Have a grown cat , can you make her an inside/outside cat?

Answer 1

if she is fixed and NOT declawed and you live far enough from traffic and neighbors dogs and dont have a problem with coyotes, mountain lions, bobcats, hawks, or any number of troublesome animals, including snakes raccoons opossums wild rats...etc. if she is used to being indoors....letting her outside is just not a very good idea. however, if you buy her a chain link kennel like for a dog, put chicken wire on the ground and top and secure it completely (cats are escape artists), put a nice tree stump, dog house, a few toys etc...food water...yes she would enjoy spending time safely outside.

Answer 2

My senior cat has always been a indoor cat until this past summer when we had a horrible heat wave, it was just too freaking hot inside the house and we ended up allowing her to go out doors to find a much cooler spot, since then she has slowly became both a indoor and out door cat, she sticks really closed by, so yes it is possible to have both a indoor and outdoor cat at same time.

Answer 3

Has the cat been an inside cat before? The life expectancy of and inside/outside cat is two years. Do you want to lose your pet in this short of a period?

Answer 4

That depends... what is your cat used to? Being only inside, or being only outside? If your cat is used to being an outdoor only cat and you want to introduce her into your home, you shouldn't have much trouble since most tame domestic cats like to go inside places where their people are. The most important thing for that situation is to make sure kitty knows where the litter box is, and to get her a good scratching post, otherwise she will FIND something to scratch on.

If you have an indoor only cat and want to get it to go outside, that may be a bit more of a challenge and you should proceed with caution and care. An indoor only cat may be frightened to go outside and you should not force her to go out if she really doesn't want to, that may only traumatize the cat and make her more neurotic. Cats that have lived indoors all their life do not have the same skills for survival as indoor/outdoor cats. For example, they may not know to stay away from cars, dogs, strange people, etc. There are many threats to cats outdoors that many people don't really take the time to consider.

However, if you still want to let your cat outside, I would suggest leaving the door open, and going out and doing something out on the porch or yard where you can watch the door and allow the cat to come out on her own. Only let her out for short periods of time, and always supervise her for at least a few months of first doing this, so she knows where home is and you can make sure she doesn't get into any dangerous situations.

I have a cat I did this with and it does work, although you have to be patient with the cat. What I do with my cats, since I'm concerned about the dangers outside, is to only let them out for short periods of time, when I'm home, and only during daytime. I don't leave them out all day when I'm at work, and don't let them out after dark. It's fairly easy to get a cat to come when called, if you get some sort of cat treats they like, then go outside and shake the container. And when they come, reward with a treat. It works very well.

Good luck to you and your kitty.

Answer 5

Yes... absolutely. First of, make life indoors interesting for the cat: plenty of perching places by the window to look out from; a cat tree or condo; play times with you and cat toys that he can play with by himself. I keep my two cats in my bedroom at night. They sleep a while with me but wake during the early hours to sit by my window. Then they sleep a bit more and wake me up at 7am. They do not expect to leave the room until they have had breakfast - this gives me my 30min personal breakfast time to be enjoyed in peace. I give them their brekky and let them out of the room. This gives them the feeling that they have been "let out" and do not pine so much about being let outdoors. They have the run of the house during the day. I also let them out in the closed garage to give them the feeling of more roamng space. I take them out (one at a time) for walkies on a leash. Then they also have their outdoor enclosure (a recent addition) where I can leave them in safety while i work indoors.

Answer 6

Well, this is trick because if shes been raised outside you should adjust her to inside only because its to dangerous outside for a pet if shes been raised inside you should keep her in because you may let her out and she may never come back plus feline aids is a big worry these days along with rabies,parvo,heartworm,mites,worms you dont want that going in and out of your house do you ? Hope I helped

Answer 7

no... unless you like your cat to always want outside. maybe it will get eaten by a dog, or lost, is it declawed? since thats like tieing your hands to your back together and putting you outside. maybe you want your cat to go missing or get injured. why not just keep it indoors