🚀 go-pugleaf

Bell the cat.  I got some of that string elastic from a sewing department of
a store.  Its wound on a card sort of like very thick thread.  You may have
to go to a sewing specialty shop.  Then I got a bag of "jingle bells" at a
craft store.  I cut a length of elastic allowing for the bells to be tied on
and still fit over the cat's head.  I tie two, three or more bells to the
elastic, then tie the ends together and slip over the cat's head.  Every
move will produce a jingle that will warn birds.  If it should get caught in
something, the cat only has to back out of it and it will be left behind so
it is a good idea to have supplies to make several for the season so you can
make replacements.  This will save birds from the cats and the cats from the
flu the birds might be carrying.