How do you keep 2energetic Kittens away from the road?
brookeperryblue asked:
We got these cute kittens. They used to be scared of everything. Yesterday they were running around on and near the road. We live in the country and very close to the main highway. I don’t want to add them to our kittie garden, Please help?
We got these cute kittens. They used to be scared of everything. Yesterday they were running around on and near the road. We live in the country and very close to the main highway. I don’t want to add them to our kittie garden, Please help?
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Sharon S | Nov 15, 2009 | Reply
Find them another place to play away from the road or just keep them inside.
Kate V | Nov 17, 2009 | Reply
Keep them inside!!! There’s no way to keep them away from the road unless you build a fence that will keep them in a confined area. Altho, Invisible Fence does have cat collars, but cats are much more stubborn that dogs. Good luck.
prettykitty0829 | Nov 19, 2009 | Reply
Keep them inside where they belong
Kit_kat | Nov 21, 2009 | Reply
There is no way to train a cat or kittens to stay awayform the road. The only thing you can do tosecure their safety is to make them into house cats.
Good Luck
Otherwise it’s just a matter of time before they are added.
hopeinmagic | Nov 22, 2009 | Reply
Make them indoor cats, simple as that. You won’t be able to keep them out of the road otherwise. I am a vet tech and work in an emergency facility, I can’t even begin to tell you how many animals come through our doors because of being hit by a car. It makes me sick when it is so preventable. Keep your dogs in a fenced yard and your cats indoors, its that easy. They deserve to be kept safe, they depend on us to take care of them.
dottie321 | Nov 25, 2009 | Reply
I would keep them indoors as i personally would not want to have to go and scrape them up off the road!
When they are a little older they will probably be a lot more wary and keep away but at the moment they are just too interested in everything.
I would also consider getting them their shots and having them fixed before you give them too much freedom.
Unicornrider | Nov 25, 2009 | Reply
They are too young by the sounds of it to be outside safely.
If you don’t want to keep them indoors, be prepared to have a tragedy. When they are about 6 months old or more, then start introducing them to outside.
Like then only take them in your arms to mom or dad’s car starting, and let them hear it from right next to it (in your arms). Do that a few times and they’ll hate cars. If you walk next to the road with them (again in your arms), at a busy time, they can hear lots of that noise – they just need to be shown what that road is used for.
We did this with my cat (5 years old) and we live between a freeway and busy road, she goes nowhere near that road now. Happilly sits on the porch and watches instead.
Having a outside-wandering cat comes with responsibility, have their shots done, collars and tags along WITH microchips done, and have them fixed BEFORE you let them out.
Birdy | Nov 28, 2009 | Reply
I had a kitten who unfortunately went right out into the road the first day we let him outside. Don’t risk the heartache! Keep your cats inside or safely with you at all times. It’s just not worth the risk and you’ll regret it if something does happen. Cats hit by cars are often killed or hurt so bad they had to be put down.
Spottedfire | Nov 30, 2009 | Reply
The obvious solution would be to keep your cats inside, though I expect that you’ve already thought of that and are exhausted of hearing it.
What I would suggest is to leash-train them. It is actually quite a simple process. Here’s a site for leash-training cats:
That way, your babies can explore and run around outside but stay away from the road. Not the perfect solution, but it’s something.
3cats | Nov 30, 2009 | Reply
Keep them inside the house at all times. That’s is the only sure way of keeping them safe.
Dedicated Zim Fanatic | Dec 3, 2009 | Reply
Don’t let them outside; it’s not good for them anyway. They WILL die young.
We actually refuse to adopt out to outside homes. (:
Ellie P | Dec 6, 2009 | Reply
Keep them indoors until they are adults, but you might want to let them play in your garden, if so, keep a VERY close eye on them when they are playing in your yard, if you want them to have SOME freedom.
Remember, stay with them when they are outside the house.
If not keep them indoors, make sure there are no ways for them to escape the house.
DO NOT let them out near the road again, do you wannt your kitties lives in danger? If not, give them highly supervised access to the garden, and other times kept indoors until adulthood.