![]() My cat-proof fence isn’t as cat proof as I had hoped. Yesterday, when I went out to check on my Abby cat, I found her up in the oak tree next to the fence. It’s way easier for a cat to get up a tree than down, but after a half an hour of coaxing, she figured out that she could go down tail first and managed to get low enough for my housemate to grab her. Thank goodness I didn’t have to call the fire department. I had hoped that her lack of coordination and strength would keep her corralled but that was just a ruse to lure me into a false sense of security. My guess is that, in the throws of a squirrel-chasing adrenalin surge, she jumped over the PVC barrier that was supposed to stop her in her tracks, like Steve McQueen on his motorcycle in the movie “the Great Escape.” Today I covered the fence near the tree with bird netting. It did discourage her a little, but after the taste of freedom she had yesterday it looks like she is determined to repeat whatever she did to get into that tree. She spent a lot of time scouring the fence for an escape route including climbing the jade plants and eyeballing the jasmine vines. I am back to the beginning in my quest to give her a safe outdoor space. I am not happy about being outsmarted by a cat, even one as adorable as Abby. I will try to assuage my ego by pondering what lesson I am meant to learn from this. “Don’t mess with Mother Nature” comes to mind, or “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” I have a call in to my handyman and we will work on some ideas.
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JOAN L LINDBERG
6/10/2022 01:10:41 pm
I've got a 6 foot welded wire fence that is holding my dogs in the yard. But then, dog's don't climb trees! Glad you got her back safely and good luck resolving the issue.
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