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Post by jen4579 on Oct 16, 2013 9:57:16 GMT
Im sorry if this is a duplicate or posted in the wrong place I also didn't know how to title it sorry I need some help or advice please.
We had our now cat (one this month! gone too quick!) since December, in June we started letting him out he goes out the back door and plays in the gardens and to the back of the garden obviously as it was summer/spring we kept the door open as it was reasonably warm now its getting colder we really need to start shutting the back door but our poor cat likes to come in and out when he pleases with the door being open he has that choice we now worry that if we shut the door we wont hear him meowing or he'll freak out at the door being closed the reason why we worry he wont be heard is because (please bare with me as this part gets pretty confusing as its hard to explain) we live in a house that has a through room down stairs rather than a front room and back room a window by the back door is positioned on the back of the through room he has a very quiet meow and although we have a through room we "live" in the front of the house not by the window were he would meow to come in so we worry we wont hear him we don't want him locked outside when he wants to come and go obviously we will call him in if rains/cold/meal times/night time but I do not want to wait for these circumstances for him to be able to come in as he may want to come in sooner how can I make sure we hear him meowing he can jump up on outside window sill (we would see him as the back room window is within our eyeline but we don't know whether he would do that. Does anyone have advice. I hope this makes sense im not very good at explaining this situation. |
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Post by lotsofcats on Oct 16, 2013 12:49:56 GMT
It would probably be much easier for you and cat if you get a catflap installed. I'm sure if you don't hear the cat meow at the door or window he will soon learn to go to another window where he can see you and attract your attention - cats are very quick to learn how to do that. When he is out in the back garden pick him up a few times and put him on the windowsill and tell him he is a good boy and hopefully he will get used to that. You will then spot him in the window when he wants to come in. Let us know how you get on.
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Post by tonib on Oct 16, 2013 22:53:21 GMT
Welcome to the forum jen4579, hope you enjoy it here & and can get the advice you need. I'm Toni with 4 rescue cats aged 4-14, all of whom are allowed out and like lotsofcats suggested to you we use a catflap. There are a variety of catflaps available. If your cat's microchipped then there are a couple that will read his chip Staywell's PetPorte (which unfortunately doesn't read one rarely used type of chip but 3 of our 4 cats have them!) & Sureflap which has 2 sizes and is battery operated If he isn't chipped then there are others that will work on tags attached to a collar. We've used the non chip ones from Staywell & now use the Sureflap Pet door (the larger of the 2) as it will still work if they lose a collar & also our Penny gets a bald neck if she wears a collar. They'll all fit into a door & most can be fitted into a wall or even glass but if the glass is double glazed then it needs to be fitted when the unit is made & not put into an existing one (issues with the glass cutting etc.) I agree with lotsofcats that if you can't do that then your cat will find some way to attract your attention. I think one forum member ( littlekitty I think) has set up a sensor that triggers if their cat comes near the door so they can let it in. |
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Post by littlekitty on Oct 18, 2013 14:53:01 GMT
My OH set up some sort of sensor that goes off when my 2 are outside and when they go near it it will make a noise to let us know they want in. We only use this at night as they have access to a flap which we lock at night.
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Post by migsy on Oct 18, 2013 15:20:41 GMT
Sensors are a good idea,there used to be some that sound inside the house as well as lighting up outside.Good luck in finding a solution,as you don't want your cat left outside when it's dark and raining.
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Post by heartpawprints on Oct 18, 2013 19:19:30 GMT
Think a cat flap is the way to go. Not to scare you but don't rely on your cat being able to jump up to the window sill to let you know they want to be let in. Tia (RIP) always used to jump on the kitchen window sill to let me know that she wanted to be let in (this was before I had a cat flap) but one time she was making a lot of noise and she couldn't have jumped up as she was badly injured.
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