helendann
Newbie
Posts: 18
Pets I own: Jemima - tortoiseshell cat, aged about 4
Mae - silver tabby cat, aged about 2
RIP Hamble, aged about 4, who came to us with Jemima, but died from FAT only a year after we adopted her
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Post by helendann on Sept 23, 2015 13:43:46 GMT
Welcome to the forum. I can see you've already had some very good advice off others. I have 7 cats and only 1 of them is an outdoor cat - he was a stray who adopted me. My other 6 cats are indoor and with a large outdoor pen. Years ago I used to let my cats out and when my 8 month old ginger tabby was killed by a car I decided that my cats from then on would be indoor cats, the road outside is so busy. I would keep Mae in a bit longer and when you do let her back out do it when she hasn't been fed so hopefully she will not stay out long before she's hungry. Luckily you live in a quiet area but cats are such a worry when they go out and don't come back. Mae is a lovely silver tabby - I have always wanted a silver tabby! My weakness is torties (I have 2), so I look forward to seeing pics of Jemima. Thank you for the welcome, lotsofcats - still figuring out how this forum works - have just learnt (I hope!) how to link a username, and have (fingers crossed) uploaded some pictures of our girls on the introduction thread. Mae seems quite content to remain inside for some time longer - seriously considering making her an indoor cat, because I'm not sure I will feel confident about letting her out again and couldn't go through the trauma of losing her again! Jemima has always been a very reliable cat - she has quite a small territory, and comes back regularly throughout the day, and we don't let her out after dark.
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Post by lotsofcats on Sept 23, 2015 14:27:28 GMT
Perhaps Mae would be better off as an indoor cat - see if she makes any attempt to go out. If she doesn't like a harness you could try the walking jackets that I use for my lot, they are made by Mynwood and are made to measure and do up with velco and then you can clip an extending lead onto them. I walk my lot around the garden (when I remember I've got the jackets!).
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helendann
Newbie
Posts: 18
Pets I own: Jemima - tortoiseshell cat, aged about 4
Mae - silver tabby cat, aged about 2
RIP Hamble, aged about 4, who came to us with Jemima, but died from FAT only a year after we adopted her
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Post by helendann on Sept 24, 2015 15:24:32 GMT
She often stands at the patio doors, gazing out wistfully, but she's shown no real inclination to go out - unlike Jemima who would literally stand on her hind legs and paw at the glass to be allowed out during her period of confinement when we first got her.
The real problem will come in the summer, when we want to leave the patio doors open, (a) because it's too hot with them closed, and (b) so that Mima can wander in and out (we don't have a cat flap, which would be hard/expensive to fit into patio door glass). But maybe by then Mae will be settled enough that she won't feel inclined to pack her bags and leave!!
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