To keep my outdoor cat inside due to weather

Mine decides for himself. I don't put him out but he yowls till I open the door. He went out I the snow this morning, it didn't stick, then he came back and was asleep on the bed most of the day. He'll go out again about midnight, he has a little insulated house and he can go in the garage, he pops up for me to let him in when I get up unless he's fast asleep in his house.

If he comes when he's called one dreamie. Really works out as 2 day. 1 when i need to leave for work, 1 when it's bed time

Agree @MumOfOneAllAlone cat flaps are expensive to get fitted but if you've only lived in summer with door open, you'll be freezing all winter like I was having the door open.

fair enough @Laura95167 mine only get Dreamies when I have to get them in so a handful is a rare treat. If I have to be somewhere in the next 2 hours they don’t be let out

My cat still goes out. She's a night cat at heart and last night was out two hours before deciding it was too cold. The previous night was milder but wet and she stayed out 7 hours!

Don't trap a cat inside if they are unhappy and not used to it. They will soon be back if the weather isn't too their liking.

She is lovely!
Our cat is very old now ( over 20) and just does the occasional circuit of the garden. She won't go out in this weather for sure, though.
When she was younger we did leave it up to her, but I must admit we did occasionally keep her in overnight when it was extremely cold like it is now.

Cats are tough creatures; yours will be fine outdoors. If you want, you can make a little shelter by your door, so she can still be outside, but out of the weather.

I let mines out but he has a spot in the greenhouse if it’s wet and I put a hot water bottle under his blanket so it’s warm.

Mine just comes to the door when she's not happy with the weather. In summer we won't see her for the whole day, in winter she usually comes back and sleeps indoors for a good portion of the day, and always comes in when it's raining.

The only time I keep her in is if I am going out all day and the weather doesn't look good as I know she won't want to stay out in it. I WFH so doesn't happen often. (No cat flap as she hunts too much!)

I figured if I was calling him every hour he was at risk of chonking up. Also like diamonds, dreamies, if they're rare they command higher price.

He's got a sister who's a self declared house pet so dreamie training risks everyone getting one dreamie everytime someone does a good thing.

There's also a house rabbit, who very definitely knows the word treat too

She’s only young so you are being unfair to her. Let her decide - cats are smart! - if it’s too cold she’ll be crying to come back in when ready. My cats rarely go out these days but they are old and lazy, lol.

My cat is in & out, all times of year, in all weathers. Sometimes he goes out deliberately in the rain because he knows I'll give him a vigorous rub-down with a towel when he returns home soaking wet and he loves that.

There'd be hell to pay if I tried to keep him in!

We had to once (vet's orders) and he BROKE THE CATFLAP he was so determined to get out

Mine went into the garden for about 15 minutes this morning then wisely decided it was too cold and rainy to be out and spent most of the day sleeping on my bed...

Let your cat out and let her decide whether it is too cold or not for her taste.

@Laura95167 one Dreamie!! He'll be onto cats protection!

can you get a cat flap @MumOfOneAllAlone ? I have a microchip one but only have it (taped open) when I’m in or for short trips out.

your lovely cat then decide. One of mine loves the rain and snow. The other just stays in bed

Mine have to come in when it's dark. They aren't allowed out at night.

In the daytime they can go in and out as they please, unless it's very, very windy.

She's very cute OP.

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Our dcat is a ball of floof ragdoll with only half a brain cell and even she is allowed to make her choice whether to go out in the bad weather or not.

Generally it’s a not, she will occasionally stick her head out the flap and come back in quick!

She hates the rain, doubt she’s seen snow as we are on the south coast!

She’s locked in at night, that’s all.

So in order to train him post covid return to office I let him out and called him back every hour with dreamies. So that I knew if I let him out at 7am and called him about 8ish he'd come. And everytime he comes back he gets one dreamie. So now he has quite good recall (not perfect he's cat afterall) you could train her to be out less or multiple short trips instead of a long one

I keep my old man in. But he doesn't show he wants to go out.

My other 2 go out rain or shine. I do open the door and ask them if they're sure though...

I’d let the cat out, and see what it wants to do. In our house they come and go as they please - only time they are really kept in is when the hunt is on and when we go away and when the weather is going to be poor for a considerable length time. Currently 3 out of the 4 are in..

Big cat 1 was out all night doing his due diligence of keeping the rat population down (we live in a rural location and have a few at the moment) and is now snoozing in front of the fire I expect he will want to go out again around 10ish

Big cat 2 - is the complete opposite and hasn’t left the house 🤷‍♀️

Cat 3 - is currently holed up the in the home office (shed), all snuggled up on some blankets and I put a hot water bottle out earlier and clicked the heater on (she’s taken to the office for some reason but comes inside for breakfast and dinner)

Kitten is not leaving the house till spayed so knows no difference

We have nicknamed one of my cats 'The Rain God' as he seems to like sitting in the pissing rain, usually on top of the shed.
He has his own towel on the radiator by the back door that we dry him off with when he comes in looking like a drowned rat.

Let your cat out. They'll come back in if they are cold.