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| 4425.1 | | JUPITR::KAGNO | I'm51%Pussycat,49%Bitch-Don'tPush it! | Mon Mar 04 1991 11:30 | 20 |
| This is not true. If a cat has known nothing but the indoors since
kittenhood it will have no desire to go outside (usually). Once a cat
experiences a taste of outdoors you could have a problem on your hands.
If you have plenty of things inside your house to entertain the indoor
cat, most will do just fine. We have several cat trees and condos,
toys, etc., to keep our guys amused. Aby's are very active cats, but
they can get plenty of activity confined indoors. There are several
Aby owners here in Feline and I'm sure they will agree.
I have two purebred cats that are leash trained and go out only under
strict supervision. They look forward to and expect their outdoor
excursions in the nice weather. It can become very time consuming for
me so I don't recommend leash training unless you can keep up with it.
It isn't fair to the cat to do it once or twice and then stop. I am
known to spend a couple hours outside with the cats every night after
work and on the weekends come the nice weather and most of the
neighbors think I've got a screw loose.
--Roberta
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| 4425.2 | Rolf likes it "inside" ... | XNOGOV::LISA | Give quiche a chance | Mon Mar 04 1991 12:22 | 14 |
| I have an Aby called Rolf. He is nearly one year old and he does not go
outside. I take him out on a lead when the sun is out. He is perfectly
happy. He has lots of energy, but he spends a lot of time playing with
Florence who is a very frisky Oriental kitten.
I have read that Abys like to go outside, but if you start as you mean
to go on it's not a problem. The only problem I have is with my mum -
she thinks I'm MAD to keep my cats indoors. Most cats in the UK are
allowed outside, but that's another story ;-)
Lisa plus Pookie, Rolf and Florence.
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| 4425.3 | | BAGELS::MATSIS | It aint over till all the snow melts! | Mon Mar 04 1991 13:23 | 9 |
| My Aby is happy as an indoor only cat. I'm too afraid to let him go
outside. I've taken him out with me a couple of times but he started
getting too brave. I've afraid he would get picked up by someone if I
let him be an indoor/outdoor kitty. Everyone raves when they see him.
I wouldn't have an Aby as an only cat though. They really crave feline
company, as well as human. He is buddy buddy with my other cat.
Pam
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| 4425.4 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Tue Mar 05 1991 07:46 | 4 |
| Abys are "High energy" cats and require alot of activity to keep them
happy. I think the best solution to that is a kitty-tease and a
playmate. :-)
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