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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / May 2006Indoor/outdoor to indoor ONLY
I have 2 cats that I'm sick of plucking ticks off them when they come in from playing outdoors. My husband & I want to convert them to indoor only. Does anyone experienced this issue and have any tips on doing this? Provide them with many toys and window seats in the house. You can also train them to harnesses so they can be walked outside with you. You will need patience in changing them over..... Gail >I have 2 cats that I'm sick of plucking ticks off them when they come > in from playing outdoors. My husband & I want to convert them to > indoor only. Does anyone experienced this issue and have any tips on > doing this? : I have 2 cats that I'm sick of plucking ticks off them when they come : in from playing outdoors. My husband & I want to convert them to : indoor only. Does anyone experienced this issue and have any tips on : doing this? I converted my last two cats from indoor/outdoor to indoor only. It wasn't hard at all. I simply refused to allow them to go outside. They weren't happy about it at first but they got over it in time.  Signature------------------- Keep working millions on welfare depend on you >I have 2 cats that I'm sick of plucking ticks off them when they come > in from playing outdoors. My husband & I want to convert them to > indoor only. Does anyone experienced this issue and have any tips on > doing this? Just don't let them out. If you want, take them out on a harness and leash. It has been almost 1 week since I've let them out. I'm about to crack! All they do is cry. The weather is finally nice so I've opened the windows which allows them many choices to sit in and observe the outdoors but I feel as though I'm teasing them by doing this. I don't want to just give in to them but I can't take the crying either. > It has been almost 1 week since I've let them out. I'm about to crack! > All they do is cry. The weather is finally nice so I've opened the > windows which allows them many choices to sit in and observe the > outdoors but I feel as though I'm teasing them by doing this. I don't > want to just give in to them but I can't take the crying either. Hang tough. After a while they will not even remember going out. Do they try to dart out? If so, keep a coffee can of marbles by the door and shake it at them when you open the door. You are doing the best thing you could ever do for your cats. They will be happier soon. Distract them with toys and food! Bless you for keeping them safe. This is the hard part, it will get much easier. > It has been almost 1 week since I've let them out. I'm about to crack! Yes, you know.. if you give heed to their crying, if they see it bothers you I think they will keep it up... If you ignore it and try not to send any body language in their direction, like children you will whip them on a mental level why not get a real ugly halloween mask and sneak outside, then terrorize them in every window... then they will know why you keep them inside > It has been almost 1 week since I've let them out. I'm about to crack! > All they do is cry. The weather is finally nice so I've opened the > windows which allows them many choices to sit in and observe the > outdoors but I feel as though I'm teasing them by doing this. I don't > want to just give in to them but I can't take the crying either. They will get used to being indoors. You have to be very patient. > They will get used to being indoors. You have to be very patient. you don't like my idea get one of the neighbors to troll the house with a real scary mask on... scare the crap out of the cats.. they won't want nothing to do with going back outside they'll be parked under things towards the center of the house, talking bout "did you see that?, what was that?" > > They will get used to being indoors. You have to be very patient. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > "did you see that?, what was that?" The "Psycho" Guide to Cat Training, eh? It might work, but I bet they would be awfully nervous for a lonnnng time. > It has been almost 1 week since I've let them out. I'm about to crack! > All they do is cry. The weather is finally nice so I've opened the > windows which allows them many choices to sit in and observe the > outdoors but I feel as though I'm teasing them by doing this. I don't > want to just give in to them but I can't take the crying either.>> Why have you decided to keep them in all the time? Alison |
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