On the latter question, a leash has been mentioned, but the image of a leash and a cat just don't seem to fit together in the same way that a dog can be tethered. If a mature cat* is let out during the day, will it come to a call like a dog will? Will it stay with you or go out on its own? (I have only had one cat, and that was 40+ years ago when we lived in an apartment. She was a small Abyssinian and never went outside on her own.)
John
*Fixed female
The barn is pretty secure and will be even more secure next Summer after I make some repairs to the sliding doors. Voles, mice, and an occasional garden snake find their way in. No raccoons or anything bigger, not even birds unless the door is open. The barn has a concrete floor.
By tether, I mean a dog can tolerate a fairly long chain or a chain hooked to a suspended line. I don't like to see that done; although, I might have to do it for training. My neighbor in Cleveland has a cat and two dogs. The cat stays pretty close to the house and dogs. Can a cat be similarly restrained for its own good?
John
We have two cats and they are free roam whenever they are outside. I think the trick to getting them to stay around is getting them as kittens and getting a firm imprint on them that you are there for them and what not.
Our cats come when called and tend to stay rather close to the house and shop at all times.
Personally I would recommend getting two or three barn cats but not more being they like to have company which keeps them close and gives less reasons to roam unless they have too much competition for food and shelter between them.
One is not enough and more than three is too many.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?