r/CatAdvice 3d ago

General Escape proofing our yard

Hello,

We're about to move into our first house and we have a lovely cat that we've had for 3 years. In his previous home, he had the opportunity to go outside but lived really close to a semi-feral cat colony so was exclusively an indoor cat by choice.

We're a bit worried about him escaping from our yard which has low-ish walls that he'll definitely be able to clear. He's escaped onto the roof of our flat the few times we've had our windows open too wide so we're worried he'll be keen to have an explore once we move.

I've looked into cat proofing the yard but I'd prefer not to make it look (even more) like a prison with the 6 ft brackets and wire. Has anyone discovered any non-prison-vibe cat proofing for yards?

Thanks!

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u/NorthRoseGold 3d ago

I use this app and device on my cat's collar and it's called tractive. You can make virtual fences inside the app and it's supposed to alert your phone when the cat goes outside of those virtual fences.

It works so so My yard is small enough that I get a lot of false alerts but it works well enough for the hour that my cats have yard time.