How To Keep An Indoor Cat From Running Out The Door

Alright i have two indoor cats.

How to keep an indoor cat from running out the door.

To keep your cat from running out the door give your cat a treat before you open the door so it s distracted while you leave. Help your cat associate one door with going outside. Keep your cat safe by enclosing your balcony with chicken wire or other screening material or check out the ready made kits from cat fence in. If you have a cat who consistently darts for the door when it s being opened distract him.

You can also try getting him used to a harness and take him out on scheduled walks or offer a fenced cat safe area. Indoor cats in particular need to spend time each day interactively playing to use up the energy they would have expended hunting if they were feral. Throw some treats into the hallway behind you before you leave or ahead of you when you enter. Anyway my one cat always tries to run out the door.

When your cat follows you to the door baker says to smack the heck out of the door and even yell at the door a little while you re at it. Something like this with suction cups is great. Pick a door you want your cat to use such as the back door side door or whichever door you use the least. Retraining your door darting cat.

Even if socks comes barreling right to the door as you open it she will come face to face with the closed pet gate. Chances are kitty is right there waiting for you as soon as he hears your key in the lock. The easiest to install and use is a pet gate to block your cat at the door. Put on your cat s harness near that door and only let your cat out through that door.

I live in a town home and do not want someone to possibly take my cats or get sick from the feral cat running around if they were to go outside. There are things that can help you keep your cat inside though. It s probably very typical for you to bend down and greet your cat as soon as you open the door. Mostly because people dont pay attention when he is coming towards them and they dont close the door just stand there with it open.

Our cats at the sf spca love these. First stop giving your cat any attention at the door. Additionally avoid greeting your cat when you come through the door since it will associate the door with getting affection from you. Your cat should associate that door with going outside and stop darting for any open door.

A gate goes a long way toward thwarting attempts to dart out when you are entering or exiting your home. Attach a rolled up newspaper to the door. Another suggestion from baker to keep a cat from going outside. Use a laser pointer to distract cats who respond to it.