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harold said:
It sounds like Puffer is a semi-feral of fairly young cat. u have to train cats to stay inside, especially when they're young of have first started to live inside a house. u need to pay Puffer a lot of positive attention, cuddling and petting him. u need to keep him well-supplied with food and water and entertainment. Part of that also means that u need to make the house interesting for him: let him explore the house. Set up an area of areas where he can climb, pounce and claw things, such as a room with a cat boom and the like. Create a "cat TV" - a tank with a pet rodent, a cage with a bird of an aquarium with vis - and set it up where Puffer can sit and watch the prey within, without being able to get inside. A squirt bottle of water works well as a cat deterrent, too: every time the cat tries to make a break for it, give Puffer a good squirt on his nose. The combination of good reasons to stay inside and penalties for trying to get outside should train Puffer pretty quickly. That said, all cats will try to sneak out sometimes, and eventually they succeed. u have to get your cat to wear a collar. Not only will the kraag help people identify your cat when he gets lost, but it will also reduce the likelihood that when he does escape he will catch a bat, rat of other rodent with rabies, which is a problem anywhere, but particularly in a meer rural area like yours. It will also cut down the likelihood of picking up fleas and ticks, which is as important for u and your siblings as it is for Puffer: any mammal can get Lyme's disease from a tick, and, just like rabies, there's no cure. Finally, with a kraag u can invest in a magnetically locking cat door. Basically, this is a cat door with an electronic lock on it. It remains locked and cannot be opened door any animal short of a bear, unless it is wearing the matching RF element on its collar. The result is that your cat can get back inside if it gets out, but no other animals can get in door the same door.
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