Does Purrfect Fence keep outside cats from getting in?Updated 6 months ago

Our fencing systems are designed to be directional to keep cats safely contained in the fenced area by pointing the spring-loaded arms into the containment space. If your goal is to exclude cats from an area ONLY, then you can install our system in reverse by pointing the arms outward rather than inward.

If you would like to BOTH contain cats and prevent outside cats from entering, we do note that the fence's primary function is to safely contain cats so it does not work as well at excluding outside cats. That said, it does tend to act as a deterrent!

The flexible poly mesh makes it challenging for a cat to easily climb up the fence with Freestanding Systems; but even with Existing Fence Conversion Systems, a cat climbing from the outside will need to pick their way over a mostly open flexible mesh grid that will move under their weight, including the first portion which is at a 45-degree angle. If they keep going, the part of the cat fence arch that is parallel to the ground is spring-loaded and will pivot down under their weight. A cat that gets in is typically a cat that fell in. If your system is installed correctly, then it is also a cat that will not be able to get out without assistance.

Although many of our customers initially have this concern, we rarely hear about cats that got into the fenced area. When we do what we typically hear is that a customer noticed a strange cat in their yard in the morning and the cat looked tired and spooked. This makes sense since the cat likely fell in hours before and spent the remainder of the night trying and failing to get out. The customer then had to open a gate and herd the cat towards the open gate. Although we have had customers have this happen with more than one cat they rarely report that the same cat got back in.

The only sure way to both keep cats contained AND prevent outside cats from entering is to install a double set of spring-loaded arms in a "Y" formation (one facing inward to contain cats and one facing outward to exclude outside cats). This is generally easier to accomplish with our Freestanding Fencing System as it does not require extending the fencing into a neighboring yard. But, technically the "Y" can be created on the existing fence as well.

Due to the success that most customers have with our standard system, we suggest testing it first before adding the second set of arms.