Hello, i was just kind of wondering if i got a leash and collar for my 2 kittens would they love it outside so much they would run out the door if i kept it open for the slightest bit. I love the cats to death and id love to walk them around the block cause they love birds and stuff but they may get too used to being outside? Has anyone else done this.
Ps. They are both really small kittens about half my arm, indoor cats not declawed ( thank you lord) talking to my parents about soft paws, going to do helluva lot of chores to prevent them from having no fingers.
Side question along with this one( I dont do these very much) is just a lil fact id like to know is that when my male cat gets ready to pounce on his prey, he shakes his behind a little but my female cat doesnt she just runs head on?
Thankyou very much
2006-09-01 12:22:20 · 10 answers · asked by Brien 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
YES! My cat hated going outside, we started taking her out on a leash and now she bolts out the door anytime it's open. If you do put them on leashes, do it with harnesses, they will pull out of collars. Another way to allow them outside would be these cat tunnel things. I don't know what they're called, but they are mesh tunnels for the yard that keep the kitty safe. I think you can even rig them up to a door or porch. Do whatever you can to keep their toes. Declawing is inhumane, and I'm happy to point you to websites that may convince your parents. You'll especially want them to have their claws if they get outside. I think the butt shaking thing with your male is normal...my female cat does that too. I think it's just a matter of preference for them :). Good luck!
2006-09-01 12:29:50 · answer #1 · answered by talented mrs v 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found a really good lightweight harness "lead" at Orscheln's (don't know if you have them where you are) for my cat. He absolutely adores being outside, but I live on a busy street and we're not allowed to let pets run loose here. I don't walk him, but I put him out on a long lead, with the harness lead, and then keep an eye on him while I do work in my garden; or sometimes I use it as an excuse to sit outside and read a book. I never let him be out there on it by himself - I know the risks of that.
I think if you start them now, they could get used to it. I know some cats that will happily follow their owners, with or without a lead. Mine prefers to hunker down in the grass, watch birds, roll around.
He does do anything he can to get outside now... so that is something you want to think about.
I'm glad you're not declawing. It's really kind of a brutal procedure. I have looked into the softpaws, too, and it looks like a reasonable solution.
One thing I do now, and you should start while they're kittens so they'll get used to you doing it, is simply clip the sharp points off their claws with a claw trimmer. You can buy them in pet stores. Just be careful not to trim too far down - don't even get close to the pink part in the claw. But if you trim the tips, you can cut down on scratching damage - to you, and your furniture, etc.
2006-09-01 12:55:42 · answer #2 · answered by milomax 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took three kittens out on leashes before releasing them to be out on their own. They loved to go out. The first pair I would take one and the other would wait in the window for his turn.
Two kittens on leashes at the same time would be a bit much to manage. You have to use halters with cats and attach a leash to that. Cats neck are much more delicate and you can't restrain them with just a leash. It could really hurt them.
I think my kittens associated having their halters and leashes put on with going outside and it didn't make them want to go outside more. They certainly wanted to go for their walks!
You're not going to have the time with school starting and the days getting shorter through the fall to do this. I would put that one on hold till next spring. They will be perfectly happy in the house as they have each other.
As far as training for scratching, I would put them in your room while you are not home. You will have a job house-training to your parents furniture anyway. You're going to have to do this conscientiously if they are in danger of declawing. So focus your energies on the training for now and enjoy the "kids".
Yes, the kitties wiggle their bottoms before pouncing, just like athletes make moves to charge up their muscles before doing their thing.
2006-09-01 13:08:15 · answer #3 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leash trained or not. The cat will want to go outside no matter what. My cats are not leash trained, but they love the outdoors. My youngest cat, Goldie, will only stay in the yard and she will not go anywhere else. I do not need a leash for her because of that. I also have carriers for her and for my boys and they do well with them. I have three cats and they have been very good to me for the last ten years. You have to consider that cats are independent creatures, and have a mind of their own, but they can still be as loyal and as truthful as a dog. It just depends on your cat. My middle cat, Dubby, loves to hug and kiss me, and he is a professional rodent killer. He has brought home five mice, one bird, one rabbit, and one unknown (it was decomposing) so far to prove his love to me and my family. Cats are really, truly, unbelieveable animals and they just make you turn your head sometimes. I love them so much.
2006-09-01 12:33:23 · answer #4 · answered by Andrea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My personal expirience with my cat was that everytime i open the door she'd try to run out but after a couple of days she'd get over it now she doesnt really want to go outside she prefers to stare out the window. I also have a girl cat and when she's about to attack she shakes her but too its the cutest thing I just Laugh.
2006-09-01 13:46:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a possibility , my cat was raised to go out on a leash she just love being out side so much , and yes she would make a beeline for the door any chance she got , she got out and has been missing for 3wks now I hope this helps you out
2006-09-01 12:33:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to put a cat on leash once and you'll have the answer to your question, most cats will not allow you to walk them (I've tried it, I have the scars to prove it). About your second question, I have two cats, one boy one girl and it's the same way. My little girl doesn't wiggle her cute little butt when she's gonna pounce, she just pounce's. Curious.
2006-09-01 12:33:29 · answer #7 · answered by sarahsmiles1222 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My interior cat not in any respect is going outside. because she replaced into born and raised in a house and she or he does no longer comprehend what to do if she replaced into outside. I were given a barn cat even as he replaced right into some months previous and he now lives outside. He hated being interior except its too chilly or warm out. He comes interior even as he needs to yet it really is really each and every few days. i ought to allow the seem after cat stay interior except it needs to pass outside. basically ascertain they comprehend a thanks to fend for themselves if choose be. I basically at present talked about someone driving extremely quickly down the line and hit a cat. They slowed down, then basically went on their way because the cat tried to get up yet couldn't. i tried to assist the cat notwithstanding it died after a pair minutes..
2016-12-06 03:08:36 · answer #8 · answered by mccawley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all get a harness not a collar. I have leash trained my 2 cats and take them out occationally and it really doesn't affect them that they want to go out.
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