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Cat on a lead
Me and my 2 flat mates recently adopted as cat from a local rehoming centre, shes about 5 years old and her previous owners kept her as a indoor cat. We've had her for just over a month now and when we go out our french doors and sit on the grass she sits and stares out side, also her favourate spot to sit is in front of the french doors, looking outside.
So my flat mates came home the other day with a dog lead, and decided that it would be a good idea to take her outside using the lead (only on the small bit of grass near our french doors).
They attached the lead to her collor and she just kept pulling at it.
So my first question is can using the dog lead harm her?
My second question is, if it is fine to use the dog lead how do we get her used to using it?
sorry for the lenght of the question (this is my first post)
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.My sister's cat used to come to stay if she went on hols etc.. and rather than keeping the cat housebound for 2 weeks or so we tried a cat harness (which is elasticated) and a lead. And he hated every second of it. He used to roll around trying to get the harness off and succeeded mostly.
Some cats like Siamese etc are happy to walk on a harness but from my experience and hearing from others, the average moggie hates it with a passion. I wouldn't waste your time or make the cat go through the ordeal.
Thanks to everyone for the advice.
Woolfgang the doors are kept closed because she could get on to a busy road if she dashed out and jumped through the fence. Tho when i went out the other day the door blew open and she tryed to get out, tho luckly we managed to stop her, but only just.
I think i'll try to explain this all to my flat mates and hopefully they not try her on the lead again.
I posted the question because i thought it was wrong to use the lead, and was worried it would hurt her, so you have all been very helpful. Thanx