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apha_barrelracer
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him to being indoor/outdoor? He is current on all of his vaccines needed to be outdoor and he has a microchip. We live in the country and our entire yard is fenced in with chain link fence.
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I have a strictly indoor cat who has been wanting to go outside,how do I introduce
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presouzKitty
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Until you lose a pet to a road car accident, a dog attack a coyote attack, or a human cruelty, or worse you will not know the pain, so keep him indoors, if you want to keep him safe. PLEASE
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sparkycat
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Do what we do, get him a stake and put it in the yard tie a thirty foot rope to the stake and have a clip at the end of the rope, get him a harness and put him in it, than hook the harness to the rope and your cat can run around in the yard, but he cant escape.
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smartblond48
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If the cat is wanting outside just open the door and let it go. Keep the door open for a while until the cat gets used to the outdoor environment. You may want to wander around outside yourself for a while. Don't pay any special attention to the cat. The very fact that you are there will be sufficient reassurance to it. Cats a very quick to adapt.
And if your in the country do not be concerned if the cat gets over the fence ( and it will ).
Our cat has just been reintroduced to the outdoors. She is also a country cat and she did get attacked by a fox/coyote. She must of put up a helluva fight because she did survive. As a previous responder stated that is a risk that country dwellers have to learn to accept.
And if your in the country do not be concerned if the cat gets over the fence ( and it will ).
Our cat has just been reintroduced to the outdoors. She is also a country cat and she did get attacked by a fox/coyote. She must of put up a helluva fight because she did survive. As a previous responder stated that is a risk that country dwellers have to learn to accept.
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Veronica Alicia
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Be aware that a cat can climb chain link fencing - we put some around a palm tree to deter a visiting moggy from using it to sharpen his claws, so now he climbs up the links and sits in one of the tree forks leering at us!
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darksong17
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Is he neutered? If not, that may be why he wants to get outside so badly. A chain link fence will not keep him from getting out.
It'll be much healthier for your cat to be indoors where it's safe from poisons, loose dogs, other cats, wild animals, malicious people... and so on (the list of dangers is quite long). Indoor cats live much longer, healthier lives than outdoor or indoor/outdoor cats and it's very possible to have a happy, well entertained indoor cat. It's also entirely possible to train a cat to walk on a harness/leash for safe outdoor trips. Read more on why indoor is better as well as how to make a safe outdoor enclosure for indoor cats:
http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=indoorsoroutdoors
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/pointe/9352/indoors.html
http://home.hiwaay.net/~keiper/indoors.htm
http://www.cat-world.com.au/cat-worldenclosures.htm
http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/catrun.htm
It'll be much healthier for your cat to be indoors where it's safe from poisons, loose dogs, other cats, wild animals, malicious people... and so on (the list of dangers is quite long). Indoor cats live much longer, healthier lives than outdoor or indoor/outdoor cats and it's very possible to have a happy, well entertained indoor cat. It's also entirely possible to train a cat to walk on a harness/leash for safe outdoor trips. Read more on why indoor is better as well as how to make a safe outdoor enclosure for indoor cats:
http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=indoorsoroutdoors
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/pointe/9352/indoors.html
http://home.hiwaay.net/~keiper/indoors.htm
http://www.cat-world.com.au/cat-worldenclosures.htm
http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/catrun.htm
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rib_rib
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how long has he been an indoor cat for? If he has been inside for a year (or maybe less) then keep him as an indoor cat