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My cat is an outdoors cat as I live on a farm, but I’m moving into a large town with a house on the highway?
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ashai196 asked:
Hi there, individuals My cat is two years, and she loves the outdoors. I 'm worried that she' ll not know the limits of the backyard, and that she 'roaming and operation of the start of ll away, or get worked up on the road. What can I do to prevent any of this? How long should I keep inside? How do I show him to adjust? I 'the VE was only for 2 months or so Not an option, I love my cat very much:)
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May 9, 2009 at 1:58 am
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good luck, i have a 15 year old inside/outside that howls like a wounded water buffalo and bangs on the windows if i keep her in.
maybe new owners will want to keep her, and you can get another one?
May 10, 2009 at 11:52 pm
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My cats are like that, It will be hard to keep them in. They always try to run out when you open a door, so be very careful and look. I’m sure your cat will adjust after awhile, she may meow at the door a lot, I usually just open the door or side door and let them look out the screen, it usually stops the meowing. It will also be hard because cats have a difficult time changing homes, but maybe since your cat doesn’t know the area, she wont want to go out as much.
May 13, 2009 at 4:45 pm
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It is good you are thinking of this ahead of time. And you are right: Your cat will certainly be killed on the highway if you let her out at the new place. Get a cat crate for her now and get her accustomed to it at this house before you move. When in the new house, dab a pinch of butter on her nose and let her out to explore the new house. Keep her in. You can build a cattery outdoors that will keep her (and birds) safe. It can have climbing branches and shelves for her to sit on. For now a climbing stand in the house will do.
Be sure to have her spayed if she is not. Good luck on your move.
May 14, 2009 at 12:28 pm
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There are invisible pet fences for cats too. Make her an indoor cat only
May 15, 2009 at 8:26 am
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If you’re going to let her stay an outdoor cat, you need to keep her inside for 2 weeks (if not longer) when you move. After 2 weeks, they generally know that they live there now, and they won’t try to go back to the old house. As for the highway thing, you can try putting in a fence. I don’t recommend it though, as she can probably find a way around it. You may want to hold her, or put her in a crate and stand next to the highway with her (not too close, obviously) and she’ll sense that the noise means that she shouldn’t go near it. Also, you can talk to your vet about other tricks, tips, or options. Good luck!
May 16, 2009 at 8:46 am
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I adopted a tom cat and brought him inside. I happen to have a patio with a screened enclosure. It makes him feel that he is outside. He plays out there a few hours everyday. Most of the day he stays inside and sleeps on a bed but I keep the door ajar for him most of the day. And, I use a water spray bottle to keep him from running out or to get him inside for the night. He seems to be a very happy kitty…
And, I understand the way you feel about keeping the kitty. I would do the same thing.
May 16, 2009 at 9:05 am
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Yeah, like the poster above said, good luck. Cats don’t adjust easily to things like that. Keeping outdoor cats in the city is a good way to get them run over. If giving her away is out of the question I’d turn her into an indoor cat. The howling will eventually subside… in a year or two.
May 17, 2009 at 12:09 pm
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I would do my best to start keeping her as a inside cat , Cause she will roam , I have a lot of cats and only 3 is in and out cats that i can trust I had 5 in and out cats and 2 of them just vanished we looked everywhere So now the ones we have just indoors that try to get out we have a ****** bottle by the doors and ****** them away from the door when anyone has to leave the house and that was my vets idea and it works. anyways good luck
May 17, 2009 at 3:56 pm
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I converted my ‘outdoor’ cat to totally indoors when I moved away from home and into a city environment. No, they don’t know the boundaries, and if frightened they’ll run without looking–often into traffic. As an owner it’s up to you to keep her safe.
You can train her to a harness/leash combo for outside, with you there. Or put up an outdoor kennel, those are two ways of making sure nothing attacks her or tries to steal her or allows her to get killed on the road. Unfortunately city living offers a huge number of ways a cat can die. People do steal any pet they can get their hands on to either resell them as pets or to use them as pit bull training fodder. You also have sick people who kill cats for fun. The highway it self is a severe danger point as well.
You can make the choice of letting her outdoors to just run, but I think your two year old cat won’t make it to age three if you try. I see the number of dead animals on our city street and have the foresight to not let ours be added to the deaths.
May 19, 2009 at 1:51 pm
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He is a goner if he gets out and he will be so sad if he doesn’t get to go out. Invest in a screened in porch. She is safe and happy and you have a great room in the summer.
May 21, 2009 at 10:33 am
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You just need to start training her to only stay indoors. Cats do love to be outside but unfortunately the chances are very likely that she’ll get run over one day and that is very sad. I know, I’ve been through it more than once as a kid. Just tell her that she cannot go out anymore and don’t let her out. Also, make sure she cannot get out anywhere either. She’ll learn to love laying in the windows and to sunbathe on the house floor. If you want to keep your cat alive then just be patient with her. She will likely adjust fairly quickly and when you move she will know that you’re somewhere else and by that time hopefully she’ll already be adjusted to being indoors.
May 22, 2009 at 5:22 am
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You need to evaluate the risks. My cat used to be the top predator in a city yard. She would stray far away if I was indoors, but she would never stray more than 30 feet away as long as I was outside. She used to follow me for miles for a walk in the park. When I moved to the country the equation changed because there are wolves, foxes, lynx and a cougar in the area. The choice was between a short exciting life or a long and happy life. The adjustment was not easy, but with time my cat has lost the desire to go outside. Always keep two doors between the cat and the outdoors and if your mother visits, make it three doors. Cats are good at outwitting mothers. Now she is an old and very spoiled indoor cat.