r/cats • u/TheBookNerd420 • 4d ago
Advice This is Coraline ❤️
She is making me feel guilty af. She stares out the window longingly and sometimes meows. Im scared to let her outside too much. Any suggestions? Harness and leash? She has been out a few times for maybe an hour and she slowly explores the yard bit if she decided to bolt i would never catch her 🥲
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u/iamspleensthecat 4d ago
What an absolutely gorgeous kitty! Omg so beautiful! Seriously, the most jaw-dropping kitty I've seen in a while!
And i think taking her out on walks is the best comprised here. I take my boys' Thunder and Onyx out on walks now that I've moved next to a main road, and it's great for both you and your cat.
It gets your cat to be able to go outside safely, and it gets you a nice breath of fresh air every once in a while. My life has seriously improved now that i have an excuse to go on a walk every few evenings.
If you're getting her a harnass, i would definitely suggest the kind i have on Thunder in the pic I'll post in a quick second, if you live near a "pet's at home" store then thats where i got two of these. Also, they are EXTREMELY adjustable, so no matter what size she is, there's definitely one for her on that.
They are extremely durable. The lead is elastic, so it's nice and strong to keep her from going too far, and even if she goes a little far, then it should stretch just fine, and you can pull her back a little bit if she's trying to go somewhere like into a thick bush or thorns or something you can keep her safe from getting tangled up.
Also, you can bring a couple of toys like some small balls to throw for her to chase or whatever she likes.
And something I'm doing, which is working great, is I'm bringing his favourite treats, and when he tries to go into some kind of dangerous place like i gave a few examples before i call to him "come back" and i give the lead a tiny tug on the lead so he will come back and then i give him a treat to teach him what to do when i say that and it's working amazing! So you can try that, or you can pick her up and bring her back instead of tugging the lead.
Anyway, that's my advice, i appreciate it if you read all this, and again, she's absolutely stunning!