Thinking about a pussy....
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The mrs wants a kitten... I have no issue with this except we currently live in a first floor flat.
We are looking to move in the next 6-9 months (depending on the market), now I know a kitten needs to stay indoors for the start of it's life, but is it cruel to keep it indoors until we move house.
Failing that, what would the cost be for installing a couple of cat flaps, 1 in the front door (which is glass at the bottom) and more importantly in our heavy duty security front door.
Any thoughts?
We are looking to move in the next 6-9 months (depending on the market), now I know a kitten needs to stay indoors for the start of it's life, but is it cruel to keep it indoors until we move house.
Failing that, what would the cost be for installing a couple of cat flaps, 1 in the front door (which is glass at the bottom) and more importantly in our heavy duty security front door.
Any thoughts?
thatone1967 said:
The mrs wants a kitten... I have no issue with this except we currently live in a first floor flat.
We are looking to move in the next 6-9 months (depending on the market), now I know a kitten needs to stay indoors for the start of it's life, but is it cruel to keep it indoors until we move house.
Failing that, what would the cost be for installing a couple of cat flaps, 1 in the front door (which is glass at the bottom) and more importantly in our heavy duty security front door.
Any thoughts?
It all depends on the great indoor/ outdoor debate. Personally, I would hold off getting a cat until I was in a place that was fairly quiet and had its own access. After a couple of months the kitten will be itching to get outside, and all of mine have become more placid once they have been allowed outside to get rid of their energy. We always pop them in the garden in a cage regularly for up to an hour at a time to allow them to get used to the area, smells, sights etc before they are neutered. Once loose mine stayed in the garden for the first few days which was reassuring so we didn't have to worry about them straying too far. We are looking to move in the next 6-9 months (depending on the market), now I know a kitten needs to stay indoors for the start of it's life, but is it cruel to keep it indoors until we move house.
Failing that, what would the cost be for installing a couple of cat flaps, 1 in the front door (which is glass at the bottom) and more importantly in our heavy duty security front door.
Any thoughts?
The fact you don't have an enclosed garden could mean the kitten will wander more, and do you think you'll have time to sit with them outside in a cage?
Not sure about the logistics of putting a cat flap into a glass door but for us the cost was just for the cat flap itself and the time it took to fit it ourselves.
You shouldn't let a cat out until they are neutered, which generally isn't done until 6 months old. So keeping indoors for another couple months after that isn't going to be an issue.
As for the indoor/ outdoor debate, you'll never get an agreement. I have had cats live both lifestyles and have been contented cats either way! Allowing a cat we took on to star going outdoors (because she wanted to) almost cost her life when she was badly run over, she is permanently scarred across her back as a result. That's a risk you take for them.
As for the indoor/ outdoor debate, you'll never get an agreement. I have had cats live both lifestyles and have been contented cats either way! Allowing a cat we took on to star going outdoors (because she wanted to) almost cost her life when she was badly run over, she is permanently scarred across her back as a result. That's a risk you take for them.
Edited by bexVN on Wednesday 3rd November 11:21
We now have three cats, Black Cat has been with us for 15 months, was completely feral, now spends most of his time inside, unless it's sunny, in which case he'll be asleep on the drive in the sun.
Guz was also a feral cat, and he will be outside most of the day, unless it's windy or rainy, in which case he'll be asleep on the bed.
Peep, our new arrival, also from the 'hood!
, is inside all the time, she goes to the Vet tomorrow for spaying, chipping and injections, then she'll be free to decide like the other two. But she seems to be getting on well with our house rabbits, so I suspect she'll end up in with them.
Guz was also a feral cat, and he will be outside most of the day, unless it's windy or rainy, in which case he'll be asleep on the bed.
Peep, our new arrival, also from the 'hood!
, is inside all the time, she goes to the Vet tomorrow for spaying, chipping and injections, then she'll be free to decide like the other two. But she seems to be getting on well with our house rabbits, so I suspect she'll end up in with them.Gassing Station | All Creatures Great & Small | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff