Hello!
In early January we (my mum, sister and I) have adopted a gorgeous little 2 year old cat called Lola. She was a stray found outside and her age is an estimate by the cat shelter though I believe she's closer to 1 than 2. She is black and white with a Cleopatra eye and just the most affectionate cat I've ever met. She is extremely chatty, and makes all sorts of squeaks and trills when she sees you or wants something. She will always be in the room where the people are and loves being cuddled up as close to your face as possible.
We've never owned a pet bigger than a hamster before so everything we learn about Lola is brand new
We started letting her outside about 3 weeks ago - she's fine when she's out and is heavily food motivated so always comes back when called. We don't have a cat flap, so to let her out I've got to open the patio door in the conservatory.
The problem is, sometimes she'll go outside, but then when she sees me closing the door she'll sprint back inside - if I then close the door behind her she goes mad! Leaping around all the furniture, and growl/meowing, bristling all her tail up and arching her back. But if I then open the patio again she'll repeat! It's freezing outside at the moment (and freezing in the conservatory!) so I'm not leaving the door open.
I'm not sure what to do because she'll be scratching the furniture, running around and be loudly meowing to go outside, but then when I let her out the above described ensues (only on a cold or rainy day. When it's warm she just goes out no worries).
I work from home so it's usually just me in the house all day - I play with her at least 15-20 mintues a day too.
The only way I've dealt with this aggression is shutting her out of whatever room I'm in for ten mins or so, then she'll cool off and be all cuddles and head bumps again.
I've not been able to find any one else online talking about their cat being aggro about going out, so would be interested in what peoples thoughts are. Thanks in advance
In early January we (my mum, sister and I) have adopted a gorgeous little 2 year old cat called Lola. She was a stray found outside and her age is an estimate by the cat shelter though I believe she's closer to 1 than 2. She is black and white with a Cleopatra eye and just the most affectionate cat I've ever met. She is extremely chatty, and makes all sorts of squeaks and trills when she sees you or wants something. She will always be in the room where the people are and loves being cuddled up as close to your face as possible.
We've never owned a pet bigger than a hamster before so everything we learn about Lola is brand new
We started letting her outside about 3 weeks ago - she's fine when she's out and is heavily food motivated so always comes back when called. We don't have a cat flap, so to let her out I've got to open the patio door in the conservatory.
The problem is, sometimes she'll go outside, but then when she sees me closing the door she'll sprint back inside - if I then close the door behind her she goes mad! Leaping around all the furniture, and growl/meowing, bristling all her tail up and arching her back. But if I then open the patio again she'll repeat! It's freezing outside at the moment (and freezing in the conservatory!) so I'm not leaving the door open.
I'm not sure what to do because she'll be scratching the furniture, running around and be loudly meowing to go outside, but then when I let her out the above described ensues (only on a cold or rainy day. When it's warm she just goes out no worries).
I work from home so it's usually just me in the house all day - I play with her at least 15-20 mintues a day too.
The only way I've dealt with this aggression is shutting her out of whatever room I'm in for ten mins or so, then she'll cool off and be all cuddles and head bumps again.
I've not been able to find any one else online talking about their cat being aggro about going out, so would be interested in what peoples thoughts are. Thanks in advance