I can understand the sentiment, but if I were in a tall apartment like that, I wouldn’t want to take a chance like that. If I couldn’t put him in a fairly expansive cage, with a high perch, which is what cats really want anyway, it would be apartment bound.
My cat also loved jumping onto the railing of my 2nd floor patio. She’d perch on the railing and look around or pace along it.
Then one day, I was sitting on the patio, she came out and jumped up to the railing as she often did, but this time, she got just a tad out of balance.
It was like slow motion, she tried to correct her position, but eventually lost her balance, and in a flurry of scrambling paws, over she went.
I had tried to get to her before she fell, but just didn’t make it.
She was fine, but the look she gave me as she went over the railing was absolutely hilarious.
After that she still climbed on the railing, but she was a lot more cautious.
And rightly so. Can’t believe a responsible pet owner would allow something so dangerous!! Truly, stupidity knows no bounds it would seem! Poor cats.