Cat questions

We got a spca cat thats at a guess about 6-9 months old and its toilet trained and all that which is awesome but i had a couple of quesitons..

How long should we keep her inside for? with our cats as kids we only did it for a day or two but im not sure..

Also is there an easy way to teach them not to sleep on my boys bed? She loves daniel soo much but we don't want her to wanna sleep in his room at night, he would never ever go to sleep if she did. Its cute that she wants to though. Last night we jammed his door so she couldn't push it open but she sat meowing outside his door. will she get use to not being allowed in there at night after a few days??

As kids our cats werent even allowed in bedrooms but i cant remember how mum taught them this

Edited by kebakat

We kept our kitten inside for two weeks. We still keep her inside at night, only because it is winter and our last cat was run over at night.

Can't really help with the bed thing, The only idea I have is that you just remove her from the room whenever she goes in and hopefully she will learn. Keeping the door closed will work eventually, she will learn.

Does she have her own bed? If not maybe you could make her a little hidey hole in a box or get a basket from the pet shop.

shutting doors hasn't worked with our cats - they just get even more curious about what's behind the 'magic door that is always closed'!!

at the mo I'm just telling her to get off when she climbs onto something shes not allowed, ie a table or the bed. she sorta has her own bed, its a fluffy minky blanket that we have curled up into a bed shape, ive ordered a cat scratching post thing with a box thing on the bottom on trademe which is very much like the one she had at the spca so when that arrives hopefully tomorrow she will have that too.

So long as you're consistent about the bed being a no go she'll get the idea pretty soon.

I second keeping her in at night. Best way to keep them from getting hurt in fights and run over by cars.

With Henry we kept him inside for 3 days and then we took him outside with us, but not for long....we just let him have a little walk around and then took him back inside...we did this each day for a few days with letting him explore more each time and spending longer out there with him each time.

Oh yeah, water pistols are great! Unless your cat loves water, our cat Lola hops in the shower even if you aren't quick enough!

tin foil works too cats hate the sound it makes. Citrus is supossed to work as a detterent too. Oh and i agree on the water pistol thing that works too.

Oh I had an idea... Our cats never sleep on the beds, but we have boxes placed randomly throughout the house that they like to hop in and got to sleep.

Just an idea.

Its really just all about persistence, if you tell them no long enough and prevent it happening for long enough they do learn and once they learn it's done, my cat never gets up on the couch because we taught her not to just by constantly getting her down if she did, telling her no, little smack on the paw or something (so light not hurting her or anything). I love my cat on the bed but when my baby comes Ill have to be more strict about those things.

With regards to keeping them inside, the vet usually says 2 weeks but I say if it's ready after one, always near the door or window looking outside, then just do it. Let the cat out in short bursts of time to explore and supervise it, then gradually make the time longer, move the litter box close to the door, then outside, then take it away and you should be fine. Work up to letting it out at night, once it's really used to being out during the day. With my kittens I have let them out at night after a while but bought them in when it got really dark. You'll know when it's ready for full time. I have never kept cats in longer than a week because they usually find a way to get out!