Just wanted to pop in and say I am having an exact copy of your amazing cat run built for Angel and Tinks, Angel is deaf and I know Tinks will love this too as she had previously been let out by her previous owners. I was so inspired by your pictures and I think it's amazing. x

Wow thanks!!!! Hubby will be flattered! I'd love to see pics when it's done xx

 

It's a beautiful day and I would like to have the kitchen door open but can't as I have cookie who is an indoor cat.

She has had a supervised outdoor session today, I tried her on her harness again but she really does hate it, when I took it off her she didn't make a run for it and mostly stayed on the patio, beyond the patio is gravel and she don't seem to like it on her feet which was a positive.

Anyway ramble over, if I bought an enclosure is there an optimum size for a single cat, where by any smaller and it isn't worth having one. I also have fencing but the fence at the bottom end of the garden is only about 3ft high so not suitable for the cat proof fencing systems.

It's very difficult to know what's best.

 

lol roll about on the harnesses it is s hard lol i wanted the kitchen door open as it is nice and thought yeah great id have to catch 11 cats no thanks lol

 

11 cats

She was asleep until I went outside with a tape measure . She came outside and wondered why I was measuring the patio

 

bless like what you doing mama. I so wont do to the cat proofing outside hard where we live though

 

Wow! These are amazing!

Oscar's mam- I LOVE yours! Brill! :biggrin:

 

Would love her to be able to enjoy the sunshine safely.

 

ahhh she is gorgeous

 

ahhh she is gorgeous

Thank you she looks a bit beat up with all the clipped bits

 

she is lovely islet my dex out today stupidly (normally don't ) and he came back with cut ear and a scratch

 

she is lovely islet my dex out today stupidly (normally don't ) and he came back with cut ear and a scratch

Oh dear .

 

NEVER NEVER ever going out again without a harness on

 

For those owners who have outdoor enclosures, is there a recommended mesh size.

My joiner is recommending 2 x 2" is this suitable ?

Thanks.

 

2 x 2 is fine for cats but not for kittens in case they can get their head through and i have heard of kittens getting their heads caught. also i had a small part in my pen that was 2 x 2 and birds can fly through. so unless you want your cats to catch the birds, i would recommend 1 x 1. i assume this is galvanised steel.

 

Yes galvanised steel mesh. Good point about the birds although I have very few visitors except the odd wood pigeon to the garden.

 

So summer is coming and in a month or so we are thinking of letting Barney explore the outside (although technically it wont be new to him as we originally found him outside) but im absolutely paranoid about him wandering off, getting lost or run over or snatched so have been thinking about possibly cat proofing the garden with the slanted mesh fencing like ive seen some of you have on here..
But does it really work?! ive seen some cats climb in some wierd and wacky ways and i just cant believe it stops them getting out, ive read that apparently they cant climb upside down but has anyone heard of or known a cat that has done this? Also there is a worry of other cats getting in and not being able to get out very easily - we're only planning on letting barney out whilst supervised anyway so we'll always be here if that were to happen but its still a bit scary! (having to grab the cat and try get it through the house back round to where it should be?!) Need some advice or reassurance please

 

Mesh fencing.

If anyone is interested have found this website, i have only just started looking but it seems relatively cheap for the square kind of fencing that you use for runs.

Not sure what the feedback on company is tho

Mesh Direct (Mesh Direct) :: Wire Mesh Galvanized :: Wire Mesh 25 x 25mm Holes (1 inch x 1 inch) :: Medium-Weight 18 gauge

 

Mesh fencing.

If anyone is interested have found this website, i have only just started looking but it seems relatively cheap for the square kind of fencing that you use for runs.

Not sure what the feedback on company is tho

Mesh Direct (Mesh Direct) :: Wire Mesh Galvanized :: Wire Mesh 25 x 25mm Holes (1 inch x 1 inch) :: Medium-Weight 18 gauge

Looks like a decently priced company.

I've just 'mooched' around for reviews on this company and can't find any - good or bad. So that would suggest to me that they are ok. They're not too far from Moggy Towers so if anyone does need the heavies sending in.....

 

Yes galvanised steel mesh. Good point about the birds although I have very few visitors except the odd wood pigeon to the garden.

well thats what i thought, as i dont get many birds in my garden, but jack my raggie caught two that were flying through

 

So summer is coming and in a month or so we are thinking of letting Barney explore the outside (although technically it wont be new to him as we originally found him outside) but im absolutely paranoid about him wandering off, getting lost or run over or snatched so have been thinking about possibly cat proofing the garden with the slanted mesh fencing like ive seen some of you have on here..
But does it really work?! ive seen some cats climb in some wierd and wacky ways and i just cant believe it stops them getting out, ive read that apparently they cant climb upside down but has anyone heard of or known a cat that has done this? Also there is a worry of other cats getting in and not being able to get out very easily - we're only planning on letting barney out whilst supervised anyway so we'll always be here if that were to happen but its still a bit scary! (having to grab the cat and try get it through the house back round to where it should be?!) Need some advice or reassurance please

you can build the enclosure so that the brackets curve inwards and another one curves outwards, that should stop cats getting in as well.

i know some of the girls on here have the gardens enclosed so maybe one or two have done it that way

 

Just ordered a small temporary run from Safepetpens today, they are doing me a rush job and delivering on Saturday.

It isn't as big as I want at only 5x5x4 but she will have some safe fresh air until I decide on a larger project. Hope she likes it.

 

I am looking at increasing the height of my fencing using something like deer fencing, which will be 2m in height.

The commercially available solutions have netting which is angled in towards the garden so the cat can't climb. Is it possible for a cat to climb up vertical netting and make it over the top or would they just not bother.

I have looked at the Katz secure solution but at almost £700 plus hiring a trademan to fit seems a bit much.

 

What would be the recommended hole size in the galvanised mesh for a cat run? I'd prefer the holes to be as big as possible but of course small enough to be safe.

Can you tell me what you lot have used on yours please?

 

Just had this delivered, not sure Cookie is impressed



It needs some toys.

 

Awwww she looks so cute in there!!! Yes, toys needed!! And a shelf or two to perch on