One of my 2-month old kittens (Tiara, a tortie, so named because of a diamond-shaped brown spot on the top her head), loves to dart out the door when ever I open it. So, in order to keep her inside, I will place her in a pet carrier for a few minutes. If she does get outside , it is nearly impossible to re-capture and place her back in the house. However, when she is READY to come back in, she will sit on the table in front of the sliding window that is used for a cat-door, until I open it up for her. It is ONLY when she is ready that she will voluntarily come back inside. Her other two litter mates do not behave in this manner, in fact, the male (Silver Prince) is very content to stay inside, and almost the same for the other one (Pepper). Speaking of Pepper (a long furred tortie) , she has the longest whiskers and eyebrows of any cat I have seen. They are so long that they curl up on the ends. .
(later) The neighbor came over to ask if I would feed her cats while they were gone. While I was showing off my menagerie, Tiara darted out the door, and she caught her, but not without a struggle. Finally she let her go because of her hand being scratched up. 'Had a battle with Tiara trying to capture her and finally, I gave up. then she was ready to come in a little later. and I gently picked her up without a hastle. But what is even more interesting about this "fight" with a kitten, is that now she doesn't dart out the door any more!
..............wayne
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