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Helping elderly cats over fence
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lesley1966
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Hi
I hope this is the right forum - maybe the DIY one would be better?
I have two aging cats - one is nearly 16 and getting quite frail, the other is 12 and limps from an injury he sustained as a kitten. They both come and go fairly freely, although I keep them in at night.
I want to make it easier for them to get back into the garden from outside, especially for the 15 year old who is really struggling to climb over the fence. I think we should cut a hole in one of the fence panels, but my husband is not keen. At the moment I prop the gate open during the day, but I want a more permanent solution as I feel an open gate is an invitation to passers-by to pop in and help themselves to anything in our garden!
Any ideas, other than a hole in the fence?
Cheers
Lesley
I hope this is the right forum - maybe the DIY one would be better?
I have two aging cats - one is nearly 16 and getting quite frail, the other is 12 and limps from an injury he sustained as a kitten. They both come and go fairly freely, although I keep them in at night.
I want to make it easier for them to get back into the garden from outside, especially for the 15 year old who is really struggling to climb over the fence. I think we should cut a hole in one of the fence panels, but my husband is not keen. At the moment I prop the gate open during the day, but I want a more permanent solution as I feel an open gate is an invitation to passers-by to pop in and help themselves to anything in our garden!
Any ideas, other than a hole in the fence?
Cheers
Lesley
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As your cats are old and frail I wouldn't worry about getting them over the fence.I'm sure they will be just as happy to stay in the garden. I know that some people who live in flats have 'house cats' that don't go futher than a balcony.I'm sure they will be a lot safer than roaming the street and crossing roads. Perhaps you could make a cat flap in your fence.0
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Well, years ago even BEFORE my gang got old I asked the builder to leave a cat shaped gap at the bottom of a wall in the garden....and when my fence was replaced a year ago I got the guys to cut a hole out of the bottom of a brand new fence panel. So, it makes sense to me! Even younger cats are more at risk of injury constantly landing with full force from the top of a fence.
Cut a hole!0 -
Might sound daft but why not fit a cat flap to the fence?0
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Hi all
Thanks for your replies. I think a hole in the fence is the way to go ... with or without a "flap". Any ideas how I could put an edging of some sort around the hole to make it look more like a finished job? I suppose I could use a cat flap edgng but wood would look better...
Cheers
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You can get beading from DIY stores - just use panel pins to secure a strip each side of the fence. Should do the job nicely.I'm a retired employment solicitor. Hopefully some of my comments might be useful, but they are only my opinion and not intended as legal advice.0
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Thanks LazyDaisy, that's a great idea.0
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