I have a 6 month old kitten, and she is lovely and affectionate, we have had her ince she was 7 weeks old. Our intention is to keep her as an indoors cat, as we live in a flat (ground floor) so she would have no way of getting back in easily if she went outside and nowhere safe for her to sit when we are not there (like her own garden)
For the past couple of months she has become more aware of the outside, sits by the window a lot. Last time I opened the windows wide she jumped out a few times. First time she was stunned and jumped back in, after that she jumped out and explored a bit before I got her back in, she was very compliant an didn't run away from me. Since then she has been trying to get outside at every oppertunity, I'm having to keep windows closed or open slightly. When they are opend slightly she tries to squeeze out of them. She knows our bedroom window is open, so now at night she sits by our bedroom door crying to get in, and if we let her in she is straight at the window.
I feel so cruel keeping her indoors. Is it cruel keeping a cat inside? I'm seriously thinking of rehoming her to a house where she can get outside and do cat things. It's makin me feel sad thinking of doing it, but I don't want to keep her indoors if she isn't going to settle.
Any advice welcome, will she settle or am I just being delusional.