So Mitzy is an outdoor cat. He always has been but because he's only just come to live with me I've been keeping him indoors for a bit to get used to the place. Well he settled in and was happy to start off with,but now he's miowing so sadly and pathetically and staring longingly outside.
Paula (his last owner) says that whenever they moved they just kept him inside for 1 week and then he was fine so I should be allright to let him out at the weekend. My boyfriend says I should wait a minimum of two weeks. My sister says a month and my mum says 6 weeks. My sister has never owned a cat in her life and my mum has owned two but they both ran away to live across the road with Jane (who killed one of them apparently) because my sister and I liked to play with them and they wanted to be left alone.
I don't know when to let him out but it's breaking his little heart being kept inside and it's breaking mine seeing him so sad. I do have two cat harness' and leads for my bunnies so my sister has recommended putting one on him as the buns don't wear them. And letting him out on lead. But I was wondering when it's ok to actually start letting him out properly.
And I am going to be allowing him to be an outdoor cat as that is who he is and it would be cruel to keep him indoors forever so please don't tell me that I should never allow him out unsupervised. I'd just like some advice.
Paula (his last owner) says that whenever they moved they just kept him inside for 1 week and then he was fine so I should be allright to let him out at the weekend. My boyfriend says I should wait a minimum of two weeks. My sister says a month and my mum says 6 weeks. My sister has never owned a cat in her life and my mum has owned two but they both ran away to live across the road with Jane (who killed one of them apparently) because my sister and I liked to play with them and they wanted to be left alone.
I don't know when to let him out but it's breaking his little heart being kept inside and it's breaking mine seeing him so sad. I do have two cat harness' and leads for my bunnies so my sister has recommended putting one on him as the buns don't wear them. And letting him out on lead. But I was wondering when it's ok to actually start letting him out properly.
And I am going to be allowing him to be an outdoor cat as that is who he is and it would be cruel to keep him indoors forever so please don't tell me that I should never allow him out unsupervised. I'd just like some advice.