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Well, here goes.........
A few years back, I had a stray cat show up at my door on a cold early winter day. Long story short, I let her in to warm up gave her some food and water and she disappeared down into my basement. The next morning I went to check on her and there she was nursing a litter of kittens. THANKS!! I wound up finding homes for all of them but one. An extremely friendly black kitty. We bonded very quick, and he was with me for about 3 years. From a very early age, he had a very strong will to get outside, I did everything I could think of to contain him indoors, but he kept bolting past me when I would let the dogs out, etc. He had all kinds of cat toys, a huge cat condo, top notch diet, yet he still had a powerful urge to be an outdoor cat. I wasn't having that.
About 8 months ago, he hid under the coffee table and when I opened the door he was gone like a bolt of lightning. Not a thing I could do about it. The stress I went through when he did not return made me literally sick to my stomach.
Now I have rescued a new kitty, and guess what? She is doing the exact same things my last cat started to do at an early age. Always trying to run out any open door as soon as it opens. She was a feral, but a more naturally friendly, affectionate, well adjusted kitty she could not be. So what can I do? I cannot bear to think she may bolt the same as my last cat did, ANY SUGGESTIONS?? She loves it here, but we all know what curiosity did to the cat!!
A few years back, I had a stray cat show up at my door on a cold early winter day. Long story short, I let her in to warm up gave her some food and water and she disappeared down into my basement. The next morning I went to check on her and there she was nursing a litter of kittens. THANKS!! I wound up finding homes for all of them but one. An extremely friendly black kitty. We bonded very quick, and he was with me for about 3 years. From a very early age, he had a very strong will to get outside, I did everything I could think of to contain him indoors, but he kept bolting past me when I would let the dogs out, etc. He had all kinds of cat toys, a huge cat condo, top notch diet, yet he still had a powerful urge to be an outdoor cat. I wasn't having that.
About 8 months ago, he hid under the coffee table and when I opened the door he was gone like a bolt of lightning. Not a thing I could do about it. The stress I went through when he did not return made me literally sick to my stomach.
Now I have rescued a new kitty, and guess what? She is doing the exact same things my last cat started to do at an early age. Always trying to run out any open door as soon as it opens. She was a feral, but a more naturally friendly, affectionate, well adjusted kitty she could not be. So what can I do? I cannot bear to think she may bolt the same as my last cat did, ANY SUGGESTIONS?? She loves it here, but we all know what curiosity did to the cat!!