Only one way though. I was pretty sure that my cats cannot get out of
my backyard due to the fence tops sloping inwards, but they don't try
very hard either. I was not at all sure that a cat cannot get IN my
backyard though. But none had for two years. Until yesterday.

Last night I hear a really loud cat screech and I run downstairs to
find out which cat is in agony. Jackie is upstairs and Espy and Nipsy
are on the windowsill staring into the backyard, where another,
undoubtably evil, cat is on the outside of the window staring in. Oh
no. What now?

I put on long pants, long sleeves, and gloves, and head out into the
backyard. Turn on the floodlight. Take the flashlight. Sure enough,
there is the cat. I approach. It runs around trying to get out of the
yard. Over here. Over there. Up the fence, down the fence. Still in
the yard. Catproof yes.

Twenty minutes later I give up trying to get close enough to carry it
out and tie down two parts of the fence so it can get out during the
night. My backyard now smells of cat piss. I just watered so I know
that there is some water for it to drink. Should I feed it? NO, the
last thing I need is a fourth cat. It won't leave if I feed it.

Was it gone this morning? I didn't see it from inside. I wasn't going
in the backyard to find out for sure because I don't want to argue
with my cats about going out today and I don't need to find out that
it is still there and what can I do about it anyway?

If the THING in the backyard (post from a few months ago - the possum)
could find it's way out once I made sure there was an opening in the
fence, the cat sure should be able to.

I REALLY do not need another cat.