(12-23-2014, 01:59 PM)Kage Wrote: On slightly less RAWR topics going on...
Who has cats.
Who has run into this issue. >.>;
Recently the cat has decided he wants to go outdoors. yesterday I had to carry a big bundle of stuff out at 5am. I had it right next to the door, dropped cat 5 ft away and as I opened the door he darted through my legs. Cue 40min of both owners looking for cat in the dark with cell phones, flashlight and a bath towel. We had to just sigh and give up, leaving part of something open in case the cat loves us enough to return.
Thankfully, I guess he does? He returned. T_T
Anyway, this morning he was particularly happy to be right close to the door as I opened it, sans carrying anything. I picked him up and stepped outside and I gently tossed him back through into the apt and closed the door as he tried to dart for it again.
tl;dr I think cat really wants to go outside but he's spent his life indoors and I don't want him eaten by coyotes. What are ways to deter this type of behavior?
A spray bottle of water.
He comes near that door he gets a jet to the head.
This of course is negated if, like two of my cats, he enjoys trying to catch the stream no matter how many times it's squirted at his face/head/area...
If it's a new behavior, it's possible that there is a cat in the vicinity that is in heat or that has recently moved in and he quite interested in them.
It's going to be a constant battle until he realizes that he's not allowed out. We go through this with one of our cats (who's been an indoor cat since we got him at five months... he's four now) a few times every couple of months. He's a real ass of an opportunist in the middle of the night when I get up to let the dogs out...Â
Mmm.. Practice soccer? You'll get good at blocking his ass when he goes to dart out...Â
/owner of seven indoor catsÂ
