Pet Owners Build $12,000 Fence So Their Cats Can Roam Outside, Internet Warns Them Fluffy Felines Will Escape Anyway

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Eleonora Bader
Apr 16, 2024 11:00 PM EDT

Cats are fierce, agile critters, and if they want to get somewhere, you can bet they will find a way. That begs a few questions…

Is there a fence that cats won't be able to jump? Or is it not a worthy investment? What if the cat is old, chubby, or disabled? Is 6ft enough, or do you need 12? These are some things to think about when you happen to have a cat who likes your backyard. One person took to r/cats to share the fence they built for a whopping $12,000. They obviously care a lot about their cats and want to invest in their happiness. They uploaded some adorable pictures of their fluffy felines who were overjoyed, roaming around the backyard and practically smiling at the camera. But people were quick to chime in with their opinions, stating that this fence would not keep the cats inside the yard. Scroll down, you be the judge.

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    We spent over $12,000 on a zero gap fence so our kitties could safely play in the yard. We might be a little crazy.
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    PurrfectFeministo . 9 hr. ago here in Brazil is common safety nets over those same fences to keep them inside/preventing from climbing and etc you bet my mom spent A LOT when she moved to a house with backyard — she covered the whole thing plus the windows, no wonder our oldest is 19 1.8k Reply Share RX_queen 7 hr. ago There's a company that makes rollers to go on top of your fence so that the cat can't get over the top lip. I imagine nettings would be cheaper and more effective at keeping pests
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    -QUACKED-6 hr. ago I struggle to believe that any backyard fence could be truly cat proof. I've seen some real ninja cats in my day. They're like little magicians. Analysing every single square centimetre till they find the weakest point in the fence to exploit. 161 Reply Share JRyuu . 5 hr. ago Not to mention our cats have been known to easily jump from the floor to the top of the refrigerator and back down. 48 Reply Share
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    Flimsy-Material9372 . 10 hr. ago do you accept humans to be your next cat? where do i apply? 2.3k Reply Share ☑elgatopadre OP · 10 hr. ago Lmao. I don't really think I'd enjoy scooping a litterbox after a human uses it. 1.1k Reply Share
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    Kittylove1213.9 hr. ago 6' is nothing for a cat to jump over. While they may be content to stay inside your yard, it is definitely not too high for them to get over. 2.9k Reply Share GiuliaAquaTofanaToo . 8 hr. ago They may not know they can jump that high. They might be bad at maths.
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    MidnightFew453 · 10 hr. ago Can they jump over it? 496 Reply Share remberzz - 8 hr. ago My old house had an 8-foot fence. I would occasionally take my cats (one at a time) outside for some supervised fresh air and sun. They all liked to just roll around in the dirt and lay in the sunshine. Until one day my fat, little 13-year old saw a bird. She zipped up the 8-foot fence before I had time to blink and was about 100 feet away by the time I got out the gate. Luckily the bird was gone and I was ab
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    Even old, fat cats are amazing atheletes. Six feet is nothing. 829 Reply Share Astrawish 8 hr. ago This is what I'm scared of. I have a daredevil 93 Reply Share
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    mandy_miss. 8 hr. ago · edited 4 hr. ago Cats really are selective about their laziness. My girl has me absolutely fooled, struggling to calculate how to jump three feet. This whole time i've been like, "wow, my poor incompetent baby. She must have zero idea how to propel her body and account for her weight distribution." Now i can absolutely see her as just having been lazy for the hell of it this whole time lol. We only let her out with a harness and leash anyway though.
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    I will say, the other day, she tried to jump onto the stone ledge along our porch steps, and she didn't commit AT ALL. She ended up slowly and awkwardly tipping off the ledge while attempting to save herself by grappling onto it and just plopped sideways onto the stairs except i held her up a little by the harness so she didn't fall completely on her side. It was the most pathetic thing ive ever seen and my bf and I cracked up but also felt embarrassed for her Imao. I'd like to assume she felt u
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    Edit: i remember better now: she put her left paw and leg onto the ledge but didn't commit to the jump so she ended up awkwardly straddling and grappling the side of the wall before succumbing to gravity and she sort of slowly peeled off of it onto her side. 46 Reply Share ...
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    treebeardtower . 9 hr. ago Ohh my god your cream cat is lost in the sauce ③ 90 Reply Share elgatopadre OP. 9 hr. ago He's... special 56 Reply Share MissLockjaw 7 hr. ago That picture is worth every penny you spent 15 Reply Share
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    Lord_Emperor. 8 hr. ago I also have 6ft fences. My cat loves to sit on top of them.
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    DamageFactory · 9 hr. ago They can definitely jump over it, they just don't know it yet. That's why there are special fences you should put on top of these. But I hear even with them some cats still get out. Tricky little bastards! 84 Reply Share tothmichke 8 hr. ago God bless you that you think they couldn't scale that fence. My cats have all scaled our fence. Climbed telephone poles and giant trees, the roof of my house and garage. It is terrifying until you accept they were made for this. Ape
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    Weak-Part771 · 9 hr. ago That is amazing, great idea! I would do that if I could, until then, we'll have to make do with this.
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    Sobeman 8 hr. ago You think a cat can't jump that high? Now I understand why this cost you 12k 37 16 more replies Reply Share RageHate 502.9 hr. ago Now you only have to worry about hawks and eagles. 17 Reply Share ...
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    toeverycreature. 7 hr. ago OP: "I spent 12k building a fence my cat can't get under" Cat proceeds to jump over fence OP: "oh r" 19 Reply Share ...
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    SmartFX2001. 8 hr. ago edited 8 hr. ago Several years ago, I put a harness on my cat and took him outside. We were in the backyard and he kept going towards the back fence (6 foot pressure treated pickets). Everything was going well and he was sniffing around the ground when all of a sudden, he jumped up on the fence and began climbing the pickets! He was as agile as if he was climbing a tree. He was almost at the top when I grabbed him!! 5 Reply Share
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    trukkija 1 hr. ago If you enjoy the look of the fence or wanted to spend $12k on a fence because you can afford it - congratulations. If you spent this money to keep a cat from escaping, you are in for an expensive surprise. 6 Reply Share
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