When we got Sam and Merry we had every intention of letting them roam the neighbourhood. It's a fairly quiet area with one residential through-road.
However, since getting the cats we've noticed that some cars scream up and down at frightening speeds (we estimate 60mph in a 30mph zone). It's only one or two idiots, but one of the neighbour's cats did unfortunately get hit and killed.
So anyway, we made the decision to keep Sam and Merry confined to the garden until we can afford a house in the countryside. This, of course, left us with the problem of how to contain two lively, agile creatures, both of whom have Higher National Diplomas in climbing.
We looked at two different options:
Firstly the Purr-fect Cat Fence enclosure which is a normal fence with an inward turning arch at the top. http://www.purrfectfence.co.uk/
Secondly the Katzecre system, which uses rollers. http://www.katzecure.com/gallery.php?type=single
Unfortunately both were out of our price range (between £500 and £1000).
After scouring the Internet, The Boy found a website that explained how to make a cat proof fence using drain pipes. http://www.kittyklips.com/quotes.htm
Sounds ugly I know, but we tried it and it works! What's more it cost us no more than £75.
