Just had a scary situation with my cats. Got them as kittens last 8/03; we let them out in the morning for a few hours, then they are in the rest of the day.
Today I heard barking and saw two dogs loose while my cats were out. I shooed the dogs aways then looked for my cats. I found one 40 feet up a tree, got her down with help from a neighbor with an extention latter. I went looking for the other and found her up a tree on the end of a tree limb in a neighbors yard. With help from another neighbor, I got her down.
I don't want to go through this again, and was wondering if I would encounter any problems making them indoor cats (other than knowing they will cry to go out). They use a scatching post indoors and are both very sociable. My wife is always afraid something might happen when they are outside , she would have been "beside herself" if she was home and I wasn't.
Thanks for your thoughts!
Today I heard barking and saw two dogs loose while my cats were out. I shooed the dogs aways then looked for my cats. I found one 40 feet up a tree, got her down with help from a neighbor with an extention latter. I went looking for the other and found her up a tree on the end of a tree limb in a neighbors yard. With help from another neighbor, I got her down.
I don't want to go through this again, and was wondering if I would encounter any problems making them indoor cats (other than knowing they will cry to go out). They use a scatching post indoors and are both very sociable. My wife is always afraid something might happen when they are outside , she would have been "beside herself" if she was home and I wasn't.
Thanks for your thoughts!