<VV> Cats in the Garage

[Rick Loving]

As cats are very adept at jumping as well as mousing, I would put the
access door several feet off the ground against a very smooth flat wall
with a perch to jump onto and jump from. I once watched a Raccoon scale
the corner of my vinyl sided shed into the eves, just like a linesman
climbing a pole.

As long as there is nothing for the raccoons, possums, and skunks to
grip onto and climb up (smooth wall) they won't get at it as they don't
jump very well.

Also feed the cat somewhere else, Under normal conditions the scent of
the cat keeps intruders out but the smell of food overwhelms the basic
common sense of hungry animals...

Rick Loving



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Subject: <VV> Cats in the Garage


True enough, and my wife and I care cat lovers, having three inside the 
house.  But for a "barn cat," I then need to provide some sort of 
entrance/exit for the cat.  This, while serving the needs of the cat,
needs 
to not become a portal for raccoons, possum, skunks, et al.  How do I 
accomplish this?

--Bob