I have indoor cats but lately one of them tries to escape outside whenever I come home from work. How to stop?

Answer 1

This is a tricky one. First, get your cat spayed or neutered if it hasn't been already.
I keep my cats indoors, too, and ocassionally one of them tries to get out. What has worked for me is to make the door area an 'unpleasant' place for kitties. If they come near, I hiss at them, make noise, or even squirt them with a water bottle that I keep near the door. You feel mean, but after a few times, the cat associates the door area with unpleasantness, and tends to stay away. It worked well with my cat; whenever the door opens now, she runs in the opposite direction.

Answer 2

I have 4 indoor cats, one that was an outdoor for 4 years and loves being indoor now. What i did, was scare them of the front door. You can consider it mean if you want, but it protects them. When i would walk outside, or know they were around by windows or the door, i would juist start banging and banging on the door just making it rumble to all sorts of fearful sounds. I did that for about a month, and now they won't even go near an open door. They don't fear it anymore, but they won't go near. I've found it to be extremely helpful in their survival inside my home. Its a simple solution, and hope it'll work for you!
Good Luck!

Answer 3

My cat does the same thing...luckfully i live in the country and I can let her out from time to time now, but before i lived next to the main road, and it was awful...my cat was scared of grocery bags, so upon entering the house i used to shake a bag to make her run the other direction..... I also tried a water bottle before that.... I know it may sound kind of abusive and cruel to others about the bag, but i had to do something ..i'd rather have her scared for 5 minutes then dead or crippled by a car hitting her.... so i advise finding something that will amke your cat run away from the dood when you come it, it will get used to it and know not to come around when the door is being opened...

Answer 4

My cat is a female and whenever she was in 'heat' she would always try to sneak out to see the Tom cat outdoors. I tried everything to keep her indoors. Finally, I got her fixed so that if she escapes now she won't be pregnant. I know she likes to eat the fresh grass outdoor also. Perhaps you can get a small container of sweet grass and grow it indoors for your cat. It does help their digestive tracts. Other than that...close the doors quickly and make sure the cat was tested for FIV (feline immuno-virus = to HIV in people). They get it from contact with other cats. They can be vaccinated against this disease....too bad humans can't be. Good luck.

Answer 5

This doesn't work with most cats, but it worked with mine, get a leash and harness that fit a cat, and try bringing it outside, this will help make it a little less curious, and, it wont feel like the only way to go out is to run away

Answer 6

All the other suggestions are good. another one I can suggest is that my cats love to roll on the cement more than anything so you might want to try just having a small cement paving block (like for garden patios) somewhere for them to roll on. Another reason why cats sometimes try to get out is because they have seen another cat prowling their yard and they want to defend their territory. There are sprays you can put in your yard to keep other cats away, and I suppose if it doesn't smell to much you can put some by your doors to keep your kitty in! :} worth a shot anyway... Good luck!

Answer 7

As mentioned earlier, fix your cat if you haven't already.

Use negative reinforcement.
stand outside your door with an air can or spray bottle. crack the door and when you see it squirt the air can (not in the face-it's the sound they hate) or squirt it with water.

I held one of my cats outside but it just it made my cat even more curious. I had to use the air can and water to make the great outdoors less attractive. It worked for me. good luck

Answer 8

Cats are adventurous animals. If the cat who tries to escape is a male one, that's natural. They like to roam around and square their dominion...the might be in heat and doesn't like your females and hears other female calling...that's why it wanted to go out for a while.

my male cat goes out for hours but thank heaven, he haven't failed to come home (we've just relocated). i've read somewhere that cats have good sense of directions.

dont worry overmuch,if the cat has been yours for quite a time now, they will return to you. if the cat is a new addition...i suggest you cage it for 2 straight weeks first.

Answer 9

One of my inside cats used to try to get out all the time. But she has done it allot less since I got her a container of cat grass. She eats it, plays with it, and drinks the water out of the bowl under it. You could also try a catnip plant.

Answer 10

keep a toy or a laser pointer on you at all times when you come in open the door wide enough to throw in a toy and your cats should chase after it and leave you free to open the door. that's how it is possiable for me to get home. I do the same thing for leaving in the morning throw a toy down the hall and they chase after it and I'm free to leave in the morning.