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  • cosis
    Confirmed User
    • Aug 2001
    • 5292
    #1

    Cat Owners - Question

    I moved into a townhouse and I have a small porch but I don't like to let my cat out because there are roads close by. Does anyone recommend anything to use on my porch so he cannot get out? My options are limited because I can not build a fence or anything like that........

    So far I found this: but it looks somewhat small
    http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...&N=2002+113494
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    • gleem
      Confirmed User
      • Jun 2001
      • 5593
      #2
      I would just keep him inside unless he's used to going out on a porch then get that gay looking contraption.

      Once you let him out, you'll be in for months/years of whining to go back out.




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        • Rochard
          Jägermeister Test Pilot
          • Dec 2001
          • 75764
          #3
          Let the cat out and get over it.

          I've had my cat coco for ten years now - fat old bastard she be. We've lived all over. One apartment complex was close to a main road. Cats have nine lives because they can sense danger.
          Herschel Savage
          Brooklyn, NY

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            • cosis
              Confirmed User
              • Aug 2001
              • 5292
              #4
              Yup he is use to going out on a big screened in porch, so now he is up my ass all day.......

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                • BV
                  wtf
                  • Sep 2001
                  • 10914
                  #5
                  outside cats die sooner than inside cats

                  poster on my vets wall says something like:

                  average outside cat is like 7.5 years and an inside cat is like 12 years

                  oldest cat i think was 37 years maybe

                  anyways, if it was my cats i'd fabricate something. They won't let you screen in the porch?

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                    • Gynecologist
                      Confirmed User
                      • Sep 2004
                      • 2184
                      #6
                      Put one of those shock collars on your cat so if he/she goes outside of your yard it will learn real fast to never do it again.

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                        • Kard63
                          Confirmed User
                          • Nov 2003
                          • 8944
                          #7
                          Originally posted by BV

                          average outside cat is like 7.5 years and an inside cat is like 12 years
                          bullshit. maybe 7.5 in the country until a random animal eats it. Near roads its 2.5 years. Dont let your kitty die.

                          EDIT: and inside is much older. My cat is obese and no where near dying at 13.

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                            • dj pussy
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jul 2003
                              • 1440
                              #8

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                                • Ironhorse
                                  Pixel Pusher
                                  • Nov 2002
                                  • 7094
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by RocHard
                                  Let the cat out and get over it.

                                  I've had my cat coco for ten years now - fat old bastard she be. We've lived all over. One apartment complex was close to a main road. Cats have nine lives because they can sense danger.
                                  No shit. WTF are you worried about roads nearby, these are hunters with instincts and enhanced sense that you and I can only dream about. You are worried about a cat finding its way around, sounds like you have plenty space for them to wander about, they should be more worried about you than you about them...
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                                    • Ironhorse
                                      Pixel Pusher
                                      • Nov 2002
                                      • 7094
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Kard63
                                      bullshit. maybe 7.5 in the country until a random animal eats it. Near roads its 2.5 years. Dont let your kitty die.

                                      EDIT: and inside is much older. My cat is obese and no where near dying at 13.
                                      Sorry, but you're clueless..
                                      [email protected]

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                                        • cosis
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Aug 2001
                                          • 5292
                                          #11
                                          my last cat lived to be 20, was mostly inside but went outside also....... we had a house and good size yard though

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                                            • Ironhorse
                                              Pixel Pusher
                                              • Nov 2002
                                              • 7094
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by BV
                                              outside cats die sooner than inside cats

                                              poster on my vets wall says something like:

                                              average outside cat is like 7.5 years and an inside cat is like 12 years

                                              oldest cat i think was 37 years maybe

                                              anyways, if it was my cats i'd fabricate something. They won't let you screen in the porch?
                                              They have nine lives yo!
                                              [email protected]

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                                                • cosis
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Aug 2001
                                                  • 5292
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by Ironhorse
                                                  No shit. WTF are you worried about roads nearby, these are hunters with instincts and enhanced sense that you and I can only dream about. You are worried about a cat finding its way around, sounds like you have plenty space for them to wander about, they should be more worried about you than you about them...
                                                  Okay let's not get off topic - I don't care about my cats enhanced hunting instincts. I asked about a containment system.

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                                                    • Ironhorse
                                                      Pixel Pusher
                                                      • Nov 2002
                                                      • 7094
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by cosis
                                                      Okay let's not get off topic - I don't care about my cats enhanced hunting instincts. I asked about a containment system.
                                                      And I'm telling you, forget about containing cats, they are born to be free, why not buy a porcelain object you can polish each day..
                                                      [email protected]

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                                                        • cosis
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Aug 2001
                                                          • 5292
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Ironhorse
                                                          And I'm telling you, forget about containing cats, they are born to be free, why not buy a porcelain object you can polish each day..
                                                          Oh boy

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                                                            • BV
                                                              wtf
                                                              • Sep 2001
                                                              • 10914
                                                              #16
                                                              "The average life span of indoor cats is about 14 years ? though this is reduced to 4 years in cats that are allowed to roam free, exposing themselves to the hazards of outdoor life."

                                                              http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...&N=2002+113494

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                                                                • cosis
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Aug 2001
                                                                  • 5292
                                                                  #17
                                                                  bump from the cat

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                                                                    • Basic_man
                                                                      Programming King Pin
                                                                      • Oct 2003
                                                                      • 27360
                                                                      #18
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                                                                        • sickkittens
                                                                          I am a meat popsicle.
                                                                          • Jul 2002
                                                                          • 25100
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Do you still want it to go out or are you just looking for something to get it to stop bothering you? Eventually, the cat will stay inside and not care.

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