In last three months, three cats we had died. After the last one got hit by a car, my mother briefly started locking them and then letting them stay inside for the night. Gave up super quickly on that though. However, today we noticed two of them like to roam on the other side of our street. Our village isnt too car-ridden but two of the cats we had died by car. Others keep to the fields side of things which is further away from the road but there is a lot of dogs who can easily get out of their owner's space and almost everyone puts out rodent poison.
I cant do this anymore. I already have almost impossible time connecting to them because in my brain they all will die in two weeks or less. Anytime they want to cuddle I just think of them as a corpse. However, even if most people in house grumpily accept they are inside my grandma and dad dont care and leave them out whenever. My mom does too. She spends real expensive money giving them vaccines and caring for them but she still leaves them out to their death.
Some are happily inside 24/7 (our eldest acquisition). However, most of our cats are year and below kittens which spent most of their life outside. They keep begging to go out after some time sleeping inside. There is also one older tomcat who we semi adopted who is also neutered and mellowed down super uickly who wants to spend his time inside but cant because he sprays and pisses all over.
What are some strategies to keeping cats inside? Is there any way to make Kvako (the older tom), not want to spay everywhere? (unfortunately its something he learned to do before he was coming here... ) I am willing to try everything within my power that these cats have healthy happy life, but maybe it is a bit selfish of me. Because every cat that died took something from me and I dont think I have lot more to give.
Things that were already done:
neutering. all of our toms were neutered two or three weeks ago. the cats were spayed long before that.
Things I CAN NOT do.
catio. people in this house barely tolerate cats inside and changing anything about house or outside for them would not be tolerated.
giving them away. we had way more kittens and these are the ones who were LEFT OVER and which we couldnt find homes for. shelters are full and refuse to take new cats.
I cant do this anymore. I already have almost impossible time connecting to them because in my brain they all will die in two weeks or less. Anytime they want to cuddle I just think of them as a corpse. However, even if most people in house grumpily accept they are inside my grandma and dad dont care and leave them out whenever. My mom does too. She spends real expensive money giving them vaccines and caring for them but she still leaves them out to their death.
Some are happily inside 24/7 (our eldest acquisition). However, most of our cats are year and below kittens which spent most of their life outside. They keep begging to go out after some time sleeping inside. There is also one older tomcat who we semi adopted who is also neutered and mellowed down super uickly who wants to spend his time inside but cant because he sprays and pisses all over.
What are some strategies to keeping cats inside? Is there any way to make Kvako (the older tom), not want to spay everywhere? (unfortunately its something he learned to do before he was coming here... ) I am willing to try everything within my power that these cats have healthy happy life, but maybe it is a bit selfish of me. Because every cat that died took something from me and I dont think I have lot more to give.
Things that were already done:
neutering. all of our toms were neutered two or three weeks ago. the cats were spayed long before that.
Things I CAN NOT do.
catio. people in this house barely tolerate cats inside and changing anything about house or outside for them would not be tolerated.
giving them away. we had way more kittens and these are the ones who were LEFT OVER and which we couldnt find homes for. shelters are full and refuse to take new cats.