PetSafe Cat Fence - PIG00-11007

Because we’re cat lovers too, Petsafe has designed your Cat fence to give your cat both freedom and safety. Once you've completed the cat fence training period, you'll be worry-free whenever you open the door for your cat to venture outside.

Important note: Pet Safe cat containment collars must be worn much tighter than a standard cat collar. Both contact points must make contact with the skin under your cat’s neck. If your cat is not accustomed to wearing collars, you need to place a regular collar on your cat one full week before you start the PetSafe cat containment training.

Outdoor Cat Fence Training
If using a tie out:

If your cat will not walk on a lead (and most will not), you will need to train your cat using a tie out.

Obtain a 10’ to 12’ yard tie out. Like the light weight puppy tie out shown http://www.discount-pet-superstore.com/sport_dog/tie-outs.htm.

Insert the yard anchor in the ground so the end of the tie out reaches a foot or two inside the flag line. Attach your cat’s harness or collar to the tie out.To ensure your cat’s comfort and well being, be sure there’s shade in the radius of the tie out, as well as easy access to fresh water.Leave your cat in that area for 2 to 4 hours, and then move the tie out to a different area. Continue this for three days.

During this training period, your cat will learn to recognize the warning tone and to avoid the warning or correction areas.

If your cat will walk on a lead:

(This works best if there is someone to assist you with the first training session)Choose a small area for your first training session. Place the flags very close together – approximately 18 to 24 inches apart. Change the walk areas with each training session.

Have your helper bring your cat very slowly into the warning area. When you hear the receiver collar begin to beep, shake the top of the flag from side to side. This will startle your cat. Do this several times the first day.

During the next day’s training, do not touch the flags. After you have placed the lead on your cat, take him into the warning area. If he does not back out of the warning area within a few seconds, he will receive a mild static correction.

If your cat attempts to leave the warning area, make sure he does not get past the flags. Never let the cat past the flags until the training is complete, with or without the receiver collar. Your goal is to have your cat trained within one week to turn towards home every time he hears the warning. If your cat thinks he can pass the flag area, the training will take much longer.

Leave the flags in place for three weeks after the cat is trained. Then remove every other flag every other day until they are all gone.

When the training period is complete, store the flags. You never know when you will be training your next pet!

Remember to check the receiver collar regularly, adjusting it if needed so that both contact points make good contact with your cat’s neck. Both contact points must be in contact with the neck, or your cat will not receive any static correction.

Indoor Cat Fence Training

Set up the PetSafe indoor transmitter near a wall or just inside the room you wish to keep your cat out of. When your cat hears the warning and receives the static correction his only choice is to back away. The PetSafe indoor dog or cat fence transmitter will work with the above PetSafe cat fence and PetSafe Cat fence collar above. The Pet Safe indoor transmitter is shown here: http://www.i-need-a-dog-fence.com/pet_safe/wireless_fence.htm Just as with the outdoor PetSafe cat fence, you must keep the cat fence receiver collar snug so that both contact points contact your cat’s skin for the Pet Safe cat fence receiver collar to be effective.