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Hello Everyone,
I'm moving from a very remote rural area into a large urban environment. I have two kittens aged 9 months. They were inside for the first 8 months of life. In the last month I have allowed them outside because one would not stop bolting and actually left some deep scars on my arms when I tried to pick him up and get him back inside (after chasing through the forest here). I allow them outside for a few hours while I am at home and have time to sit on the porch. I taught them to come immediately when I call their name and whistle. If we were not in such a remote area (the nearest dirt road is 1/4 mile away, and our house is surrounded by a treed area and then farms on all side) I would not allow the outside. They have been harness trained and we go on longer walks with a leash system.
We are moving to a city with only a small floor-level patio for outside space, and far too many outside dangers for me to allow them out. We are planning to continue our leash walks in the area, as well as our interactive daily play sessions. However, our rental comes with a pet door preinstalled (ugh) and I'm not sure how to deal with it. I have one cat that can easily scale a 40 ft tree without flinching, the backyard fencing will be no issue for him. I am planning to find a way to secure the pet door closed, but am considering putting some fencing system on the patio fence if I can, to allow them out when we're at home. The landlady has agreed as long as it can be removed once we leave.
Our focus will be on catifying the inside first as it is also a smaller space than our two are used to.
I am wondering whether anyone here has used outdoor cat fencing and what their experience has been with them? Our outdoor climber doesn't like to climb anything that isn't straight up and down (won't explore branches for example) so I'm thinking it might work.
I'm moving from a very remote rural area into a large urban environment. I have two kittens aged 9 months. They were inside for the first 8 months of life. In the last month I have allowed them outside because one would not stop bolting and actually left some deep scars on my arms when I tried to pick him up and get him back inside (after chasing through the forest here). I allow them outside for a few hours while I am at home and have time to sit on the porch. I taught them to come immediately when I call their name and whistle. If we were not in such a remote area (the nearest dirt road is 1/4 mile away, and our house is surrounded by a treed area and then farms on all side) I would not allow the outside. They have been harness trained and we go on longer walks with a leash system.
We are moving to a city with only a small floor-level patio for outside space, and far too many outside dangers for me to allow them out. We are planning to continue our leash walks in the area, as well as our interactive daily play sessions. However, our rental comes with a pet door preinstalled (ugh) and I'm not sure how to deal with it. I have one cat that can easily scale a 40 ft tree without flinching, the backyard fencing will be no issue for him. I am planning to find a way to secure the pet door closed, but am considering putting some fencing system on the patio fence if I can, to allow them out when we're at home. The landlady has agreed as long as it can be removed once we leave.
Our focus will be on catifying the inside first as it is also a smaller space than our two are used to.
I am wondering whether anyone here has used outdoor cat fencing and what their experience has been with them? Our outdoor climber doesn't like to climb anything that isn't straight up and down (won't explore branches for example) so I'm thinking it might work.