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Our cat is now an indoor cat We tried the catI harness and it didnt work She hated it2007-11-25 12:24:56

She acted like she was dying.Is there another suggestion for taking her outside so she can get some freshair?Considering she has been outdoors all of her life she has done ok.

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My cats love an open window with a screen and a sill wide enough to lay on and enjoy the fresh air. Most indoor cats only get this and do quite well health wise. My cats are healthy and never go outside. I do open the windows and air out the house quite a few times during the year.

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if has always been an indoors cat may not care for the outside

if declawed and your have a fenced in backyard area, allow her (under supervision still) to wander there

fresh air is not as much of an issue with cats as you think

cats do not care to be restrained under any circumstance, as you have learned

thanks for caring!

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A fence around your yard, and a cat-door. This way she can go outside whenever she likes, and won't leave the yard. If that doesn't work, or if you live in the city or something, I suggest planting window-boxes of catnip on your porch or stoop; that way, when she's outside, she'll go straight for the catnip growing, and you'll be able to see her. She'll get fresh air and not go very far from home.

If she was perfectly capable of being an outdoor cat before, why is she an indoor cat now? I'm guessing either she's been declawed or has some other reason that she couldn't defend herself against other cats out there, or that maybe she's indoors because she's in heat and is too young for spaying?

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If your cat is happy inside I would just leave it at that. You can buy great windown perches for her to lie on for naps and perusing what is going on in the outside world.