He wants to go outside, but after 14 years in Brooklyn, he very well knows that he cannot. I relate to his sense of adventure, but I love him too much to simply let him run off into the wild.
He understands, rightly, that it is not for mere peasants to question the will of the gods, especially furry ones.
Oh, he’s extremely brilliant. I don’t fault him for that.
My 17 year old girl got out a few weeks ago. I got out of the shower and went into the kitchen for some water, saw a fucking snake on the floor. I freaked the fuck out and ran out to get a neighbor and left the door open. Old girl went out while I was getting my neighbor to help. She comes strolling in the front door after a lap around the house before I even noticed she was gone. She acted so natural and casual. I couldn’t even be mad, that was on me and she took the opportunity 😂😂
They yearn to cause chaos; they are entropy machines.
My cat is 17:and let her outside now, she loves it. Now we’re on 1/3 of an acre and the joy she has just laying in the sun and walking around gives her tons of joy. She’s too old to hunt or hop fences so she is no danger to other wildlife or to herself trying to expand her boundaries.
Time to go be that weirdo with a cat on a leash.
I did pick him up and take him on a little walk around the yard, but no leash. I was just holding him
Not ready to get that weird yet…
When I first moved from an aparement to a house, I got mine a gps tracker, after 3 months I let him roam freely without any tracking (He was 10y/o when we moved).
Nowadays, when we travel womewhere, I make him weak just a smart tag, less bulky and the battery lasts a lifetime.
Good luck
good luck
Doing what, destroying your local ecology?
Be a weirdo! Also take your cat out on a leash!
Best to start when they are young, earlier the better and they just get used to it. Don’t expect to actually walk them as you will probably just end up standing there while they smell stuff or roll around on the ground. I have a catio now and walk mine less but they love it.
Not all cats take to the leash. I got a harness for Ozzy when he was about 9 months old because he was always trying to sneak out the back door when we would open it to go outside. But the second I put the harness on him, he would always go into “freeze” mode and lay on his belly, despite many attempts at training. So instead, I built him a catio accessible via a pet door. He spends a lot of time out there watching the birds and squirrels and sniffing the air. He still tries to sneak out the door, but I feel less bad about not letting him out.
fun fact, outside cats are responsible for devastating many species of ground nesting animals! they kill a ton of wildlife for fun and don’t have a lot of natural predators that can control them. so, keeping them indoors is better for the environment.
Not a very “fun” fact, but a very good reason why I always keep my cats indoors.
His name is Finley. And he is my dearest baby.
I’ll never have kids, but I have him ❤️
And he has you!
The desire for freedom is built into the wild parts of all creatures.
My cat was feral. Once I gave her a safe home she decided there’s no reason to ever go out to that scary place again.
Human interpretation of animal behavior is fascinating.
What is there to interpret? I leave the door open and she just sits there looking and smelling, but has no desire to go out. When I take her out she b-lines it straight back inside. She can be inside and if she sees a cow she comes running to me to hide. Its just a cow, slow and vegetarian. There’s no interpretation, my cat desires safety and security.
Super interesting. I didn’t know cats could revert from being feral.
I can’t say that she did revert. Her behavior would be better explained that way. She grew up in the streets and was looking for a safe place to live, which is how I got her. She tried to make our machine shop her home. Outside is was constant competition for food and space. I gave her that and she decided to trust me. So now we’re just feral together.
My cat won’t go out even when I leave the door open.
How wise
