Cat & outside access question.

two_sheds_2

kimevans wrote: »

We have two sheds....

.. I beg to differ!

Don't get me started on cats... bird-killing, yowling, screeching, RTA-causing balls of fluff that crap all over my garden

milkydrink

two_sheds wrote: »

.. I beg to differ!

Don't get me started on cats... bird-killing, yowling, screeching, RTA-causing balls of fluff that crap all over my garden

I would hate to have animals coming into my garden to poo.

But all cat owners are NOT the same.
Mine is not allowed out after dark, so no fighting/screetching stuff at night.
He "goes" in a certain spot in our own garden.
He's too plump & lazy to catch a bird & TBH normally hes not out enough to get up to anything. Everytime the door is opened he runs out, but its mainly to check its still there & he wants back in 3 mins later.

milkydrink

tanith wrote: »

I had the same problem when I was working but am retired now so here all day at their beck and call... do you have an outside shed or garage you could give him access to? I had an open sided box , bit like a dog kennel but open on one side and at least he could shelter in there if it was wet... maybe if he's left out a few times he will learn to come in when you call... also let him out as soon as you are up but don't feed him so he gets a longer time outside before you leave... and is hungry so more likely to come when you call...[/quote]

He has food down 24/7 & wouold go nutty if it wasn't:rolleyes:

To get him in at night if he gets out later than he should (you know if you out the rubbish out before bed or summers evening & doors are open or something) I use catnip (the Goodgirl variety from the xmas tube, he won't eat the one from the packet:rolleyes: , but if I run out I buy the packet & pour it into the tube to fool him;) ) to get him in, works a treat.
I don't want to use it to get him in all the time as if he got it too often it might not work so well. So I keep it rationed to keep him keen:rotfl:

If I had a back door I would go for the cat porte, I think its great. But all my doors are glazed & they are not even recommended for glazed doors it says in the FAQ. So I think it will be a magnetic/infa-red type on in the good shed, I can put his carrier as a bed inside.

ONE MORE QUESTION. Do the magnetic or infa-red ones need power? or do they work by battery? (thinking of shed here).

milkydrink

Hmmmmmm, just read some catflap reviews & was reminded again why I don't think collars are a good idea (apart from hair).

So its the pet porte through a wall or a normal cat flap into the shed.

I think its going to have to be the shed & a free for all for the local cats, only hubbys tools & bits in there, lol.

Peter_Pan

kimevans wrote: »

ONE MORE QUESTION. Do the magnetic or infa-red ones need power? or do they work by battery? (thinking of shed here).

We have the infra red cat flap and keys and they are battery powered. We didn't get on with the magnetic ones because both cats put their paw into the flap first to try and open it and they really need to put their head in so the magnet opens it (if you know what i mean)
With the infra red it activates as they come near and has a time setting so it doesn't matter if its their head or paw that tries to open the flap it will be released ready.

UKTigerlily

two_sheds wrote: »

.. I beg to differ!

Don't get me started on cats... bird-killing, yowling, screeching, RTA-causing balls of fluff that crap all over my garden

In defence of cats I bet just as many, if not more, humans cause RTA's! & as a carnivore cats will kill birds, but then don't all carnivores kill prey? We as humans kill & eat cows, pigs, chickens etc we're no better just cause we personally do it, ya never see a cat keeping it's bird in battery hen cages lol