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| I didn't really have a choice. One of our adopted "feral" cats decided she WILL come and go as she pleases. She does what she wants. Thinks.she's a dog as she prefers them over other cats. Sleeps with my weimaraners, who have sadly killed a few but not her! She ain't scared of nothing. |
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Location: North Dakota | Some take really well to it and others can drive ya crazy! lol Most of my cats are indoor/outdoor cats (except for two babes that were born in Oct have not been out yet). But I do have two that once they have been outside quite a bit don't really respect house rules as well as the others. They think they can just jump on the counters as they please, etc. That is a no no in my house! No cats on tables or counters! So they mostly have to stay in the entry way now at night and cold days. |
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Industrial Srength Barrel Racer
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| I think they will do fine - just have a spray water bottle near to get them if they get up on stuff! |
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Location: Missouri | IowaCanChaser - 2015-02-20 10:13 AM
dianea - 2015-02-20 9:36 AM
Ctrygirl14 - 2015-02-20 9:16 AM
dianea - 2015-02-20 9:11 AM
Curious - my son's cat litterbox trained easily when he stayed in his bedroom. Once we moved him to the basement - large wide open space - he quit using the litterbox and goes in the floor? Any suggestions?
Does he go on the floor where his box used to be? Some cats are weird about the change in location of their box.
No the evil little rodent goes randomly. It is concrete but gross still
Sometimes when they have health issues they start going to the bathroom in strange places, we had this issue and it turned out to be health related.
When I brought home a week old orphaned kitted I kept him in a little rubbermaid tote, I used an ice cream bucket lid with a tiny bit of litter, and he was already litter box trained when he was teeny weeny! 
Thanks - I'm pretty sure it's not health issues (other than mental). Not a cat person!! When he was in my son's room there was absolutely no problem with him using the litter box. Immediately after turning him loose in the basement - thinking he would like more room - he started going wherever the mood struck. Same litter box as was upstairs. |
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Location: Never in one place long | Oh we used to do this ALL the time but usually when they were kittens, our days on the farm consisted of catching and taming wild cats on our farm! I also like to catch them to get them spayed/neutered!! |
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Location: Minnesota | Thank you everyone for the input! I'll be sure to let everyone know if they completely destroy my new place!  |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | The neighbor kids shot one of my friendly neutered barn cats full of pellets (may there be a special place in hell for them) and I had no choice, after the vet bills, but to bring him inside. He's done beautifully except that where my little female housecat is super clean in the litter box, he's like having a water buffalo in your litter box. |
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  Angel in a Sorrel Coat
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Location: In a happy place | SaraJean - 2015-02-20 8:51 AM I accidentally turned my barn cat into a house cat this year.....make that my husband did! He felt bad that it was so cold out in October & started letting Edward come in. My house cats HATED him for a long time but other than that we had no real issues. He still loves to go outside, does chores with me every day regardless of how cold it is & on nice days will stay out all day. But he's perfectly content to stay inside too. Only struggle I've really had is getting used to how busy a young cat is again, he's into everything all the time!
I clicked on this post just to specifically see pictures of Edward I just knew they would be here. I love Edward. |
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Location: Texas | Ctrygirl14 - 2015-02-20 8:38 AM My girls: Cali, Tink and Mouse.
Can you really tell them apart?
Our morbidly obese house cat started out as a dumped kitten. At first she was an in and out cat that we brought in at night but after being attacked by something (probably a dog) she became an inside only cat. She still wants to go outside sometimes, but will stand at the open door and not step out. At age 17, she moves mostly from her blanket on the coach to her food bowl to the litter box, but mainly she just wants to be left alone. |
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Location: on my horse | Where are you moving to anyway? |
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