You had previously TRUSTED normal window screens?! No, they are totally NOT cat-safe. What I have done is use chicken wire to cover my windows. If you're not too high class or part of a fancy community, you can use a staple gun (the large, construction type, not a office stapler - or use U nails or U tacks with a hammer) and just tack it right onto the frames (inside is better than outside, as the cat is pushing against the frame that way, not just against the wire and staples). You can trim it to size with wire nips, but be sure to cut it close, so there's not little sharp wire points to get hurt on. OR, if you have any carpentry skills, you can build your own chicken wire frames, just sandwich a sheet of wire between to wood frames, and screw them together. I hang these by attaching them at the top of the window frame (inside the house) with 3 hinges, so they can be swung up to open and close the window, then I set two screws into the side of the window frame on either side, and loop fabric hair ties (you know, hair rubber bands) through the wire on either side of the wire screen, and then loop those over the side screws to make it so the cats can't swing the frame open themselves. I have a picture that kinda shows part of it, if you want to see what type of wire I mean, email me directly and I'll attach it in a reply (images wont come through on this list). [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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