Ahh, I wasn't sure if that's what you meant or not. I'm not sure what to do about that one.

"If you mean the cat is actually puncturing the screens"<br /> <br /> no i meen he uses his body waight and pushes the screan out compleatly, the bottom parts of the screans just flap open now, there compleatly pointless.<br /> <br /> dang cat is costing me a forchen.

If you mean the cat is actually puncturing the screens, <a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100711202227AAFnFgf">maybe this might help</a>. :)

...Yeah, my mother is rather irresponsible about that and leaves our windows wide open even though she KNOWS the cats will claw them open. She alone has cost me and my grandmother 9 screens, and stress trying to find our cats.<br /> <br /> We keep it closed. If you have a window stopper, you can crack it slightly.<br /> <br /> <br /> She's also the one who stands with the door wide open and the animals get out. -_-<br /> <br /> I'm just lucky I can run when I need to. Dogs, they're usually fine and will stop when told. But the cats will bolt out.<br /> <br /> It doesn't help that my mom's cat only comes to her and she won't even try to get him back.

Yep and cats, like kids, will learn how to get what they want.<br /> <br /> We leave a window open in our house no matter what Jasper will find it, hes broken about 4 or 5 window screens so far. :/

Yep and cats, like kids, will learn how to get what they want. My cats will do loud, urgent screams at me and run in and out of my room when they're hungry. They know that if they do it I'll race them to their foodbowl and put food in it.

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For anyone arguing that "my cat's gonna die if I don't let him out", look at it like this. You take your kid to the toy store, and he finds something he really likes. However, you tell him he can't have it. He is going to whine, complain, cry and scream, and really make it seem like it's the end of the world. <br /> <br /> By the time you get home, it'll be over. A week later, he probably won't even remember. <br /> <br /> As far as I know, cats aren't capable of understanding the concept suicide, so he's not "going to die". He's going to be fine. You just have to dedicate a little more time to him.

A friend of mine built a HUGE oudoor enclosed yard for the FIV+ cat she adopted who was DRIVING her INSANE trying to get out. It has a small tree in it even. So the cat has free access to the enclosure and never tries to run out the front door anymore. The neclosure is probably around 10ft x10ft x8ft tall

My cats will howl sometimes if they see a cat or something outside and will run from window to window, but I don't let them out because I care for them and don't want to see them injured. They give up after about 2 minutes and chase a toy mouse around :) I tied a furry mouse to a string and drag it around the house and they love it lol

<i>because no, your cat doesn't' always win. You know what cats do when they fight? [not play fighting], they jump on eachother, grab with their front claws, bite, and kick. A cat with no front claws doesn't stand a chance in a fight.</i><br /> <br /> As I said before, if I had it my way, I wouldn't ever let my cat out, but he'd be miserable the rest of his life. I kid you not, he'll run around the house, howling at the top of his lungs until we let him out. It's a fact of life. I can't control what my cat does when he's outside, and yes, I fear for his life when he gets into fights. I take measures to protect him, like updating his vaccinations. It's not that I don't love him. I love him a lot, enough to protect him without making his life utterly miserable. I believe he'd die if I didn't let him out once a day.<br /> <br /> When I do see him get into fights, I'll step in and break it up. Most of the time, when I step in, the other cat is in much worse shape than Tigger. Granted, Tigger has come home with bites and scratches and he's hobbled around the house a bit.<br /> <br /> Believe me, it hurts to see him hurt, but it also hurts me to see him whine pitifully when he can't go out. He'll destroy our house if we don't let him.<br /> <br /> Yes, my worst fear is that Tigger won't come home, but I have to trust him that he will.<br /> <br /> On a side note, this is just a debate, so please be polite and courteous.