she has acess to the house during the day because i am home all day with my husband who is very ill. yesterday a man moved to the house next door with a full grown pit bull that is in the back yard surrounded by a rickety fence which is no protection for me or the cat. the police suggested i call animal car&control but i just want the cat to stay inside how can i do this please help me i am at my wits end.
2006-06-06 13:31:46 · 7 answers · asked by vanessa 6 in Pets ➔ Cats
You may want to ask the pit bull owner if his dog is cat friendly.
Surprisingly, many pit bulls actually have cat friends.
If your cat does not like dogs, then keep the cat indoors. If she is with you most of the time, she will get used to your schedule and become more active during the day and sleep on your pillow at night.
You can also get her a fellow cat friend to keep her company. A fixed male from classifieds should work well. Get one that is a full-time indoor cat and you will have most of the battle won.
We have lots of feral cats in our area, and we fix what we can catch. Some of them make great house cats, while others are not happy indoors but thrive as barn cats.
Good luck in your search for a calm, cool, house cat to help your kitty adjust.
Hopefully your hubby feels better soon too!
2006-06-13 09:48:36 · answer #1 · answered by WannaRideQuietly 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes- It'll take about a month or so for her to stop crying to be out, but stick with it, and you'll both get through it.
Or, if you can cat fence your yard- that would work. There are systems out there, and do it yourself instructions if you do a search for cat fence on the internet.
2006-06-07 00:07:57 · answer #2 · answered by thedivineoomba 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well u need to get some kind of privite fince. or do what the po pos said.. and call the animal control people. or ask the man to keep him on a lesh.. thats a law to keep dogs on a leth... or u can keep the doors shut so the cat cant get outside... and try getting sometihng for the cat to play with something climeable
2006-06-06 20:38:37 · answer #3 · answered by score_07 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep cat inside and the doors shut
2006-06-06 20:35:45 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust me, she will get over it. Just don't let her out. I have adopted 3 grown cats from the local shelter, all of which were outside cats. Now, none of them go out, ever. She'll whine and meow for awhile, but she will get over it (and probably live longer).
2006-06-06 20:34:47 · answer #5 · answered by PariahMaterial 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its too late....A cat wants freedom...if he /she never experienced freedom from the house it would not be a problem. You have your hands full with this one.
Good Luck
2006-06-06 20:35:30 · answer #6 · answered by WyattEarp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lock the cat up w/ food and water!
2006-06-06 20:35:20 · answer #7 · answered by dani k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋