Beware of cats and open windows
Yes, cats enjoy open windows. They love to lay on a perch by a window. They love fresh air like we do. However, if your windows are up high, your cat can fall and get hurt if she is lying in front of an open window. Don’t take open windows lightly and don’t depend on her nine lives saving her. Each year, cats fall out of windows. They get hurt and they die.
Cats aren’t invincible. They can stumble and fall just as we can. Their claws can’t always save them, either. It is us humans who must take the steps to protect them. Here is how we can.
First, keep all windows that are unprotected closed. Secondly, consider protecting a window or two for your sake and your kitty’s sake. How can you protect them? You can protect them by applying some bars or some kind of barrier to the outside that will allow air to pass through but will protect kitty from falling through the window and the screen.
Yes, if kitty starts to fall even the screen may not prevent her from falling if the force of the fall is strong. Plus, think about this factor: The bars and the barriers will also detour intruders from breaking into your home. This is a win-win situation for you and kitty.
While you are installing those barriers, you might also want to install a nice perch on the inside for kitty to lie. Make the perch a soft one where she can sit and bird watch, people watch or just state into space. This will make kitty especially happy and don’t we all want a happy, as well as a safe kitty?