I have a male indoor/outdoor cat. He showed up on my deck as a starving adolescent and I fed him. He was so starved I thought he would die but after not moving for almost three days he recovered. It took almost 7 months for him to let me touch him. Winter was here and I was afraid he would freeze so I tricked him inside. Then I was able to get him neutered. He destroyed several sets of blinds but seemed to adapt until one day he ran out the door and refused to come inside for several days. We had milder weather but then we got a hard freeze and he ran back inside.
Since then he has been an indoor/outdoor cat. He spends the nights inside but loves going outside in the nice weather. He had become very destructive indoors but letting him out for several hours each day fixed that.
Here is the problem. I am disabled and was finally able to acquire a barrier free apartment. It is on the third floor of a large complex. You are not allowed to have your pets run free outside as this is terms for eviction. Plus it is in the city and I am moving from a semi-rural location. How can I turn him into an indoor cat? I want to keep him but I have no idea how to make the transition. I have no one to re-home him with so he can continue being an outdoor cat. But I don’t want to give him up anyway. I am moving in a month. The apartment I am in now is tiny (350 sq ft)but my new place is 1250 sq ft with large open rooms, 12 ft ceilings and large windows with deep windowsills. I am hoping having move room to run around in will help but how do I make the transition? He does come in every night. He won’t go out at all if there is deep snow or it is raining, even if I open the door. Any help/ideas are appreciate.
Since then he has been an indoor/outdoor cat. He spends the nights inside but loves going outside in the nice weather. He had become very destructive indoors but letting him out for several hours each day fixed that.
Here is the problem. I am disabled and was finally able to acquire a barrier free apartment. It is on the third floor of a large complex. You are not allowed to have your pets run free outside as this is terms for eviction. Plus it is in the city and I am moving from a semi-rural location. How can I turn him into an indoor cat? I want to keep him but I have no idea how to make the transition. I have no one to re-home him with so he can continue being an outdoor cat. But I don’t want to give him up anyway. I am moving in a month. The apartment I am in now is tiny (350 sq ft)but my new place is 1250 sq ft with large open rooms, 12 ft ceilings and large windows with deep windowsills. I am hoping having move room to run around in will help but how do I make the transition? He does come in every night. He won’t go out at all if there is deep snow or it is raining, even if I open the door. Any help/ideas are appreciate.