Put a cat flap in the door to your yard. I would suggest getting one with a
magnetically operated catch otherwise you may encounter the problem (as I
did) of stray cats appearing in your house whenever they like. Another plus
with these kind of cat flaps is that you can totally lock them at night so
your cat can't get out at all.

Jeannie

"rob" wrote in message
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Hi All,

I'm about to go insane - our cat will not shut up. He's taken to meowing,
literally, once every 2 seconds or so for up to an hour at a time or more
in
an effort to get me to let him outside. He was an indoor cat for a long
time
until we moved to a house with a back yard that we could completely close
off. Now, he wants nothing but to be outside, all the time. Morning, noon
&
night he meows... constantly. It's like his brain is stuck in some endless
loop. He is neither ill nor injured, btw. We never let him out when he is
meowing, only when he's quiet & pleasant - it's our feeble attempt at
positive reinforcement. We're also attempting negative reinforcement
(squirt
him with a water pistol, soak his tail in the bath, tether him to the
furniture, etc, when he meows constantly), but nothing is working. We're
half starting to consider options like a shock collar or even de-meowing
surgery. Those are the last things we'd want to do, but honestly, we are
at
the end of our rope. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance...


Rob