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Fences - Cats - DIY
A friend of mine has one of these fences that's about 178cm (5'10")
tall: http://stratco.com.au/products/fenci..._neighbour.asp She wants to stop her cats getting out, and other cats getting in. I know full well that there are numerous commercially available products that will stop cats (along with other animals) climbing fences. I'm sure they do work, but they're all fairly pricey, particularly if attempting to cover a significant length of fencing. I'm now thinking about trying a home-rigged set up. I'm considering getting a whole heap of empty 2 Litre plastic softdrink bottles (Soda bottles to any USA readers), then cutting off the base and neck of the bottles, then cutting them lengthwise, then siliconing them to the tops of the fence so the sides of the bottles "curve downwards" from the top of the fence. I'm thinking this curved plastic will be too smooth and slippery for a cat to get any grip with it's claws. I have no problem with spending some time getting this to work, but I want to keep the cost down, so spending lots of $$$ isn't happening. Again, I am aware of many commercially available products. I was wondering if anyone has attempted anything like this, and if they can offer any advice. Thanks. To any cat "lovers" out there, my friend isn't getting rid of her cats, nor is she trapping/baiting any of the cats in her suburb. |
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Gas Bag wrote:
A friend of mine has one of these fences that's about 178cm (5'10") tall: http://stratco.com.au/products/fenci..._neighbour.asp She wants to stop her cats getting out, and other cats getting in. I know full well that there are numerous commercially available products that will stop cats (along with other animals) climbing fences. I'm sure they do work, but they're all fairly pricey, particularly if attempting to cover a significant length of fencing. I'm now thinking about trying a home-rigged set up. I'm considering getting a whole heap of empty 2 Litre plastic softdrink bottles (Soda bottles to any USA readers), then cutting off the base and neck of the bottles, then cutting them lengthwise, then siliconing them to the tops of the fence so the sides of the bottles "curve downwards" from the top of the fence. I'm thinking this curved plastic will be too smooth and slippery for a cat to get any grip with it's claws. I have no problem with spending some time getting this to work, but I want to keep the cost down, so spending lots of $$$ isn't happening. Again, I am aware of many commercially available products. I was wondering if anyone has attempted anything like this, and if they can offer any advice. Thanks. To any cat "lovers" out there, my friend isn't getting rid of her cats, nor is she trapping/baiting any of the cats in her suburb. Good luck with that. Easier would be 6' sections of plastic drain pipe. Anyway, even an inspired kitty cannot jump six feet in the air. Is there anyway you can slickify the fence? A few years ago, an asshole neighbor of the Ernest Hemingway home in Key West bitched about the Hemingway cats getting out and bothering her, in spite of a six-foot concrete block fence surrounding the Hemingway property. Then the feds got involved. "Make the fence higher" said the federal agency that looks out for the welfare of display animals, like found in a circus. "We can't" said the trustees of the property. "This is a federal historic site and modifications are prohibited." "Then get rid of the cats," said some pompous federal bureaucrat. "We can't," said the trustees. "It's part of Hemingway's will that the cats go with the donation of the property. If the cats go, the estate reverts to Hemingway's heirs." In the end, I think they disposed of the aggravated neighbor. |
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On Sun, 12 Aug 2012 05:17:36 -0700 (PDT), Gas Bag
wrote: She wants to stop her cats getting out, and other cats getting in. What she wants to do goes against nature. Cats do what cats do. -- |
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In Oren
wrote: On Sun, 12 Aug 2012 05:17:36 -0700 (PDT), Gas Bag wrote: She wants to stop her cats getting out, and other cats getting in. What she wants to do goes against nature. You mean like keeping a cat as a pet? -- St. Paul, MN |
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On 12 Aug 2012 17:41:41 GMT, Bert wrote:
In Oren wrote: On Sun, 12 Aug 2012 05:17:36 -0700 (PDT), Gas Bag wrote: She wants to stop her cats getting out, and other cats getting in. What she wants to do goes against nature. You mean like keeping a cat as a pet? No. "Herding cats". -- |
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On Sun, 12 Aug 2012 10:35:12 -0700, Oren wrote:
On Sun, 12 Aug 2012 05:17:36 -0700 (PDT), Gas Bag wrote: She wants to stop her cats getting out, and other cats getting in. What she wants to do goes against nature. Cats do what cats do. It's actually pretty easy. Our cats have never been off our property, except to go to the vets, of course. |
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On 8/12/2012 8:17 AM, Gas Bag wrote:
A friend of mine has one of these fences that's about 178cm (5'10") tall: http://stratco.com.au/products/fenci..._neighbour.asp She wants to stop her cats getting out, and other cats getting in. I know full well that there are numerous commercially available products that will stop cats (along with other animals) climbing fences. I'm sure they do work, but they're all fairly pricey, particularly if attempting to cover a significant length of fencing. I'm now thinking about trying a home-rigged set up. I'm considering getting a whole heap of empty 2 Litre plastic softdrink bottles (Soda bottles to any USA readers), then cutting off the base and neck of the bottles, then cutting them lengthwise, then siliconing them to the tops of the fence so the sides of the bottles "curve downwards" from the top of the fence. I'm thinking this curved plastic will be too smooth and slippery for a cat to get any grip with it's claws. I have no problem with spending some time getting this to work, but I want to keep the cost down, so spending lots of $$$ isn't happening. Again, I am aware of many commercially available products. I was wondering if anyone has attempted anything like this, and if they can offer any advice. Thanks. To any cat "lovers" out there, my friend isn't getting rid of her cats, nor is she trapping/baiting any of the cats in her suburb. On the TV show, "Cats from Hell" or something like that, they pointed out that you can, at the top of a balcony rail, put a "fence" part jetting in at 45 degrees for about 18", I think. This was to keep a cat on its owner's balcony and not allow it to crawl over to the neighbor's balcony. He said cats won't crawl upside down and around it. I'm skeptical. |
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On Sun, 12 Aug 2012 14:35:01 -0400, Art Todesco
wrote: On 8/12/2012 8:17 AM, Gas Bag wrote: A friend of mine has one of these fences that's about 178cm (5'10") tall: http://stratco.com.au/products/fenci..._neighbour.asp She wants to stop her cats getting out, and other cats getting in. I know full well that there are numerous commercially available products that will stop cats (along with other animals) climbing fences. I'm sure they do work, but they're all fairly pricey, particularly if attempting to cover a significant length of fencing. I'm now thinking about trying a home-rigged set up. I'm considering getting a whole heap of empty 2 Litre plastic softdrink bottles (Soda bottles to any USA readers), then cutting off the base and neck of the bottles, then cutting them lengthwise, then siliconing them to the tops of the fence so the sides of the bottles "curve downwards" from the top of the fence. I'm thinking this curved plastic will be too smooth and slippery for a cat to get any grip with it's claws. I have no problem with spending some time getting this to work, but I want to keep the cost down, so spending lots of $$$ isn't happening. Again, I am aware of many commercially available products. I was wondering if anyone has attempted anything like this, and if they can offer any advice. Thanks. To any cat "lovers" out there, my friend isn't getting rid of her cats, nor is she trapping/baiting any of the cats in her suburb. On the TV show, "Cats from Hell" or something like that, they pointed out that you can, at the top of a balcony rail, put a "fence" part jetting in at 45 degrees for about 18", I think. This was to keep a cat on its owner's balcony and not allow it to crawl over to the neighbor's balcony. He said cats won't crawl upside down and around it. I'm skeptical. It should work. That's the basic premise of all the "cat fence" products. I had more or less that setup all along my perimeter fence and since installing it my cats have not been able to get out. |
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On Sun, 12 Aug 2012 14:35:01 -0400, Art Todesco
wrote: On 8/12/2012 8:17 AM, Gas Bag wrote: A friend of mine has one of these fences that's about 178cm (5'10") tall: http://stratco.com.au/products/fenci..._neighbour.asp She wants to stop her cats getting out, and other cats getting in. I know full well that there are numerous commercially available products that will stop cats (along with other animals) climbing fences. I'm sure they do work, but they're all fairly pricey, particularly if attempting to cover a significant length of fencing. I'm now thinking about trying a home-rigged set up. I'm considering getting a whole heap of empty 2 Litre plastic softdrink bottles (Soda bottles to any USA readers), then cutting off the base and neck of the bottles, then cutting them lengthwise, then siliconing them to the tops of the fence so the sides of the bottles "curve downwards" from the top of the fence. I'm thinking this curved plastic will be too smooth and slippery for a cat to get any grip with it's claws. I have no problem with spending some time getting this to work, but I want to keep the cost down, so spending lots of $$$ isn't happening. Again, I am aware of many commercially available products. I was wondering if anyone has attempted anything like this, and if they can offer any advice. Thanks. To any cat "lovers" out there, my friend isn't getting rid of her cats, nor is she trapping/baiting any of the cats in her suburb. On the TV show, "Cats from Hell" or something like that, they pointed out that you can, at the top of a balcony rail, put a "fence" part jetting in at 45 degrees for about 18", I think. This was to keep a cat on its owner's balcony and not allow it to crawl over to the neighbor's balcony. He said cats won't crawl upside down and around it. I'm skeptical. Cats will not - but you just created a "jungle gym" for every squirrel in the neighbourhood. A six to 10 inch 45 degree slope in at the top of a six foot fence will stop all but the most determined cat. Done at both sides it stops travel in both directions. And makes a runway at the top for whatever makes it half way. And for all the local squirrels. |
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