He wants outside so badly...

[emily_the_spoiled]

If you have a patio or something like that can you maybe create an enclosure for him so he can be outside but not "free"?

[Quinn's Mom]

If you have a patio or something like that can you maybe create an enclosure for him so he can be outside but not "free"?

I wish! That would have been my preferred option # 1. We're on the ground floor with no patio. If I could let him into a screened area, I know we'd both be ecstatic! He hangs out on our upstairs neighbor's deck a lot, but it's not secure and about ten feet off the ground. I caught him jumping down into the hedgerow once and thought I was going to have a heart attack right there on the spot. He was fine though, and happy as always, with no idea why I was freaking.

[emily_the_spoiled]

Maybe your neighbor would be very understanding and let you put something like that on their balcony????

[Freedom]

My first cat, Mr. Amber Cat, (RB), was an outdoor loner guy. Once I scooped him up and brought him in, that was it, he had to sty in. Well, like yours, he was very vocal that this was NOT his choice!

I got the leash and harness and got him used to that. We HAD to walk around the building twice every day, rain, snow, ice, cold, did not matter. he would NOT stop yowling until we went. I got one of those retractable leashes. He insisted I stay at the very end. This was HIS time to be a "tiger in the wild," and he didn't want his "mommy" standing too close. If my shoes crunched on the gravel, he would turn and give me a look you know the kind. I learned to walk very quietly! We did this for 8 years! It was a struggle at first, battle of the wills, but he learned he wasn't to go out with out that harness on!

[catmandu]

TUBSTER PANTHER STILL WANTS OUT, AND WILL CREATE HAVOC UNTIL HE GETS HIS WISH.
HES NOT REALLY COMFORTABLE WITH THE FOUND CATS SO HE SPENDS A LOT OF TIME IN THECELLAR. I HAVE THE FEELING HE GOES TO HIS OLD HOME AND GETS FOOD FROM THEM TOO, HES NOBODYS FOOL.
IM COOL , MAN.

[Medusa]

How long have you had him? My RB Peeka and Boo were farm cats when I got them and used to being outdoors. Boo absolutely LOVED the outdoors and tried several times to escape, once successfully. All I can tell you is that the longer they stayed in, NO EXCEPTIONS, the more accustomed they became to it. Now it's no longer an issue. I hope this helps.

[Catlady711]

Forgive me if this was mentioned or asked already and I missed it.

Is the cat neutered? This time of year female cats go in heat and a tomcat will tend to yowl and want out very badly to 'date' them.

[Quinn's Mom]

How long have you had him? My RB Peeka and Boo were farm cats when I got them and used to being outdoors. Boo absolutely LOVED the outdoors and tried several times to escape, once successfully. All I can tell you is that the longer they stayed in, NO EXCEPTIONS, the more accustomed they became to it. Now it's no longer an issue. I hope this helps.

We found him and his sister abandoned just off of a busy road, when they were about eight weeks old. We took them to the vet and they were healthy, although ridden with fleas and worms, but those are so easily remedied. Now, they're almost three years old, so we've had them from the very beginning. The female is too much of a 'princess' to go outside. We've let her walk outside, and usually within six skeptical steps she flees for the safety of her home. It's goofy how exactly opposite they are, yet they are clearly from the same litter.

I'm going to try to work with the leash and harness again. Mayhaps his initial misgivings have subsided. We did it successfully for about two months before he refused to walk with it anymore.