Cat Fence Installation: Professional & DIY Options from the UK Experts

Looking to install a safe, discreet cat containment system?
At DogFence, we specialise in professional cat fence installation across the UK — giving cats the freedom to enjoy the garden, while ensuring their safety and your peace of mind.

Whether you’re looking for a fully installed system or a self-fit option, our solutions are tailored to feline behaviour and your home layout.

Why Cat Fence Installation Requires a Different Approach

Cats aren’t like dogs — they climb, squeeze, and explore vertically. That’s why our cat fence installations are specially adapted to:

Work on fences, walls, and hedges
Avoid flat roof access points
Provide 360° containment without physical barriers
Ensure the signal doesn’t enter your home via shared walls

Unlike a standard underground dog fence, our cat systems often require above-ground routing. In these situations the wire is installed 3 to 4 feet above ground level, to ensure signal coverage both at ground level and above — ideal for agile cats.

Our largest cat fence installation is 350 acres, this covers both formal gardens, woods and pasture land.

How We Professionally Install Your Cat Fence

Our expert engineers will:

Assess your property layout and identify potential escape routes
Install the boundary cable discreetly along fences, walls, or hedges
Use Banana loops or Z-configurations for awkward garden layouts
Avoid signal bleed into terraced or semi-detached homes using careful frequency management
Ensure rooflines, trees, and structures are properly accounted for
Fit and test your system before handing over with full cat-specific training

DogFence engineer installing cat fence wire above ground along wooden garden fence

Where necessary our engineers install the cat fence wire above ground to ensure full signal coverage for climbing and agile cats.

Because our system uses radio frequency, careful placement is key — our installers are trained to avoid signal penetration through household walls or internal spaces. Our radio frequency is unique to DogWatch and will not interfere with any wireless systems or house hold appliances.

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Protecting Cats from the Road

For many cat owners, the number one concern is keeping their cat away from roads and driveways. With a CatFence system, we can safely secure your garden — even where there’s an open driveway or front access.

Our engineers use advanced techniques to ensure your cat stays in the safe zones:

Driveway crossings: We install the boundary cable under the drive using several options: We can make a small cut in the tarmac, insert the wire and seal, through an expansion joint or with gravel buried within protective conduit to cross driveways cleanly and safely — whether it’s tarmac, gravel, or block paving.

Tarmac driveway with cut for wire buried and sealed

A small cut is made and the cat fence cable is sealed beneath the driveway. The scar will fade over time but the wire is protected and safe to drive over.

Pinch loops: Where needed, we can install a pinch loop around the front of the property to prevent access to the road, keeping your cat safely confined to the rear garden.

diagram of a pinch loop to keep the cat in the rear garden only.

A “pinch” loop is one of the best dog fence designs to keep pets in the rear garden whilst protecting the front.

This approach is especially useful for homes with direct road frontage, or where cats may attempt to exit via the driveway.

Indoor Cat Training Included

DogFence UK produced the training protocol used for cats with electronic pet fences. Training a cat! Most people laugh but yes, our Installation package offer full onsite installation and cat fence training. The cat fence training always starts indoors to get cats used to the collar tone and correction levels. Using our indoor mobile device, we create training zones around the house so that your cat can learn “how to use the cat fence” in a safe and controlled environment. Once your cat is understanding the warning beep and flags you can move to a gradual introduction of the outdoor system.

Our team will guide you through: