advise

[kanappers]

hello again,
i want to ask for some advise. my kitten is about 3 to 4 months old .
i live in apartments and i let her out twice already. the first time she was out for a while , untill i opened the door , then she came running and crying back home. the nextime was tonight, but she did not want to come in. i had to go chse and grab her. i want her to be an indoor cat, and never wandering too far, or not comming back. i have only had her for a week. did i let her out too early? or what should i do to keep her to be home more than be outside? should i wait till she's older or....????????????????? does anyone have advise?

 

[Blank123]

Is there any particular reason you want to let her out?

I have two indoor cats, which we never let outside, and they're perfectly happy that way. There have been a few occasions where my male cat has sneaked out of the house but he never goes more than three feet from the door, because he's simply not used to being outside, and it scares him to be out of the house. but I digress hehe.

if you intend to let her be an indoor/outdoor cat like yougr post seems to suggest, then my advice would be to wait about a month or two, so she'll get used to her surroundings inside and come to see that as home, and then slowly introduce her to the outside world.

 

[sjanae76]

From the age of 2-9 weeks, cats need to be socialized. During that time it is good to expose them to many different things, so thay they become well-adjusted animals.

I took a class that taught about socialization, but that was a couple of years ago. I can't remember a lot. I'm sure if you did a search for cat socialization, you can find out more.

 

[kanappers]

thank you so much for the advise . the reason i wanted her to go out was only to go and eat grass ,i think it helps them with their stomach but if i don't have to let her out i rather not. i do live in big appartments and theres alot of mean animal haters. i would really like my cat to be affraid to go out like yours little_tigress.

 

[Blank123]

if you want her to eat grass, many pet stores will sell grass in a pot thats already been sprouted, or you could pick up some grass seeds and grow it yourself