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Hi everyone,
I just moved with my cat into a new house this month that is shared with a few other people and another cat. My cat is mainly an indoor cat, but has been outside supervised a bit. I was planning on taking her out in the yard when I was outside, but not any other time, which I told my housemates before I moved in. What they didn't mention to me is that they have a window they keep open all the time for their cat to go in and out of. I asked if they could keep it closed and just let their cat in and out, but they don't want to do that. I'm afraid my cat will run away or get hit by a car since she is 10 years old and has never been allowed to roam free, so doesn't have the street smarts of an outdoor cat. She already snuck out a couple of times and once I found her in front of the house near the road. At the moment I am keeping her in my room unless I am able to watch her, but she is not happy about that and runs out every time I need to get in or out of the room, and hisses and snarls when I try to get her back in. I am going to move somewhere else when I can find a place, but in the meantime I am considering relocating her to my grandparents house, where I know she'll be safe. I don't want to stress her out my moving her so many times, but I'm super stressed out worrying about her escaping. I guess what I want to know is, what would other people do in this situation? She has lived with my grandparents before, so it's not a completely unfamiliar place, but she hasn't been there in 5 years, so I don't know if she'll remember. She doesn't really like people other than me, and I won't be able to be there much because they are in another city. Thoughts?
I just moved with my cat into a new house this month that is shared with a few other people and another cat. My cat is mainly an indoor cat, but has been outside supervised a bit. I was planning on taking her out in the yard when I was outside, but not any other time, which I told my housemates before I moved in. What they didn't mention to me is that they have a window they keep open all the time for their cat to go in and out of. I asked if they could keep it closed and just let their cat in and out, but they don't want to do that. I'm afraid my cat will run away or get hit by a car since she is 10 years old and has never been allowed to roam free, so doesn't have the street smarts of an outdoor cat. She already snuck out a couple of times and once I found her in front of the house near the road. At the moment I am keeping her in my room unless I am able to watch her, but she is not happy about that and runs out every time I need to get in or out of the room, and hisses and snarls when I try to get her back in. I am going to move somewhere else when I can find a place, but in the meantime I am considering relocating her to my grandparents house, where I know she'll be safe. I don't want to stress her out my moving her so many times, but I'm super stressed out worrying about her escaping. I guess what I want to know is, what would other people do in this situation? She has lived with my grandparents before, so it's not a completely unfamiliar place, but she hasn't been there in 5 years, so I don't know if she'll remember. She doesn't really like people other than me, and I won't be able to be there much because they are in another city. Thoughts?
