Want to show your cat affection? Think twice before stroking it [truncated]

Daily Mail [UK] ^ | 7 October 2013 | Victoria Woollaston

[Slings and Arrows]

I need help from all the cat people on this site.....I was told that to contain my cat in my backyard, I would have to install metal flashing in the top of my fence, that way the cat can’t get a grip. My concern is my fence is six feet tall, can’t cat jump over seven feet?

diamond6 needs info.

[Perdogg]

I have done my research and the cat I am going to get once I get my place, maybe two, is the Maine Coon.

[Fred Nerks]

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[Cyber Liberty]

Some kittehs are bred to jump. If you have a Manx, for example, the yard will never contain him no matter what you do.

[GeronL]

how big is a cats normal territory? several acres at least

[Cyber Liberty]

I haven’t a clue about country catz. I live in the city, and my kittehs stay in the house, so technically their territory is about 1550 square feet. Too many sickos out there, and one of my catz is pure basement cat. He came to us one Halloween.

[caww]

I have a cat that does that too...he gets on back of the couch and pushes my elbow, and if I don’t pay attentio....he will gum my arm! (He has no teeth) Trust me that’s most uncomfortable! You’d be amazed at the power behind those jawbones!...All so he can flop in my lap for a petting.

[GeronL]

Halloween visit, did he get a treat?

[BlueLancer]

"I’ve notice that cats don’t really like to be just “stroked”, per se..."

To some extent, I would say that you're right about this, but I put it down to the fact that the cat knows that, once you get started stroking it, it can move to wherever it wants and manuver you into giving it a stroke or scratch in just the right place.

My Gracie loves to be stroked and then scratched behind the ears. Her reaction to being stroked from behind the ears to the base of her tail gave rise to her nickname ...

Elevator Butt ...

[MeshugeMikey]

What type fence is it? as far as jumping over the fence,,,if there is anything close enough to the fence that the cat could climb...to allow it to get to a hight to jump over the fence ..i will.

the flashing will make certain that if said cat has to climb over the fence it cant.

as far as jumping up and over a 7 foot fence...I doubt any cat could manage that feat!

[Cyber Liberty]

Yes, he did get a treat. He and his twin bro got a Foreber Home.

[diamond6]

He’s a tabby, also fixed.

[GeronL]

aawwww

[Cyber Liberty]

I’ve seen a Manx jump from a floor to a curtain valence eight feet high. But they’re made for jumping, very unusual. No tail, either.

[Cyber Liberty]

The flashing to bring the fence up to 7 feet *should* work. Tabbies can be pretty robust in the jumping department....And clever. If there’s a tree within 6 feet, your work will be for naught.

[Fred Nerks]

forgot to ping you

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3076327/posts?page=163#163

lots of ideas for fences and enclosures illustrated, but safer and cheaper to keep kitty inside imo.

[Safetgiver]

I can just imagine a couple of guys in lab coats chasing a cat around the lab to see whether it is stressed when stroked. ....Exactly. A bunch of a—holes who never the saw the puddy before and brought them out to stick the little twerps with needles and started petting them. Figured if they let off gasses that showed they hated the petting it was proof. My big 25 lb. lets off gas, too when I pet him because it’s heaven on Earth to him and he won’t quit letting me pet him. (Until he farts off a pound or so.)

[CatherineofAragon]

They are wonderful cats. I can’t wait to see pics!

[MeshugeMikey]

ahahaI used to have a manx that I named Rabbit Azz!!

this after seeing it hopping along at night..kist like a jack rabbit

My wife didnt like having to call it by name so much..... but we made do!!

[angcat]

I don't know if they an jump 6 feet, but he may try and climb it lol like Spiderman.