My cat keeps climbing over the fence. How do i keep her inside???

Question

i have a cat that i got in august of 2006 she has been spaded so i know thats not the reason i have put her on restriction for two and a half weeks to were she cant leave her room is that the right thing to do? i just don't want her to run away

i refuse to get my cat declawed

Answer 1

Cats don't seem to like to be contained, at least the ones that I have had! Don't worry about her not being at home all the time. When she runs away, just put a little food and water out. She knows where her home is and will come back after a while.

Answer 2

It's kinda in their nature as cats to do so. Does she not come back when she does this? No need to keep her locked up inside just for that if she does come back, and there are relpellants one can use to avoid that. Of course she wants to explore. Declawing the cat would just be causing other complications as she's used to outdoors, there's no reason for it.

Answer 3

You're going the wrong way about this!

You don't need to punish a cat. He or she just wants some freedom. I recommend putting a coller on him or her. This will prevent your cat from getting taken or killed by a stranger. Also, you might want to put your cat on a leash and just walk around with him or her. This will make the curiousity level go down. It will also keep your cat happy. If you are still too worried, just don't let your cat go outside!

Answer 4

Cats don't stay in fenced yards unless you have adapted the fence so they cannot climb over it. And putting an animal on 'restriction' does not teach them anything, since you are not able to tell them why they are on restriction like a person that speaks your language.

You can build an outdoor shelter for your can to be safe in while outside if you do not want her outside of your yard.

http://www.thecatsden.net/shelters.html

Answer 5

I've never heard of a cat on restriction. Cats do whatever they darn well please! I'm glad that you refuse to get her declawed! If you let her outside, she'll go where she pleases, otherwise you'll just need to keep her inside, it's really that simple. One of my cats got tore up pretty good by one of the feral cats in the area, and after that, she almost never leaves the backyard anymore!

Answer 6

I don't beleive you have any worries of your cat running away. It is there nature to adventure and to stalk pray. Keeping the cat locked up I beleive once it gets out it while do it again. I beleive just let it be a cat

Answer 7

If a cat wants to get out, they will find a way out. If she keeps escaping, make sure you never get her declawed or she will be defenseless. Being spayed doesn't mean she doesn't have jungle instincts anymore. Human beings get their tubes tied and have vasectomies, but they still have a sex drive.

Answer 8

Just keep your cat indoors. If you let it out it will keep jumping the fence and wind up getting lost or injured. she'll get used to being indoors after a while. I went through the same thing with one of my cats a few years ago.

Answer 9

I would just find out where he is going.my cat was going to a neighbors sunny driveway to bathe in the sun. Try putting an outdoor litter box or food & water outside in your yard. very little food not to attract other animals.

Answer 10

my cats did this, too, so i know exactly what you are going through. what i did was never let the cats go outside at night. by night i mean after the sunset. when they were outside we always kept them under watch so they knew not to climb over the fence. well right after that we had gotten a new fence and gotten them declawed. so after that they stopped.