We have a five year old female cat who is an indoor & outdoor cat. In winter she spends about 70% of her time indoors and in summer about 25% of her time indoors. She basically comes and goes as she pleases through the door with family members. She has all her meals & snacks indoors regardless of the season. She has no litter box and is happy to go outside when the need arises. She loves being outdoors but also loves sleeping inside for many hours. It is currently summer where we live.
However, we now believe that a family member has developed quite a bad allergic reaction to her prevalent indoor fur. Over the past couple of days we have tried to gently reduce the number times she is allowed indoors and started feeding her on the porch. She is not happy about this and today she managed to slip past us and ran into the bathtub and urinated. She has never done this before.
She is obviously stressed about this situation and we are as well. We have to consider the health of our family, but also do not want to upset her if it can be helped.
How do we best accustom her to start spending her time outdoors without causing such stress?
Thanks for any suggestions.
However, we now believe that a family member has developed quite a bad allergic reaction to her prevalent indoor fur. Over the past couple of days we have tried to gently reduce the number times she is allowed indoors and started feeding her on the porch. She is not happy about this and today she managed to slip past us and ran into the bathtub and urinated. She has never done this before.
She is obviously stressed about this situation and we are as well. We have to consider the health of our family, but also do not want to upset her if it can be helped.
How do we best accustom her to start spending her time outdoors without causing such stress?
Thanks for any suggestions.