I had her given to me. She howls to go out at night. She howls all night long. I want her to go out during the day as I'm in work during day.
i've been told to keep her in for a couple of weeks.
She has been done and had injections etc.
When should I let her out during day.
I have been off work these last few weeks.
Butter her paws i've been told ???
2007-03-30 00:34:29 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
She doesn't howl as much now but has started to scratch the walls at night. she always has her claws out. Even when she is getting comfy on me for a stroke.
I have had her in garden on a leash for about 10 mins a time.
She seems a little more chilled but would like more peoples opinions on why she is scratching?
I think she was a cat that was awake of a night ime. How can I train her to stay awake in the day and go to her bed of an evening?
2007-04-01 00:58:26 · update #1
I would keep her in a little longer, couple of weeks at least & really spoil her with treats, & love, & cat nip so that YOU & your home, is the place she WANTS to come home too..... cats are very good at finding there way back to their old haunts if they want to, so right now she is likely to try & return to her previous home, & could get into danger on the way.
We once had a cat, & we moved house 6 miles away...He ran away, was spotted back at out old house 3 days later, not caught, & a further week later he turned up in a real bedraggled state...back at our NEW home...he was fine after that.
Butter on the paws will help, it works as it will carry her sent, & wont wash away so easily if it rains, or blow away in the dust, so she will have a scent trail to follow to find her way back to you in unfamiliar terrain, but she has to WANT to find her way back to you for this to work at all.
Good luck, & dont worry she will settle real soon & the howling will be just a memory..... enjoy your new companion
2007-03-30 01:21:47 · answer #1 · answered by Rockinhippy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably the best thing to do is keep her in for about two months before you let her out completely.
Scratching is a way for cats to get rid of the dead outer layer of the claws, so you should buy a scratching post or something like that for her in the mean time.
all the best with your new cat and I hope that you two will be the best of friends.
2007-04-01 07:30:13 · answer #2 · answered by future_millionairess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep her inside for at lest two weeks. You have to get to know one another. I have two cats and they are only outside in the daytime. They know that the night is for sleeping. No problem with that at all. You just have to "train" her.
For the training part: make regular servings of food (tinn food two times the day, breakfast and evening, and dry food all the time). In the evening around 8-9, give her a heavy meal (maybe a little bit warm). She will be be tired and fall a sleep. Play a lot with her so she uses her energy, so she becomes tired in the evening.
2007-03-30 00:38:54 · answer #3 · answered by Festblues 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you MUST let the cat out I would wait until after you and her have the chance to bond and she had a chance to check everything out around the house and has become familiar with the new surroundings and scents. Let a window open so she can smell the air and get use to the outside scents that are around too. The longer you keep her in, the better the chances of her coming back are.
2007-03-30 03:14:30 · answer #4 · answered by snobuny 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Butter her paws???? Why would you do that??
There can be no intelligent reason to butter a cat's paws, unless you plan to make her help you getting the breakfast ready.
Leave her indoors for at least 4 weeks is what all major rehoming charities suggest, so she makes your home hers and knows she has to go back there, also letting the cat out at night puts her at more risk to be run over.
If you're out all day she has to have a cat flap so that she can come in and out when she needs shelter from danger, there's nothing worse than leaving a cat out on her own all day so that she can't come in. If you ever lost your keys and had to wait outside for the locksmith you know the feeling: multiply for 8 hours and you get the picture of what your cat would go through every day with no cat flap.
Once the 4 weeks have gone by go out with her BEFORE SHE HAD HER FOOD, so you know that if she wanders off by herself she will come back shortly to eat.
Go out with her for the first few days you're letting her out, so she feels protected as she explores her new garden.
After that, just leave the cat flap open so she can come in and out when she likes. LOCK THE CAT FLAP AT NIGHT!
Good luck with your new pet!
2007-03-30 00:55:02 · answer #5 · answered by sandwich 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I got an 18 month old cat from cat protection a couple of months ago and they told me to keep him in for 4 weeks. He cried to go out but I kept him in for the full 4 weeks. He didn't leave the kitchen for 2 weeks so couldn't let him out before as he took a bit longer to settle in. They advised me to let him out in the morning before feeding him so he wouldn't venture too far.
2007-03-30 00:42:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You need to keep her in for at least 2 weeks, if you let her out now she will probably not return to you, she may just get lost or she may get run over..
She needs to know that your house is her home, right now she doesnt so she wont have any reason to find her way back and if she tried she probably wouldnt be able to.
2007-03-30 00:39:33 · answer #7 · answered by Lady Hazy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
continue with the lead for another week taking her out for longer each time then let her out when its a nice day and stay out with her and after 10 mins if she goes out the garden call her back she needs to know ur voice i kept mine in for a week when we moved but this catis new so two weeks she will calm down when she goes out and then once shes settled try getting a flap so she can go out in the day and keep her in at night for longer another 2 weeks after she goes out alone in day
2007-04-01 12:55:01 · answer #8 · answered by Miss Karen Roe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At least two weeks, she needs to get familiarised with her new surroundings. She's probably howling because she hasn't got a clue what's going on, give her lots of attention
2007-03-30 01:20:27 · answer #9 · answered by gemma_florida 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
give them time to settle in 1st i gave mine abut 2 weeks then when i let it out i went with it at 1st as they like the protection, stand with them then try call them back in if they c0me back do again another time then keep doing it a few times then gradually leave them too it then they will be fine.
2007-03-30 00:43:09 · answer #10 · answered by ~*~X~*~Chels~*~X~*~ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋