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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / April 2004Outdoor enclosure
I cleaned up the enclosure under the deck and made sure all ground stakes, staples and cable ties are secure enough after months of having removed the pet door (too drafty in the winter). Added a few more stakes to hold the mesh down into the ground at tighter intervals to make it more "Bonnie proof" and put the pet door back on. Shamrock and Shadow were happy, went right out not even forgetting how to open the door. But Bonnie was too scared so she spent time half in-half out and then stepped out. Oops, too scary, came back in. I propped the door open so she could get back in quickly while she gets used to it. One wierd thing, though, she seemed to forget who Shadow is. She's always been kind of aggressive toward him which is why I separate them while I'm at work. But she wouldn't let him in the door, and when he finally snuck in she chased him, and her fur was fluffed up. That isn't usual. I know it will take her some time to get used to the outdoors and it was good to see that her first instinct when she got spooked was to run back in the house. She's all the way out right now and looking back at the door with every noise she hears. Good for them to have some fresh air on this beautiful spring (almost summer-like!) day.  SignatureCheryl /smiling at Bonnie coming back in again. Thank goodness for pet doors! Uh, there she goes out again. lol > I cleaned up the enclosure under the deck and made sure all ground stakes, > staples and cable ties are secure enough after months of having removed the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > looking back at the door with every noise she hears. Good for them to have > some fresh air on this beautiful spring (almost summer-like!) day. Mine are like that though. Any little new thing and suddenly all the cats are like "who the hell are you? I must sniff your butt." to each other. Go figure. Karen > I cleaned up the enclosure under the deck and made sure all ground stakes, > staples and cable ties are secure enough after months of having removed the > pet door (too drafty in the winter). Added a few more stakes to hold the > mesh down into the ground at tighter intervals to make it more "Bonnie > proof" and put the pet door back on. Shamrock and Shadow were happy, went > right out not even forgetting how to open the door. I'm going to make a nice cat enclosure when I get back home. Actually, I think I'll just buy one from Lee Valley. It's really a dog enclosure, but I'll get some netting to put over the top so Kitty won't be able to climb out. >But Bonnie was too > scared so she spent time half in-half out and then stepped out. Oops, too [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > door, and when he finally snuck in she chased him, and her fur was fluffed > up. That isn't usual. You tell that Bonnie that if she keeps picking on Shadow I'm going to go over there and give her a good talking to! Humph! >:-| (my angry face) Despite the picking on Shadow thing, it's good to know she's still doing well :-). She'll be going in and out in no time. You've done such a great job with her! Now if only she'd stop picking on Shadow! rona -- "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and they will piss upon your computer." --Bruce Graham >I'm going to make a nice cat enclosure when I get back home. Actually, I >think I'll just buy one from Lee Valley. It's really a dog enclosure, but >I'll get some netting to put over the top so Kitty won't be able to climb >out. Is this in any of their current catalogs? I have the 03/04 Hardware Catalog and didn't see it there. -mhd > Is this in any of their current catalogs? I have the 03/04 Hardware > Catalog and didn't see it there. > > -mhd I think it was in the gardening catalogue, although I don't remember if it was in the most recent one. There's a golden retriever in the enclosure. It was reasonably priced--about $150 Canadian. Kind of ugly (made of metal fenching stuff), but I'd be able to move it from the back to the front yard, depending on what I'm doing (Kitty prefers the front yard, but if I'm in my back yard then she should be there, too :-)). rona -- "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and they will piss upon your computer." --Bruce Graham >> Is this in any of their current catalogs? I have the 03/04 Hardware >> Catalog and didn't see it there. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >depending on what I'm doing (Kitty prefers the front yard, but if I'm in my >back yard then she should be there, too :-)). Thanks, I'll order that catalog from their web site. www.leevalley.com -mhd > You tell that Bonnie that if she keeps picking on Shadow I'm going to go > over there and give her a good talking to! Humph! >:-| (my angry face) I keep telling her! Ya know, I think she is as afraid of him as he is of her. She just shows it differently. <sigh> SignatureCheryl > Despite the picking on Shadow thing, it's good to know she's still > doing well :-). She'll be going in and out in no time. You've done > such a great job with her! Now if only she'd stop picking on Shadow! I posted a couple of pics of Shadow and Bonnie in the enclosure on alt.binaries.pictures.animals. Shamrock can be vaguely seen in the pic with Shadow but he's lounging. SignatureCheryl > > Despite the picking on Shadow thing, it's good to know she's still > > doing well :-). She'll be going in and out in no time. You've done [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > alt.binaries.pictures.animals. Shamrock can be vaguely seen in the pic > with Shadow but he's lounging. That is an awesome enclosure, Cheryl. Maybe if I show it to my DH he'll think about building one! Deb SignatureEvery year, back come Spring, with nasty little birds yapping their fool heads off and the ground all mucked up with plants. -- Dorothy Parker > > That is an awesome enclosure, Cheryl. Maybe if I show it to my DH he'll > think about building one! It was very easy to do, and not very expensive. I got the idea from a pic that Sherry posted a couple of years ago where her and her DH built an enclosure for their daughter's cats. Once I moved in here, and because the deck is so high off the ground with a sliding door underneath, it was a perfect spot to enclose. I aquired the sliding door panel with the pet door from someone doing some spring cleaning and getting rid of it for the cost of a donation to our local SPCA. :) There are many options for creating an opening in the house so they can go in and out at will (or when you allow them) such as a standard pet flap in a window. I've even seen people build tunnels from a window to the enclosure if they don't build the enclosure connected to the house. SignatureCheryl > I posted a couple of pics of Shadow and Bonnie in the enclosure on > alt.binaries.pictures.animals. Shamrock can be vaguely seen in the pic > with Shadow but he's lounging. > > -- > Cheryl :-(. I don't get that ng anymore. Any chance for an e-mail pic? just change the .com to .ca ... Or is it up on your...webshots album? Or was it picturetrail? rona -- "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and they will piss upon your computer." --Bruce Graham |
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