Is it possible to teach my next cat road sense?

Kimberley

lowis wrote: »

Lady A - it's ok, you aren't as mad as this....:) these are quite popular in America - cat strollers. i would love to have the bottle to walk through the City with my two in one of these

OMG I wish I had the bottle to do that

I saw one of them prams in my local pet shop

Kimberley

LADY_A wrote: »

this may sound silly but maybe try a harness...and try teaching a simular way to a dog? obviously not 'sit', but maybe pull cat back with harness if he/she attempts to just cross a road?

sounds mad when i read it back!!! lol

I took my Oscar out on his harness when my other Bengal went missing to see if she would come out of hiding when she saw him and the looks on peoples faces

LADY_A_5

my sister saw pic of kitten im trying to aquire, and said he will fit perfectly in my gucci bag! she said i can just see it..lolol i said im gettin a harness and she :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
i dont care what others think! i think there great...but strollers?? comon thats ott!

lowis

i love the look on the cat's face in that picture, he is so saying to his owner "!!!!!!, what the HELL do you think you are doing woman!"

retrocircles

whenever i hear this question, my mind responds with 'when will cat owners get that cat's aren't actually meant to be left outdoors alone?'

leaving cats outdoors for long periods of time is an old wives tale. cats who are left outside for hours will spend 90% of the time looking for food and/or shelter.

i have 5 indoor cats. they go out rarely, for no longer than an hour. they are trained to not leave the back garden. my mum has 4 indoor cats that are trained to go outside twice a day to use the toilet.

i rarely hear about cats that live over 5 years old that go outside, or that haven't had a serious accident. not to mention the endless fleas and other diseases! as a child i had 2 cats, both outdoor cats, neither lived past 2 years old, both run over outside out home. our next cat was an indoor cat, she's still alive & is 14 years old.

UKTigerlily

retrocircles wrote: »

whenever i hear this question, my mind responds with 'when will cat owners get that cat's aren't actually meant to be left outdoors alone?'

leaving cats outdoors for long periods of time is an old wives tale. cats who are left outside for hours will spend 90% of the time looking for food and/or shelter.

i have 5 indoor cats. they go out rarely, for no longer than an hour. they are trained to not leave the back garden. my mum has 4 indoor cats that are trained to go outside twice a day to use the toilet.

i rarely hear about cats that live over 5 years old that go outside, or that haven't had a serious accident. not to mention the endless fleas and other diseases! as a child i had 2 cats, both outdoor cats, neither lived past 2 years old, both run over outside out home. our next cat was an indoor cat, she's still alive & is 14 years old.

Hmm hate to say it but it doesn't sound like you know much about cats :rolleyes:
My cat is currently 10 1/2 & i've had cats for 24yrs & only 2 were killed by cars out of over 20. ALL lived past 5, way past 5. None have had issues with diseases or fleas, if you vaccinate & neuter there's no reason for them too.

1sue23

retrocircles wrote: »

whenever i hear this question, my mind responds with 'when will cat owners get that cat's aren't actually meant to be left outdoors alone?'

leaving cats outdoors for long periods of time is an old wives tale. cats who are left outside for hours will spend 90% of the time looking for food and/or shelter.

i have 5 indoor cats. they go out rarely, for no longer than an hour. they are trained to not leave the back garden. my mum has 4 indoor cats that are trained to go outside twice a day to use the toilet.

i rarely hear about cats that live over 5 years old that go outside, or that haven't had a serious accident. not to mention the endless fleas and other diseases! as a child i had 2 cats, both outdoor cats, neither lived past 2 years old, both run over outside out home. our next cat was an indoor cat, she's still alive & is 14 years old.

My cats have all been outdoor cats and all have lived into their 20s ,Scamp puss my ginger tom is now in his late teens and spends most of his time outside.

Kimberley

I do think we should do what Australia has and thats ban stray cats, we have with dogs. When I was a kid we had stray dogs wandering around and that was soon outlawed so why not cats? This would solve all these unwanted kittens coming along and ease the rescues with strays.
This would force people to keep their cats indoors. I don't have an issue with other people letting their cats out if they did the right thing and spayed/neuture them BEFORE but most don't and then fret when their cat comes home pregnant.

lowis

well i had 6 outdoor cats and 5 of them lived to 12, 14, 15, 17 and 21. The one who didn't reach such a grand old age, was run over by my brother who had borrowed my car...she knew my car and she used to run out into the road outside our house to greet me when i drove into our driveway so i would slow down accordingly, sadly my brother didn't know to do this and accidently hit her, she still reached 11 years old though.

i now have indoor cats, one reached 12, and the two i have left are 13 and 14 years old.

DKLS

Kimberley wrote: »

Sadly when you let cats out to roam free there is always a risk that they will be killed on the roads. The only sure way of protecting them is to cat proof your garden or build a cat pen, which is what I have done. I'd always have indoor cats, they have as much a happy life as ones who roam free, If you keep a kitten indoors from the start the cat doesn't know any different, although it would be harder for a rescue who was previously let out to become an indoor cat.

Goodluck with your new cats and sorry for your loss.

After a lengthy discussion with Oh last night we have decided to go with your solution Kimberley, My new Havana Kitts will be house cats, and I will invest in an out door house and run. As securing the garden isnt feasible due to size.

Am not prepared to lose another cat in the same manner.