The owners of pets living in high blocks have to worry about safety of the animals. They will be come to the rescue by special protective frames which are established on wooden or plastic windows. The grid - "anti-cat" will save mobile cats and kittens from accidental falling, and their owners – from constant stress.
Wire mesh guards: when they are necessary
Inhabitants of owner-occupied dwellings or apartments on 1-2 floors of skyscrapers usually do not worry for the pets. Cats can breathe fresh air, having settled down on windowsill, to walk on balcony railing and even independently to go down to the yard and to come back. However skilled felinologiya and veterinarians warn – falling even from the 3rd floor for unprepared city cat can sadly end. The animal not always manages to concentrate, unsuccessful jumps from windows is fraught with fractures of extremities, the sky injuries which are beaten out by teeth and painful shock. Falling about 7-8 floors comes to an end with the heaviest injuries of internals and often leads to death.
Normal mosquito grids are not capable to protect active cats. During the game or hunting for birds and butterflies the animals can tear or beat out fragile obstacles. Quite often missing cats just gnaw grid or sharpen about it claws that leads to fast ruptures of cloth. To the responsible owners not indifferent to health issues and safety of the pet, it is necessary to worry about more reliable protection. A few years ago in the market systems - "anti-cats" have appeared. Today several variations suitable for different types of frames are presented at the market.
Ready decisions: what to get
Most of producers of plastic and wooden windows have in the price list special protective systems for pets. It should be taken into account that separate THAT on such designs does not exist, each firm designs them independently. It is necessary to choose to the owner necessary, at the same time it is necessary to consider:
- size and weight of cat;
- mobility and activity of the pet, tendency to escapes;
- price;
- exterior of protective system.
The sizes of door or balcony opening are considered. Non-standard options will be more expensive. On sale there are oar or sliding frames and also fixed grids for outdoor or internal installation.
The most inexpensive option – the anti-cat standard system. It represents plastic frame on which the grid from polymeric threads in plastic braid is tense. Such design reminds normal mosquito grid, it is easily inserted and taken out. Is suitable for kittens and very quiet animals of the small size, it is better to establish on windows of low and average floors. The only advantage of standard grid – the low price.
The strengthened design will be slightly more expensive. The standard plastic anti-mosquito frame with cloth from polymeric threads is complemented with metal brackets from the top and bottom side. They densely fix frame, but the animal can quickly tear grid. Protection will be suitable for the quiet cats not inclined to active games.
Owners of several animals should buy the strengthened anti-cat system. It is provided in 2 options. More economic are assumed by fixed external fastening of the coarse strengthened grid. The design is quite reliable, but its exterior suits not all.
Much more nicely and more convenient set from the special plastic frame which is not allowing accidental extrusion of grid, and high-strength synthetic cloth with large cells. The strengthened grid is insensitive to cat's claws and teeth, it maintains pressure, jumps, long friction. Such system is nearly 3 times more expensive than the simplest grid. Advantages – attractive exterior, reliability of design, durability and simplicity of installation.
Plastic removable frames – the good decision for windows and balcony doors of new type. However non-standard designs or old wooden windows need other protection. The most reliable decision – fixed metal grids. The grid from aluminum is most available at the price. It is easily mounted, but serves not for long. The metallic threads forming cells are not fixed, over time they part, the grid takes untidy form. Besides the aluminum grid quickly rusts, after rain on walls and frames there are drips.
More reliable decision – grids from stainless steel. Cells have to be rather large, for bigger reliability of frame are duplicated by brackets. Advantage of metal "anti-cat" - high reliability, durability, possibility of shift of frames when moving. In need of grid paint in color of windows non-toxic quick-drying paints.
Antikoshka the hands
Owners of animals can design protection structure independently, using any ready decision as an example. The frame collected from the aluminum shape or thin bar is taken as basis. The most difficult is to make the correct measurements. Suitable materials and tools can be bought in any hardware store – for example, "Lerua Merlen".
For independent assembly of the anti-cat system it is required:
- 5 m of thin construction bar;
- 5 sq.m. of the strengthened plastic grid (it is desirable with PetGuard mark);
- 8 metal corners for frames;
- self-tapping screws on tree;
- construction stapler and brackets;
- hacksaw;
- screw-driver;
- flat-nose pliers;
- paint under color of window;
- paint roller or brush.
After measurements of height and width of aperture it is necessary to cut off 2 short and 2 long pieces of bar. Length on 2 cm blocks the size of window opening. Pieces are fastened with metal corners, then the frame is tried on and painted in color of window. After drying it is possible to start installation of grid.
In advance measured cloth is strengthened the stapler from the inside of frame. In conclusion the grid is fixed by metal corners. Previously they need to be turned in flat-nose pliers, to fix corners conveniently standard self-tapping screws. The top corners can be made floating, it will allow not to spoil plastic frame. The grid recorded thus will sustain pressure, accidental blows and pushes, and well fixed dense grid will not suffer from claws and teeth. If desired it is easy to update or replace it.