Yes, but since all of mine were feral rescues, I assumed that somewhere in their little catty brains they were comparing inside (food provided, warm, safe, cuddles) with their last memory of outside (hungry and cold) and deciding to play it safe.
I have woods out back, but a street in front makes me not comfortable with letting them outside, so I also have not attempted to lure them out.
They do very much enjoy sitting in front of the storm door and *watching* the outside, especially at summer dusk when the raccoons come up and they can hiss and stare at each other in perfect safety.
Huh. I wonder... The girls came from the Humane Society, and I was told they were littermates. I assumed someone had brought them in, but I wonder if they were feral kittens.
The only other two feral cats I've ever had both loved the great outdoors. AAMOF, they both insisted on being able to go outside.
I'm not sure I can deal with two full-time indoor cats for the long term, though. I guess we'll see what we'll see.
Oh, my condo association would be just thrilled, I'm sure.
The way the backyards are set up, the landscape guys have to be able to push the mower across everyone's back yard in order to reach everyone's back yard.
But mostly, that's not the sort of outdoor improvement they're going to approve of.
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Date: 2012-03-05 03:11 am (UTC)I have woods out back, but a street in front makes me not comfortable with letting them outside, so I also have not attempted to lure them out.
They do very much enjoy sitting in front of the storm door and *watching* the outside, especially at summer dusk when the raccoons come up and they can hiss and stare at each other in perfect safety.
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Date: 2012-03-05 03:16 am (UTC)The only other two feral cats I've ever had both loved the great outdoors. AAMOF, they both insisted on being able to go outside.
I'm not sure I can deal with two full-time indoor cats for the long term, though. I guess we'll see what we'll see.
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Date: 2012-03-05 06:09 pm (UTC)In my experience, indoor-only cats pick up fewer fleas, and get killed by fewer things...
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Date: 2012-03-05 06:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-06 03:17 am (UTC)...no?
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Date: 2012-03-06 03:29 am (UTC)The way the backyards are set up, the landscape guys have to be able to push the mower across everyone's back yard in order to reach everyone's back yard.
But mostly, that's not the sort of outdoor improvement they're going to approve of.
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Date: 2012-03-07 01:03 am (UTC)