Hi!
My 6 month old cat behaves exceptionally well inside. There's a really close bond between me and her. She's affectionate and is well behaved.
Occasionally i let her outside under my close supervision. She loves to play around in the yard (which is fenced and virtually impossible for her to get out)
The problem is : It's IMPOSSIBLE to get her back in! I let her outside for half an hour, and when i try to pick her up to bring her inside, she runs away. She just won't let me pick her up. It takes at least 5-10 minutes to get her in. This one time, it took a ridiculous 25 minutes to get her in. I had to lure her with her favorite string, crouch down gently, get in closer inch by inch, distracting her with the string, before i could finally grab her. I tell you it was quite a workout!
Inside the house, she lets herself be picked up, it isn't a problem at all.
I figure she's just playing around and isn't doing this out of malice, but it's still annoying as heck. What can i do? I don't want to have to go through this everytime i let her out!
Thanks!
Regards,
CC
P.S.
Here's a pic of Paws (aka "Kiti" when we call her in french)
My 6 month old cat behaves exceptionally well inside. There's a really close bond between me and her. She's affectionate and is well behaved.
Occasionally i let her outside under my close supervision. She loves to play around in the yard (which is fenced and virtually impossible for her to get out)
The problem is : It's IMPOSSIBLE to get her back in! I let her outside for half an hour, and when i try to pick her up to bring her inside, she runs away. She just won't let me pick her up. It takes at least 5-10 minutes to get her in. This one time, it took a ridiculous 25 minutes to get her in. I had to lure her with her favorite string, crouch down gently, get in closer inch by inch, distracting her with the string, before i could finally grab her. I tell you it was quite a workout!
Inside the house, she lets herself be picked up, it isn't a problem at all.
I figure she's just playing around and isn't doing this out of malice, but it's still annoying as heck. What can i do? I don't want to have to go through this everytime i let her out!
Thanks!
Regards,
CC
P.S.
Here's a pic of Paws (aka "Kiti" when we call her in french)