How do I keep an Indoor Cat Indoors?

My cat is an indoor cat and always has been. Sometimes she wants to go outside an roam a little, of course I won't let her out alone, so I'll take her out onto my front porch. I don't let her go any further then the porch. Eventually she gets bored and wants to go back in.

Also, recently there's been a big problem with strays around my house. They would go under my porch so my dad put Cheyenne pepper around the bottom of the porch, cats hate getting it on their paws. I would assume putting some around the door would work.

Or you can put up pieces of wooden trellis around the bottom of your deck so that if your cat does escape they can't go under the porch.

He might be bored indoors. I have a huge maine coone that I rescued he was an outdoor cat and now he won't even go out on our patio. He has no interest in going outdoor. Maybe if you get him a window seat so he can sit and watch birds, and other things from a viewing point and then also spray the area around the doors with a guard that will keep him from crossing that area.

Also make him a place in a closet that he can go in the daytime and hide. Mine loves the back of my closet (as do most cats) I put a blanket back there for him and he sleeps there most of the day. Give him enough attention so that he doesn't want to leave your home. If he wants to go out during the day he might just be looking for a quiet dark place to sleep. Most cats are nocturnal they are up and active at night, so be more careful opening and closing the door in the evening. Have things that will keep him interested. Like putting treats in different places around the house, behind a chair, under a pillow, and in different rooms, this will make him hunt for the smell and keep his mind occupied with hunting indoors and not out. It's even fun to watch a cat smelling the air and looking for a treat, after awhile he will search the whole house looking for them and the inside of the house will become his hunting area. Just some ideas.

You are concerned that you won't be able to get your cat out from under the deck. I don't know if this will help or not. But, I had a cat that would go into the attic every time we pulled the ladder down for something up there. The first time he did it I thought we would never get him down. The next time I left him alone, left the ladder down, and didn't try to get him. Well, he wondered around for about an hour and then wanted to come back. He came back by himself! Cat's are really pretty smart.

If you really want to keep him inside, You might try a spray bottle of water every time he gets close to the door when it is open. Cats hate this.

Only one way is foolproof; the "airlock principle". For every outer door, make sure the cat is not allowed in the space it opens into, and make a firm rule that the outer door must be closed before the inner one is opened. Anyone going outside must first make sure the cat didn't slip into the "airlock".

This is easier if you have an enclosed porch, or a small entry hall, but you can do the same in any case. You just need to keep the cat out of those rooms, and the doors closed.

Sorry but cats cannot be indoors unless you live in an apartment. They always need and want to go out. Anything you try will just not work. Good luck!

They want to go outside so it will be up to you to monitor her. Don't open the door until she's secure and can't get out.

one thing I do if my cats are by the door before I leave I get a toy and throw it down the hall and they usually go chase after it

Get some pet rapelant, they sell it at almost any pet store and just spray it around the doors leading to the outside.

Hope this helps

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TRAIN the thick PEOPLE!!!Get a storm/screen door.

Buy a Cage!!!