been a nightmare to cat proof so went with a free standing run with a tunnel connecting it to the house which allows free access for Meeko to go in and out to the run.
If you don't get many replies to your post it may be worth starting a new thread in Cat Chat as this one doesn't get a lot of attention.
Good luck.

 

I added extra posts on my side of the fence,Partly for extra support, but so the brackets fastened to my posts (the fences are shared on all sides). I did also speak to the neighbours. It's surprising invisible where there is something behind it (bushes etc), plus the net angles away from the neighbours, so the angle makes it more invisible for them.

I just kept pointing out how my cat wouldn't be pooing in their garden/ bothering them/ killing wildlife etc so they were happier.

 

Thank you @buffie and @SpringDance.

Have spoken to hubby tonight and we ar having the gardens re-done soon and have agreed we are going to take a little of our budget to cat proof the garden. Give the kitties the best of both worlds and give me peace of mind.

With regards to the neighbours I really just meant did they have a giggle at the cat proofing? Lol. I would definitely go and discuss things with them but like you said SpringDance, I'd be pointing out that it means my cats can't be pooing in their gardens or tormenting their dogs. I have dogs either side of me and with my cats being used to dogs I'd be worried they were too friendly with the wrong dogs.

I had two cats growing up and both of them were hit and killed by a car because we lived near a busy road and I was heartbroken. One was also badly attacked by a dog (before being hit by the car onbviously) and had several weeks of recovery. I just simply don't want those risks for my babies but on the same hand I've always let cats out and I don't think Ziggy would be happy being kept in so to me this gives them the best of both worlds.

 

@Lisa2701

Sorry about your cats

They definitely had a chuckle - one was convinced there's no keeping a cat in. I just brushed it off.

The fence has been well and truly tested, but now she doesn't bother.

I've found that no other cats get in either (although there's no guarantee). There have been a few disappearances nearby, plus a couple of cats run over. I always breathe a sigh of relief that my cat is safe.

We use Securacat, but I know others have done it DIY

 

I'll have a look at that. The thought of what could happen doesn't bare thinking about.

 

I love the idea of this and some of these enclosures are amazing!

Tho I must say, some of the designs that have been linked? I would be far from amused if my neighbour got one, especially the wire ontop of a fence. But still, this must be great for the cats

 

I sort of take your point, but it would be nothing to do with you if they made sure they stuck within planning rules. The slant of the netting means it's less visible from next door anyway.

Look critically out of your back garden. There's often a lot of ugly structures at the back. I live in a 'nice' area and I can still see the backs of sheds or items that have been stacked in the back gardens of my neighbours . The side of my garden would have a lovely view if it weren't for my neighbour's conservatory blocking it...

It's really about safety. Dogs aren't allowed to wander, neither are any other animals.

 

I am currently looking to put up some cat fencing and would like to get some of these companies in to do a quote. Now I remember on this thread someone posted that they have setup their own business. They used to be a part of another company but have now started their own business. Could someone give me either the website for them or the location in this thread where they say they have setup their own business.

Thanks!

 

Sanctuary SOS, run by Grant who worked for protectapet

https://sanctuarysos.com/

 

I don't know about that. We used Securacat, but I think Protectapet are mentioned a lot as well. I preferred the netting of Securacat as it was finer and less visible.

 

Folks, we have discussed this issue many times, and had many wonderful links posted up, but they are scattered over many different threads which makes locating the info a lengthy & tiresome task.

Therefore, may I suggest this thread for everyone to post their pictures of their own runs (including construction to assist others), pictures & videos of their cat-proofed gardens and also links to good web-sites for cat runs and cat-proofing equipment.

That way, everything is in one place and we can direct people to it when they ask in the future. I will ask for it to be made a sticky so that it is always easily located.

More & more people are looking to take these options so I think it would be a great help for the subject to have its own thread that can be both regularly updated and referred to.

So, please post away with your pics and recommendations.

I just bought a cute cat today. I am creating a house for her now. It very cute and i will upload video and image later.

 

Welcome to the forum. . We hope you like it here. We would love to see pictures and hear all about your new kitten. And if you have any worry we are all here to help you.

Viv xx

 

Sadly we lost one of our Norwegian Forest cats, Gracie last March in a RTA right outside our house. For months afterwards our other NFC, Oliver was kept indoors. Action needed to be taken, so first we had a construction made linking our house to the garden, which allowed access to a purpose made cat run. This was made by woodenart.co.uk. Superb. However we still very much wanted Oliver and his new sister, Rosie access to the garden itself. So enter protectapet.co.uk. They have weaved their magic and enclosed our garden to give the cats yet more freedom and to fully compliment the original run. We now have the best of both worlds. At anytime the we are able to control when they go out into the garden, as well as limiting them to the run, or keep them in the house. Over the moon and looking forward to the better weather for us all to enjoy this year.

 

Some examples

Oliver

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Monkey2

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Your furbaby's are very beautiful.

Viv xx

 

Rosie

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Rosie first moments outside

 

Mark, your cats are so beautiful!!!

 

Stunning cats! I used ProtectaPuss as well and have been thrilled with the results. My cats adore their garden and I can't wait for summer when I'll be able to leave the doors open for the first summer in two years!

 

My catproof garden is finally finished! Thankfully it's quite linear so I had the fences raised to six feet and used ProtectaPuss extra long brackets and mesh. The guy from the company was very helpful even though I opted for DIY rather than consultation to keep costs down.

When I let my babies out for the first time they were nervous at first but now after a couple of days line up at the door. To see my pampered housecats frolicking and gambolling chasing leaves and sniffing trees made me all emosh! I have plans for cat friendly planting, water feature, grassed area etc. View attachment 293102 View attachment 293103

These photos are fabulous and you've done a neat job of the mesh so your DIYer is to be commended! Thanks so much for sharing

 

I am currently looking to put up some cat fencing and would like to get some of these companies in to do a quote. Now I remember on this thread someone posted that they have setup their own business. They used to be a part of another company but have now started their own business. Could someone give me either the website for them or the location in this thread where they say they have setup their own business.

Thanks!

SanctuarySOS for mesh systems or CatPoleSystems for rollers

 

Finally some pics of the lumps play pen

 

Finally some pics of the lumps play pen

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