Cat-proof fence

Well, we have Peet, a completely, profoundly blind cat (his eyes were removed due to a rare glaucoma). Peet was an outdoor cat, and we take him for multiple daily walks around the block. We also sit with him in the back yard, but he takes every opportunity to run, whenever our attention wanes.

So, we decided that we needed a temporary fence: T-sticks and green plastic netting (intended for chicken enclosures:


This fence slowed Peet down a bit. His first win was climbing over, but he occasionally hit a post. Then he discovered that he could go under, especially where the ground slopes down.

Croquet wickets, my son David's good idea, pinned down the bottom edge, and stymied him again.

At the end of this week, Peet was able to slip through the fence as if he was smoke. How?


Can you see the hole, chewed by rabbits? Now I remember the title of an Australian film from several decades ago: "Rabbit Proof Fence". Though it wasn't so much about rabbits, so I had to save the rabbit lesson until now.

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