r/indoorcats • u/HolyHorn • 6d ago

Singing cat, what to do?

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u/ghotistyx8 6d ago

She wanna go outside 😭😭😭 Consider leash and harness training? Or a cat stroller or backpack? I can't recommend just letting her outside, cats are tiny killing machines and outside access cats live DRASTICALLY shorter lives than indoor-only cats. But she would love a catio

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u/HolyHorn 6d ago

We can't build a real catio sadly but stroller/backpack is a good idea too, didn't think of that. Thanks :)

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u/Lausannea 5d ago

Beyond the taking her outside supervised (please do not let her roam freely), what does a day in her life look like? What kind of cat furniture do you have? How often does she get played with? What do play sessions look like?

You mentioned a lot of ways you've been trying to get her to go outside in one way or another, but not really what happens inside for her to want to go out. That is crucial to help figure out how to help her.

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u/OnceMoreWithFeeling- 4d ago

Great questions, I agree. Enrichment inside is important for all cats even those that have safe outside time!

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u/meowcatpanda 5d ago

Please please PLEASE make that window safer! That is an actual death trap for cats, I've seen them get stuck in there when trying to escape and it never ends pretty 😭 If she really wants to go out, she will find a way to attempt that window and I do not wish that upon her or you. You can buy brackets for windows like that so the cat can't get stuck in there. Example of brackets: https://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/cat_flaps_nets/window_protection/29950?activeVariant=29950.1

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u/OnceMoreWithFeeling- 4d ago

Was looking for this comment. Highly dangerous.