Hey everyone,
I was wondering whether anyone had any advice about letting Mackerel outside for the first time.
I live near a nature reserve, so I'm not really terribly happy about letting her outside- there are lots of birds and things around but I figure if I put some bells on her she hopefully wont do too much damage. There are other cats who roam around outside and so I know that they're okay... Mackerel's six or seven months old and microchipped with a collar so she should be fine.
I'm letting her out because she frequently escapes when I'm coming in and out of the house and she LOVES it outside.
I've never had a cat before, so this is the first time I'm going to be letting one outside.
So - what do I have to do to make sure that she knows where to come back?
I don't have a cat flap, so will she just let me know when she wants to come in?
Is there anything else I need to know?
Thanks for your help everyone. :-)
I was wondering whether anyone had any advice about letting Mackerel outside for the first time.
I live near a nature reserve, so I'm not really terribly happy about letting her outside- there are lots of birds and things around but I figure if I put some bells on her she hopefully wont do too much damage. There are other cats who roam around outside and so I know that they're okay... Mackerel's six or seven months old and microchipped with a collar so she should be fine.
I'm letting her out because she frequently escapes when I'm coming in and out of the house and she LOVES it outside.
I've never had a cat before, so this is the first time I'm going to be letting one outside.
So - what do I have to do to make sure that she knows where to come back?
I don't have a cat flap, so will she just let me know when she wants to come in?
Is there anything else I need to know?
Thanks for your help everyone. :-)