feline friendly invisible fence

Oh, man, what a problem! I wish I did have some thoughts about this, but I have not had this problem with my cats. I hope you can figure something out that doesn't involve her running over to your creepy neighbor's house.

3 screens in 24 hours?! Dang! I don't know what to tell you either. Those collars seem to be bulky on dogs, I can't imagine one on a cat.

I guess I should have been more specific. The destroyed screens were the fabric kind. I've never been fond of the metal screens but may have to rethink that stance. Iz has figured out that if she moves a certain way that her bell doesn't make any noise. So we don't know that she's being a brat until one of us walks by a window and sees her streaking across the yard. I see a few more bells in her future.

If you can put up a fence outside, I have had a lot of luck with putting up actual fence. I use 6'fence with 2" x 4" "holes" (Menards sells it for about $45 for 50 feet. )

I put up 8' metal T-posts, attach the fence with plastic zip ties. Make sure the bottom makes contact with the ground and stake the bottom down if you can. Kept the posts 10 feet apart or so.

This all adds up to a fence they can't quite jump. Even if they reach the top, they can't hang onto it very well at all. They can't boost themselves over, because the top is thin and unsupported. The same goes for climbing it.

Any gate however will be the weak link. It will need a solid post and will have a frame that they can climb.

I did this for 7 cats. 3 instantly started climbing over the post, even with an arbor over the gate, they squeezed under the arbor and over the gate. They were good and stayed near the house and were also former barn cats.
2 others never managed to escape. 1 learned how to squeeze out the gate, requiring 4 latches total to keep him in. The last cat could pop over the gate in a single jump, but rarely did so.

All in all it gives them safe outside time. I used that system for 4 years. I have moved and set up a new similar fence for 3 cats. The one jumper has been eyeing the gates.

I am so glad my cats have never tried that! I don't have any experience with cat specific fences, but if you do go with a 10 foot fence around your yard make sure there are no trees nearby because she could climb the tree and use that to help jump a fence. Or try the metal screens.

http://www.purrfectfence.com/ -- cat proof fencing. DIY stores like Lowes will frequently carry window screen inserts that are considered "punch-proof" to animals. I don't remember what they're called off hand, but a rescuer from KY that I know swears by them (her large, formerly feral males can't break out...).