I have a 16 week old kitten who had her last jab on friday. Is she old enough to go out?. Also at the back of our house their is a main road and im petrified of him running on to the road. We live on a balcony so he has to go next to the main road to get anywhere. At the bottom of the house is where all the other cats rome but im worried about her getting there. any ideas or perfetional help?.
2006-07-05 02:28:41 · 12 answers · asked by jenni_bacup 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
In a situation like yours, I would never let my cat out. Too much chance of her getting killed by traffic. We live on a country dirt road now where my cats can go in and out as they please, but when I lived in the city, my cats were indoors 100% -- and were happy. So happy, in fact, that when we moved to the country, those cats still preferred to be mostly indoors till the day they died. (Our new cats grew up going out, but traffic here is very little and on a gravel road, much slower. The cats have learned to hear cars coming and get out of the way. This works when only one car comes at infrequent times -- but with constant heavy traffic, cats don't seem to recognize the danger of individual cars among the constant noises. Also, I think the tires make less noise for a cat to hear on a paved road than a gravel road. Maybe that's why you rarely see dead cats on gravel roads, but on the paved roads you see them all the time.)
Back to your situation: You can also can leash-train a young cat like yours, which will enable you to take her outside safely. She can go with you into the yard, the park, on picnics, etc. I recommend a cat harness rather than a collar because cats don't "lead" well with a collar the way dogs do and they panic if something is around their neck. At least mine do. But some people have had luck with collars. Either way, introduce her to it gradually. Rub some catnip on it and let her sniff it and play with it a few times. Put it on her for short periods for a few days. Then try taking her out, but don't try to lead her. Let her just poke around the yard while you follow her on the leash. Eventually she will come to associate the leash with going out and will LOVE it! But don't ever just tie her outside like a dog -- cats can getr tangled up and choke really easily.
2006-07-05 02:54:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
16 weeks is far too young to let a kitten out, a female can get pregnant at 5 months, so shouldnt be let out till she is spayed, and if a male can travel up to seven mile to find a female if un neuted whereas a neauted male will only travel about 200 yards from home, i have 8 cats and only 3 go out but they only stay in the garden or next doors garden, the rest stay in. do you have an area in your garden that you can cat proof so your cat can go and be safe? also if you do let her out when older dont encourage her to go to the loo outside that way she will come back to use the litter tray at least then you can keep track of her
2006-07-05 05:27:25 · answer #2 · answered by gloria 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-14 19:42:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indoor cats live longer, I would avoid letting the cat out, especially since there is a busy road near by. I would not reccomend letting them out and just watching them. They are fast, and not known to "follow rules". Your best bet is to keep him inside. He may try to escape, and you may think your being mean, but really you are his parent, and sometimes parents have to be the bad guy
2006-07-05 02:34:34 · answer #4 · answered by evil_kandykid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats can live perfectly happy lives without going outside. Talk to your vet about how to care for an inside cat. I bet he will tell you that indoor cats live longer.
2006-07-05 02:33:46 · answer #5 · answered by groomingdiva_pgh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No cat should be out until it is FULLY vaccinated and SPAYED - this is probably at 6 months....
really cats are safer and live longer when kept indoors at all times.... too many dangers are out there - including cat fights, angry neighbours, cars, fleas, disease, etc... please consider keeping her as an indoor only cat
2006-07-05 03:23:33 · answer #6 · answered by CF_ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can agree with Dan C.Maybe go outside and watch your kitten for about an hour and bring him back in.I have a kitten who is about 6 months.He lived outside and I took him in.I still never bring him outside unless we go somewhere.
2006-07-05 03:23:46 · answer #7 · answered by Kitty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep her indoors. She has a much better chance of not getting hit by a car or beaten up by a bigger animal!
2006-07-05 02:36:11 · answer #8 · answered by Gabby_Gabby_Purrsalot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats should not be allowed outside at all. There are too many dangers.
2006-07-05 05:05:32 · answer #9 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The key to a happy & healthy cat is to have it fixed, keep it indoors, & to not have it declawed.
2006-07-05 05:34:38 · answer #10 · answered by Selkie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋