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Safety for kittehs - advice please

by Jenniebaby @ Tuesday, Apr. 22, 2008 - 13:53:47

We live in a third floor flat.

As summer spproaches, I'm increasingly wanting to open all the windows, but am worried about the kittehs...
Internet research tells me that there is quite a significant spike in injury rates in the summer due to cats falling/jumping off balconies etc and I obviously don't want this to happen to ours.

We've got one really big window, which both tilts and also swings open and a fair sized balcony (which we use for plants/bbqs) with patio doors.

I want to kitteh-proof the windows - I was considering sticking mosquito netting (or similar - I know you can get 'cat nets') over them so that we can still open the windows, but there will be no gaping hole for the cats to leap through - not sure whether this will work or whether it will just make them want to climp on/eat through the netting.

The balcony may be more difficult.
I'd like to let them out onto it - they love the sunshine and things, but don't really know how to cat-proof it to stop them jumping off after birds and things.
Again, you can get so-called balcony cat nets, but I'm not sure that they'd work very well on my balcony...
If we can't let them out, that's fine, but I'll need a way that we can leave the doors open (to stop us all overheating) without letting the kits out...

Does anyone have any ideas?
It can't just be us that has this problem...


 
 

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BatsmanBatsman [Member]
22/04/08 @ 17:32

Really small parachutes I think is the best option :D

JenniebabyJenniebaby [Member]
22/04/08 @ 17:58

And little wee jet packs to get them back up again ;)

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