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What to do - cat needs to be outdoors but I have anal neighbors
I have a cat who loves to be outdoors. I have a neighbor who says my cat
gets on his truck and ruins the finish. Never mind the fact that there are other cats in the neighborhood and that the neighbor has a garage, but chooses not to park his truck in it. If I keep the cat in, she gets very antsy and frustrated. This one neighbor is the only plaintiff. I've thought of some solutions: 1. Tether the cat outside. But she likes to chase critters, and there is a porch with steps, so she could hang herself. 2. Keep her inside anyway. Is this cruel and unusual? She is very unhappy about being made to stay inside. 3. Find a new owner. Any suggestions of how to do that? I live in the Raleigh, NC area. I would want the new owner to allow her outside, or I haven't solved the problem. Thanks for any help offered. |
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I vote for keeping her in. Cats will adapt to anything in time.
As for tying your cat outside, in addition to her possibly hanging herself, she wouldn't be able to escape a predator such as a dog. "offtherack" wrote in message lkaboutpets.com... I have a cat who loves to be outdoors. I have a neighbor who says my cat gets on his truck and ruins the finish. Never mind the fact that there are other cats in the neighborhood and that the neighbor has a garage, but chooses not to park his truck in it. If I keep the cat in, she gets very antsy and frustrated. This one neighbor is the only plaintiff. I've thought of some solutions: 1. Tether the cat outside. But she likes to chase critters, and there is a porch with steps, so she could hang herself. 2. Keep her inside anyway. Is this cruel and unusual? She is very unhappy about being made to stay inside. 3. Find a new owner. Any suggestions of how to do that? I live in the Raleigh, NC area. I would want the new owner to allow her outside, or I haven't solved the problem. Thanks for any help offered. |
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Thanks Kim. That may be what I do. Phil
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"offtherack" wrote in message lkaboutpets.com... I have a cat who loves to be outdoors. I have a neighbor who says my cat gets on his truck and ruins the finish. Never mind the fact that there are other cats in the neighborhood and that the neighbor has a garage, but chooses not to park his truck in it. If I keep the cat in, she gets very antsy and frustrated. This one neighbor is the only plaintiff. I've thought of some solutions: 1. Tether the cat outside. But she likes to chase critters, and there is a porch with steps, so she could hang herself. 2. Keep her inside anyway. Is this cruel and unusual? She is very unhappy about being made to stay inside. 3. Find a new owner. Any suggestions of how to do that? I live in the Raleigh, NC area. I would want the new owner to allow her outside, or I haven't solved the problem. Thanks for any help offered. Make her a safe outdoor enclosure. A couple of treated 2x4s and some hardware cloth and she's got a place she can sit and stare at the birds and breathe the fresh air. |
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"Sunflower" wrote in message ... "offtherack" wrote in message lkaboutpets.com... I have a cat who loves to be outdoors. I have a neighbor who says my cat gets on his truck and ruins the finish. Never mind the fact that there are other cats in the neighborhood and that the neighbor has a garage, but chooses not to park his truck in it. If I keep the cat in, she gets very antsy and frustrated. This one neighbor is the only plaintiff. I've thought of some solutions: 1. Tether the cat outside. But she likes to chase critters, and there is a porch with steps, so she could hang herself. 2. Keep her inside anyway. Is this cruel and unusual? She is very unhappy about being made to stay inside. 3. Find a new owner. Any suggestions of how to do that? I live in the Raleigh, NC area. I would want the new owner to allow her outside, or I haven't solved the problem. Thanks for any help offered. Make her a safe outdoor enclosure. A couple of treated 2x4s and some hardware cloth and she's got a place she can sit and stare at the birds and breathe the fresh air. You could also offer to buy cat repellent for the neighbour and offer to apply it liberally to his property, then both of you monitor the situation to see if it helps. |
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Thanks to all of you for the responses. I love the kitty too much to let
her go. If all else fails, I'll keep her in. Somebody at work suggested getting one of those collar-activated electric fences and stapling it to the top of my fence in the backyard. If it deters her from climbing the fence, she would stay in the back yard. What do you guys think? Have you heard of such a thing working for cats? Phil |
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In article outpets.com,
enlightened us with... Thanks to all of you for the responses. I love the kitty too much to let her go. If all else fails, I'll keep her in. Somebody at work suggested getting one of those collar-activated electric fences and stapling it to the top of my fence in the backyard. If it deters her from climbing the fence, she would stay in the back yard. What do you guys think? Have you heard of such a thing working for cats? Phil My thoughts... 1. These things deliver shocks when a pet crosses (or nears) the boundary, thus preventing them from coming home if they do manage to get out. In the heat of a chase, it happens. 2. They can seriously **** up a dog if the dog isn't trained properly. The dog ends up associating the pain with the wrong behavior (such as moving north or walking with their head up - whatever they were doing at the precise moment they got a shock) or just with the yard in general rather than the boundry. I can't imagine trying to train the cat, who won't understand. I can easily see the cat getting the shock, getting righteously frightened, and cowering under the bed for 2 days. Training involves shocking the animal and has to be done in regimented steps so the animal understands why it is being shocked. Cats don't take well to this. Actually, neither do dogs, but we do it to them anyway. 3. I have yet to see a collar small enough for a cat for these products. The collar has a somewhat heavy transmitter on it. If the collar comes off, you lose the effect. The collar is what shocks the animal. Some dogs are smart enough to know that and get the collar off. Cats aren't stupid. 4. If you love your pet, why would you want to train it using pain? If you have a fully fenced yard, there is a product you can attach to the top of the fence that makes it difficult to climb (it's rounded, smooth, and very hard to get traction on). Search the archives, as I know it's been posted. Look at rec.pets.cats.health+behav, too. -- -- ~kaeli~ User: The word computer professionals use when they mean 'idiot'. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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"offtherack" wrote in message lkaboutpets.com... Thanks to all of you for the responses. I love the kitty too much to let her go. If all else fails, I'll keep her in. Somebody at work suggested getting one of those collar-activated electric fences and stapling it to the top of my fence in the backyard. If it deters her from climbing the fence, she would stay in the back yard. What do you guys think? Have you heard of such a thing working for cats? Phil I don't think the collar-activated electric fences would work with a cat. Here are links to two sites with ideas to "cat-proof" your existing fence. I also have some links for mesh fencing, in case part of your yard is not fenced. Design for do-it-yourself barrier to mount on top of fence (to keep cats in): http://www.lisaviolet.com/cathouse/backyard.html KittyKlips - addition to existing wood fence to prevent cats from climbing in]: http://kittyklips.com/details.htm Note: You will also need to secure the other side of the fence to prevent other cats from entering. Otherwise, your neighbors' cats could enter your yard but then be trapped there. MaryL |
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 14:33:59 -0400, "offtherack"
wrote: I have a cat who loves to be outdoors. All cats love to be outdoors. But no cat NEEDS to be outdoors. Junkies love their heroin. But did they need it before they got hooked? No. I know several cat owners whose cats don't even have the DESIRE to venture outside. Thee cats are very happy to be indoors, with their loving owner. I have a neighbor who says my cat gets on his truck and ruins the finish. Never mind the fact that there are other cats in the neighborhood and that the neighbor has a garage, but chooses not to park his truck in it. Yeah, this is bull****. Your neighbor is a grouch, at least. At worst, he hates cats. If I keep the cat in, she gets very antsy and frustrated. This one neighbor is the only plaintiff. My cats try to run outside every chance they get. They do get out. And they get promptly returned to their domicile. An open door is "freedom" to a critter. But the outdoors is just too dangerous for a cat. I've thought of some solutions: 1. Tether the cat outside. But she likes to chase critters, and there is a porch with steps, so she could hang herself. A porch, or a stoop? If it's a real porch, covered an such, then you could chicken wire it in. Put a screen door at the foot of the steps. Now your porch is a cat run! 2. Keep her inside anyway. Is this cruel and unusual? No, it's not. Keeping a cat indoors is a major constraint, but it is for the best. It is in the best interest of both the cat and the owner. An outdoor cat may be a "happy" cat, but a crack addict is a "happy" user. "Everything is permitted, but not everything is beneficial. Everything is lawful, but I will be mastered by nothing" (I Cor. 6:10) She is very unhappy about being made to stay inside. A young child is very unhappy when corrected (Daddy spanked me when I reached for that hot stove. Mean daddy!). 3. Find a new owner. Any suggestions of how to do that? I live in the Raleigh, NC area. I would want the new owner to allow her outside, or I haven't solved the problem. No, you DON'T want a new owner to let him/her outside, unless it's on an isolated farm, and even then, that's debatable. Thanks for any help offered. Your feline friend already has a good home. Why jeopardize this? IHTH. -- -john wide-open at throttle dot info |
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