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We bought a tent for our two sister cats a couple months ago and they love it! We will either put it on the front porch or the back deck and once we were planting some bushes in the back so we brought the tent to the grass but partially in the shade.
Now whenever we go outside to grill or do anything else they will dart outside on the deck and one will run down the stairs. And when the doors are open but the screen doors are closed they meow up a storm because they want to be outside.
OP, I DO hope they don't go anywhere ... I just would never take that chance, and sorry, but it's the first thing I thought of when I saw your post. Too many predators around in most areas.
OP, I DO hope they don't go anywhere ... I just would never take that chance, and sorry, but it's the first thing I thought of when I saw your post. Too many predators around in most areas.
If they have claws they might be able to climb a wooden fence that's neither here nor there. Glad you found something they love. Still trying to find that magic bean for my cat.
If they have claws they might be able to climb a wooden fence that's neither here nor there. Glad you found something they love. Still trying to find that magic bean for my cat.
That would depend on how smooth the wood is. I've seen some fencing planks that had a hard, smooth surface that I don't think a cat could sink his claws in good enough to climb more than a foot or 2. That said, most of the fencing I have seen was of the rough & unfinished variety that a cat could definitely get his claws in. Also the average young cat can jump 3 feet or better, and would cover nearly half the height of a 7' fence. Wouldn't take much climbing to get the rest of the way. It really depends on the fencing material, and how bad the cat wants to get over it.
I have a 7 foot fence. One of my cats is spending majority of her summer days outside. I know I've been scolded on this forum for letting her outside, but she was never a jumper, and now, at 9 years old and with a knee problem that flares up occasionally, she can barely jump on the counter (although she still does, ugh), let alone scale my fence. She's been in this yard for 5 years now, about 300 days a year, and likes to go out even when it's snowy outside. She does ask to be let in almost instantly. She never escaped. One time my babysitter let her out and left the gate open. She did venture outside the fence, but didn't go far. I came home about 30 minutes later to find her at the front door.
My younger cat, on the other hand will be gone from the yard in a flash. He can't quite scale the fence, but he figured out a few corners where there is a "step stool": a tree that's close to the fence, or a compost bin. He is also a little Houdini, and will run out as soon as the door is open.
So, you need to know the cat and observe their behavior in the yard. I know I don't want to deprive my girl a little pleasure of basking in the morning sun on the patio, and there is no real risk there for her.
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