Can domesticated cat that live whole its life inside, suddenly start to live outside?

Question

or ever to be for a few hours outside?

* ever = even

To make it clear: I dont want to get rid of my cat

Answer 1

Its possible. But dont throw your cat outside. If you dont want the cat nemore, give it away, or take it to the humane society

Answer 2

A cat that has not grown up knowing that there's a whole world out there will be very nervous about going outside. Take it slowly, giving the cat some secure outdoor space and gradually increasing it over time. Your cat will be inquisitive, and make its own decisions about how far it should roam and how soon it should return home.

Answer 3

You'd have to ask what sort of person would keep a cat indoors permanently.

Cats should be able to go outside and roam - even if they don't want to be away from the house, they should be let into the garden so they can experience the outside world.

Answer 4

Just try it,

The cat won't probably like to be outside if you are not around because you are its rock and if you go out and leave the cat out he/she will probably panic and get very stressed.

Just try leaving the door open and see what happens. A few minutes at a time and the cat will soon get used to it

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Answer 5

No; it will not survive. Being outside for a few minutes if you are with it might be ok, but it will suddenly be among all the fatal cat-diseases it has never encountered before, even the breeze will scare it, so dont do it, keep her in.

Answer 6

does your cat want to go outside then.
seems strange that its never been out.
what i would do is take it outside for supervised outings.you cant just open the door and hope for the best.
id do that a few times and if it likes it, itll start asking to go out and then youll have to take a chance and let it out on its own.
they usually come back, but can be a fraught few hours when u dont know where theyve gone to.
be carefull if u live near busy rds, other cats espec dominant ones.but should be fine.

Answer 7

My cat lived in a flat for five years before being allowed to roam free outside. She did the transition ok, the only thing is that she's hopeless at hunting and she's not the strongest in territorial fights with other cats...

Answer 8

It can, but it would be traumatic to the cat and the cat would not live long in that environment. Rather than put the cat out to fend for himself, find a animal shelter that does not euthanize, which will find the cat a new home. Or, alternately, find him a new home yourself, where he will be able to continue the life he is comfortable with.

Answer 9

It's cruel and wrong to put the cat outside in harm's way where it could be mauled by a dog, get into a cat fight, be hit by a car, be stolen by someone, be mistreated or teased by someone, or contract fleas or even a disease.

Answer 10

I would say that this is not a good idea. If your cat lived inside his whole life, then he's not gonna have to skills to live outdoors. He is not going to understand the road, other animals....you would basically be setting him up to get hurt. If this is something you are considering, I hope you reconsider.

Answer 11

They can, but I don't suggest it. I have a cat that lives in and out. And I also have a cat that is suposed to stay in. She got out once by herself and something happened to her. I used to let her out back with the dogs every now and then, but last time she was sick when she came back. She's lost weight and pulled out her fur. She's not pregnant or anything. But somethings wrong.