my cat is overweight and we bought a collar and leash so we can take him in the backyard. that was just two days ago. and since then i've only taken him out 3 times. but now he meows by the door constantly and begs to go outside. is there a way to fix this problem? or do i just have to deal with it?
2007-04-23 10:03:05 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
You should take him out once or twice a day, always around the same time. He'll learn that he only goes out then and he won't bother you. If you take him out every time he begs, you'll go outside a lot more than you want to.
2007-04-23 10:06:53 · answer #1 · answered by S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi Kristin,
The cat discovered the joys of outdoor life, lol. Thankfully with an owner like you, he will not discover the horrors of it. I am impressed that your cat allows himself to be lead on a leash, that is amazing!! Especially since it was not trained as a kitten. If you can, put him in a harness type of collar. Grins...... my cat actually fell over on her side every time we tried to get her to wear it........ put it on, clunk on her side not moving. Take it off and streaks under the bed, lol. If you can put a harness on the cat, and there is space for you to run a ground wire between two posts in an area that he can't reach any trees, but has shade available, this will provide him a run. My friend taught her cat that when she came home from work, he went out and when she came home from classes in the evening, he went out. They walked around the block. Have you tried feeding him small amounts frequently? Sometimes that works to help lose wt. That and lower calorie cat food.
PS: For "mommy" possibly the cat you think was so dumb, was smarter than the rest, or maybe it was hard of hearing. There could be a lot of reasons that the cat seemed dumb to you.
2007-04-23 10:21:16 · answer #2 · answered by caje 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you live near a main road? Is there anything in your local area that could be a danger to your cat? If not, let your cat out. If you can't take him out more than three times in two days, let him do the work himself. He will come back - just don't feed him before you let him out. He'll come back as soon as he's hungry. If you don't want to let him out alone then you need to play with him more when he's inside so he doesn't get bored. A quick and cheap cat toy is just a pom pom on a piece of string - or tie up the paper tie from the cat litter into a bow - they love chasing and jumping after that sort of thing.
2007-04-23 10:08:36 · answer #3 · answered by miss_blue_47 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With you supervising his outside time, he'll learn about outdoors in a safe way. It's not a problem, the cat sknows it would far rather be outdiirs than inside, is all. Teach him about not going near noisy things like cars, about other cats not being his friends, and he'll be safe from both. You can teach a cat to be safe outside.
2007-04-23 14:50:17 · answer #4 · answered by Unicornrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends how smart he is. I had a cat that was so dumb (lol... I didn't like him), and he didn't even know his own name.. he was the least intelligent cat that I ever had. Now I have 2 cats that are really smart (as most are). In fact my daughters cat is only 8 months old and knows his name and many other words. He also tends to do that loud me ow and bellering, as I call it. But he is smart enough that I can say 'QUIET' and spray him with a water bottle. He will stop. But if your cat doesn't understand alot of words or what it is for, then it would be mean... but he can be taught 'quiet'
2007-04-23 10:07:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your cat is just seeing how far he can push you !
As someone else said : get him accustomed to a certain time and routine and you should be OK.
REMEMBER!
To a DOG you're his family!
To a CAT you're his servants!
Cats are also territorial. He probably wants to keep marking the ground that he's explored and see if he can protect it.
Carry on taking him out at fixed times.
AND you'll BOTH get exercise !
2007-04-24 02:12:25 · answer #6 · answered by Vincent A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cat probally loves it outside and watns to be out more. I am guessing that it has never been out much until then. SO either take it out more or deal with it begging. Good luck
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2007-04-23 10:08:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ignore him. Don't ever take him out when he meows. DO take him out when he is quiet. Eventually he will learn that meowing at the door is not going to get him out. If that doesn't work, start squirting him with a squirt gun when he does it, but it shouldn't come to this. Most cats won't keep going with the meowing if they know they won't get what they want, but it takes some time.
2007-04-23 10:11:15 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
sorry hun, yuo just opened pandoras box. most cats are fine in the house, until you let them out. now you will have to deal with the meowing and scratching at the door, even sneaking out. i had this problem when i was younger, my dad let my cats out. and one never came back, so be careful when letting the out. keep them supervised
2007-04-23 10:11:23 · answer #9 · answered by Sara 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't have taken him outside in the first place (I am guessing this is a inside cat)
Cats are wild animals by nature, and once they get a taste of the outdoors, the predator w/in comes out.
Find another way to help him lose weight so he can stay indoors. And whenever he meows to go out, squirt him w/a water bottle.
2007-04-23 10:07:33 · answer #10 · answered by Rhi 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋