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Location: Minnesota | Has anyone taken their barns cats and brought them inside and kept them in? I dont know if this is a disaster waiting to happen or if they adjust to it.
ETA - when I say "cats", I mean 3...
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Location: Minnesota | My girls: Cali, Tink and Mouse.
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Some think they have won the lottery and LOVE finally being pampered indoor kitties...some...will try to scoot out the door at every opportunity. I'm pretty sure all cats are born litter box trained...or so it seems... as we have had to make a few indoor cats over the years either during recovery from an illness or age and they all knew what to do when shown the box location.
If they are content indoors that's great. But some we had to allow them to be sorta 1/2 and 1/2. They will make you nuts trying to get out the door.
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| We have done that with a lot of our 'barn' cats. They lived their whole lives as barn cats, and now, sadly, we can't seem to convince them to go outside! They adjusted well, with the exception of trying to teach them not everything is something you can jump on. They learned that eventually, with the help of a spray bottle filled with water, and now they are great house cats. A couple of them still come and go as they please, but never had a problem with them not using litter box or anything. |
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Location: Minnesota | TrailGirl - 2015-02-20 8:44 AM
Some think they have won the lottery and LOVE finally being pampered indoor kitties...some...will try to scoot out the door at every opportunity. I'm pretty sure all cats are born litter box trained...or so it seems... as we have had to make a few indoor cats over the years either during recovery from an illness or age and they all knew what to do when shown the box location.
If they are content indoors that's great. But some we had to allow them to be sorta 1/2 and 1/2. They will make you nuts trying to get out the door.
Your girls are beautiful!
I love my girls. Their mom showed up in my barn 2 years ago pregnant and had them there. When they were 4 months their mom left the barn one day and never came back. They follow me everywhere and are really more like dogs than cats. They even go ridig with me. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | We have our cats 1/2 in and 1/2 out. They come in for a few hours a day and eat and then are out the rest of the time. |
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Location: Minnesota | theerebel - 2015-02-20 8:46 AM
We have done that with a lot of our 'barn' cats. They lived their whole lives as barn cats, and now, sadly, we can't seem to convince them to go outside! They adjusted well, with the exception of trying to teach them not everything is something you can jump on. They learned that eventually, with the help of a spray bottle filled with water, and now they are great house cats. A couple of them still come and go as they please, but never had a problem with them not using litter box or anything.
This is great to hear! Thank you. |
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Location: ND | 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!
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Location: Minnesota | I just love Edward! When I still had facebook I loved seeing all the pictures of him.
The only thing that worries me is I wouldnt be able to let them outside. Im moving and letting them out to run around would probably not be a good idea. |
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Location: ND | Ctrygirl14 - 2015-02-20 7:56 AM I just love Edward! When I still had facebook I loved seeing all the pictures of him. The only thing that worries me is I wouldnt be able to let them outside. Im moving and letting them out to run around would probably not be a good idea.
lol get back on FB you're missing Edward pics & videos of the "special" things he does!
I'd be scared letting them out too after moving. |
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Location: Minnesota | SaraJean - 2015-02-20 8:59 AM
Ctrygirl14 - 2015-02-20 7:56 AM I just love Edward! When I still had facebook I loved seeing all the pictures of him. The only thing that worries me is I wouldnt be able to let them outside. Im moving and letting them out to run around would probably not be a good idea.
lol get back on FB you're missing Edward pics & videos of the "special" things he does!
I'd be scared letting them out too after moving.
Post some pictures on here! I just love that little guy! |
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Location: Missouri | 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? |
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Location: Minnesota | 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. |
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Location: Kansas | 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!
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Location: Broxton, Ga | 
Adapted WELL.........Ralph was a rescue......was barn cat when we moved due to the highway he had to become a house cat........him and Lily are best buds! |
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Location: Missouri | 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 |
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Location: Back in MT BABY!!! | I have...I usually start with having them inside to eat and then for a small amount of time after that. Pretty soon they come in when they want to eat and will start to stay longer and longer. I have never had a 100% house cat...they all get put out side at some point in time during the day. That way I don't have to worry about a litter box :) |
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Location: Somewhere between the badlands and worselands | It went horribly wrong for us.
We have a giant female that showed up. Absolutely beautiful, about 25+ pounds. The way she's built and marked and the feel of her fur, I can only assume she's half (at least) bobcat.
We brought her in when it started to cool off and also cause the Yorkshire terrorist just wasn't doing her job keeping mice at bay.
The first couple days she just sat on top of the fridge and observed. Which I was fine with. Then she found out we were harmless and she turned into a wonderful pet. She was even gentle and sweet with my 2 year old who can be a little rough.
Well one day she just disappeared. Like a ghost. We knew she didn't shoot the gap because we saw her inside after breakfast and no one had been outside since. We turned this house upside down. She just vanished.
Soon we decided to look behind the dryer....she had dug out the dryer vent (I mean destroyed) and snuck out that way. It wasn't fun to replace.
So now she hangs out under the porch and gets scraps. And pouts when it's cold lol |
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| 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!  |
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| We have a house cat that is a year old, he gets so pampered and spoiled by two little boys constantly petting him that he started not wanting attention! He never ever purrs anymore and would rather be alone, but refuses to go outside! Thinking about giving him the boot and finding a more appreciative friendly cat. |
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