My cat is 7 mths old and im worried about letting her outside, i dont have a back garden just a front garden.?

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which leads onto a fairly busy road. i have taken her out on a lead but i dont think this is helping. Any ideas how to train her for the outdoors?
I know she wants to go out she peers throught the window at the outside world...any tips welcome..thanks.

I have taken her ot on lead but she doesnt like it. i need to let her out as she is becoming agressive prob due to boredom i have given her thousands of toys and play with her regularly. i have had her from 6 wks old so know its not due to mis treatment. I feel its cruel to keep her in she has been spayed ands my intention was to let her out and have a cat flap fitted. so shge can come and go as she pleases. im just scared she will wonder too far or get herself into stickysituations she has no fear!!

Answer 1

If you go outside with her every day, she'll get to know cars and things are on the road, that's how you educate her about outside, and she'll be 100% safe as millions of other cats are too - all a matter of education - if she never sees outside, she has no idea. If something happens to you or she runs out, she will have no idea, trust me, teaching her about outside is doing her a huge favour. Teach her, and she'll be fine. I only have a front garden and a main road either side and I just taught my cat, she'll never go near the road, or run into the traffic. No need to keep them indoors of you can train them, and she's young enough to do that.

Answer 2

Please don't let her out my cat got killed 3 months back by a car. I Have now got a cat from my local animal snactuary and she is dying to go out and has been since the minute she arrive 4 weeks ago. She is slowly getting used to not been allowed outside so i have a cat harness which i stared using today which she seems to like. She is always looking out of the window and trying to run for the door but i think with a lot of patience she will learn that home is best. Good luck and keep patient!!!!

Answer 3

She is not aggressive due to boredom but because she was so young when she left her litter mates. She hasn't learnt correct socialisation.
We advise kittens not to be let out before 9 months of age due to maturity.
Did you rush the harness training so she is now scared of the harness. For example did you just put it on her and expect all to be good? Cats need to get used to the feel of the harness (loose) and then properly adjusted and then with the lead hanging off it and then with you holding it and following her around and THEN when she had full confidence in it all take her outside - when it is quiet. At 7 months of age she is far too young to have taken this all in.

All my cats stare out the window and watch what goes on. Two of them are a breed renowned for lack of traffic sense. Another is a hunter and I don't want her to out to kill the birds during the day.
(Our council has a cat curfew so all have to be in between dusk and dawn)
They have fun inside playing with each other and now the youngest (hunter) is an adult, she shows no desire to go outside, just watches the birds form inside.

Answer 4

,Move to a house in a safer area, we did it was so upsetting when we kept losing our cats under the wheels of cars.so we built a cat run to alleviate the problem in between times . I would keep her in ,its to risky, or you could try the scare tactic, put your cat into a basket and leave her near a car with the engine running,this Will teach her to stay away from cars,cats do not always have road sense they do not know what a car is.Keep a climbing tower in the house ,continue with the cat walks until you can think of another solution.Is it possible to have a cat run built in your front garden, a small one would suffice ,line it up with your window. The window can be used as a cat flap, at least she can take the air.

Answer 5

All cats like to look out the window. Your situation doesn't sound safe for kitty to go outside. She can have a good life as an indoor cat, just be sure to provide a variety of toys and play with her regularly.

Answer 6

My dog looks outside. Should I let her out to roam free, to lick up anti-freeze, be attacked by stray dogs, or be hit by a car? I don’t plan on it in the foreseeable future.

It is cruel to let her out, not to keep her in.

Cats and dogs love to look out windows, but it does not mean they are longing for the outside. They are just watching what is going on out there, the same as people who look out the window.

Pets do not always know what is best for their own safety and health. Spayed or not, your cat should not be allowed out. Imagine how you’ll feel when she doesn’t come home for one day, two days, three days, never. Cats are killed or injured every single day because well-meaning owners think they will be fine. In a perfect world, they would be, but in this world of speeding cars, poisonous substances and other dangers, it isn’t worth the risk. At least, not for me.

Answer 7

Trust me, all cats look out the window, it doesn't mean they want to go out. I adopted two 7 year old males last year who were outdoor cats prior to coming here. I only have indoor/enclosure cats for a number of reasons. I tried to take the ragdoll out to groom him, he flipped and got away from me and ran back into the house. He often sits staring out of the windows, so does his buddy who escaped not long after I got him. He ran to the carport, freaked out and ran back inside again. They couldn't get in quick enough!

They just like to look, it's like window shopping, we do it but we don't go in and buy anything.

Answer 8

my cat was a stray when i got him, when i brought him home from fl to pa he always wanted to go out. i would try and put him on a leash but he got all upset and grouned himself to the floor. all dead weight. if the cat is ok with wearing a collar and leash take it for walks like you would a dog. dont let it loose to run our and get hit buy a car or even lost for that matter.

Answer 9

firstly i personally would have her spayed .she will become more docile,and feel more comfortable within herself and you wont have any noisy seasons to deal with . if you stay near a busy road then id keep her indoors . cats have no road sense at all.

Answer 10

you dont have to let her outside. just give her a litter box and thousands of toys!!