Our fences are by no means totally confining. Maybe for a dog but I'm wondering since these cats have the extra toes, does that mean that maybe they don't climb as well as other cats and that it might be possible to confine him? Any suggestions besides locking him up inside? He loves exploring outside and I don't want to take that away from him.
2007-01-08 08:32:03 · 9 answers · asked by duhhhhhhhhhhhtechie 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Well... If you live in a very urban area, I'd discourage keeping the kitty outside unattended, even fenced in. They get big, and they're very athletic.
Our Maine Coon lives in... Well, Maine... She's an indoor/outdoor cat but prefers mostly to stay inside. She's a wimp and hates the cold (go figure...). But she can climb and jump when she wants to. Even as a kitten she was a real handful.
The extra toes on some of them don't really deter their climbing abilities, they don't know the difference so they learn to adapt.
You could leash train your kitten and take her outside with you. Just make sure she has all her shots and vaccines. If you start young, kitties take it to very well.
2007-01-08 08:40:35 · answer #1 · answered by ljn331 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are sooo lucky to have maine coon kitty. I think one of the most beautiful domestic cats in the world. I have a maine coon kitty too. But shes only 3 months old. Any how. They do love to explore and I dont think a fence will do. They usually find a way out. but i dont think you will want a 7 foot fence.
Good luck!
:)
2007-01-08 08:37:19 · answer #2 · answered by Adeline 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a maine coon too! And he is an EXCELLENT climber - well, at getting up, any way :( I've lost count at the number of times we've had to get him out of trees - sometimes we have to rent climbing gear because he gets something like 70 feet up.
Another thing - maine coons usually grow up to be pretty big and surprisingly strong - and excellent jumpers. Of all the cats to try to keep in a yard, I kind of think the maine coons might be the hardest.
Good luck, though!
2007-01-09 03:38:21 · answer #3 · answered by Cedar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a Maine coon too. Fences do not work. Although I never tried an extremely tall one. If you do want one make sure there is no space underneath it. I have heard cat stories of cat squeezing themselves under doors. I would suggest a plastic, durable fence. Wooden fences are extremely easy for cats to climb.
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2007-01-08 08:41:04 · answer #4 · answered by Clara 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have owned my kitty Rascal for 7 years now, and he is a maine coon. he got his name because as hard as we tried, we couldnt find a way to keep him in, so no, a fence will not keep him in, if you are tryign to keep your indoor kitty an indoor kitty, take him out on a harness, it may look funny, but Rascal and I have been taking walks everyday since the day he found out that if he got a running start a the screen in the window, he could knock it out, and therefore get out. another option is treat training him, take him out, let him explore, shake a treat jar, and give him a treat every time he comes back. Any other questions, let me know
2007-01-08 08:42:45 · answer #5 · answered by blank_red_rose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do basically no longer ignore that they are oftentimes VERY tremendous. Mine is 16 lbs, and folk are continuously a great deal stunned even as they see him. "what's that, a dogs?" is what i am going to oftentimes listen. it truly is outstanding how a lot of persons are awe-struck at his length. yet they have large personalities, and ideal fur, fantastically their thoughts. they're what's assessed as "semi-longhair" and maximum cases, they have a particular style of fur that, in spite of the undeniable fact that fairly lengthy, honestly does no longer require ordinary brushing. they don't have a tendency to "mat" like Persians. i do not comprehend if it really is a maine coon ingredient, yet mine has a severe liking for end result and vegetables. If i'm ingesting somewhat of fruit, he received't go away me on my own. i won't be able to go away tomatoes on the counter to ripen. Couple summers in the past i might want to %. okra for an hour or 2 contained in the mornings, and that i delivered homestead one which had grown too enormous to devour (they get difficult even as they're enormous). I delivered it homestead to reveal my mom (who become vacationing) how enormous that they'd get if we disregarded to work out and harvest them for an afternoon or 2. This one turned right into a whopper (about 6 inches lengthy and fat). i become a great deal stunned after I got here upon it later 0.5-eaten on the floor. Moses (my maine coon) has also eaten 0.5 of a corn COB in the previous. THe COB, the section we do not devour! He dug it out of the trash. do not comprehend what's incorrect with that cat, LOL.
2016-12-28 10:12:17 · answer #6 · answered by entwisle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no way a fence would hold him. Sorry. :(
What you CAN do is buy a harness for him, and chain him outside in the yard for a while each day.
I worked with a feline rescue as a foster mom. I had a Main Coon as one of my fosters...since he had been rescued from outdoors, he EXPECTED to be able to go outside. It was against the organization's policy to allow fosters to go outside. We came to a compromise - Arthur learned to walk on a leash. He wore his harness 24/7, and when he wanted to go outside, we would either hook him out, or take him for a walk.
It can work!
Good luck.
2007-01-08 08:42:46 · answer #7 · answered by Meg M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 maine coons.
2007-01-08 09:00:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't... i dont think a fence would hold him. I would think that that cat would jump the fence
2007-01-08 09:08:14 · answer #9 · answered by klk17 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋