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Question by xkayce:

How do I acclimate indoor cats to live in the outdoors?

I have three cats who have lived indoors all their lives. I'll be moving to a new house about two miles away from my current home, and would like for them to be yard cats after the relocation.

I'm afraid that once I introduce them to the outdoors, they'll:

a) freak out, and get lost in the new neighborhood, and never return

b) freak out and use their special kitty GPS system and return to their former home (since it's pretty close by)

What can I do to reduce the chances of this happening?
Are there any tips for easing the transition from indoors to outdoors?




Best answer:

Answer by rescue member
You need to keep them indoors in your new home, at the very least until they get used to that as home.

You are right about them running away and trying to return to your old home.

It would be very cruel to throw indoor cats outside, they likely would not survive.

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