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Does anyone else’s cat insist on being both inside and outside at the same time?

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ZibbidooZibbidooZibbidoo · 13/04/2018 17:01

Grin

He wants out, then in, then out, then in. He will scrabble at the door as if he is in fear for is life, then take two steps inside and turn and go back out again. Then will turn back and come in, sniff the floor and walk out again, then poke his head back in then go again. I’ve just left the door open now. It’s cold but I’m lazy. Grin

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OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny · 14/04/2018 11:26

Yes I can hear him now meowing on our front doorstep to come in and settle down on the sofa ......and he's not even our cat!!

(It's the neighbours cat who, rather than use the cat flap in and out of his own house, prefers to sit and meow outside our house to come in Hmm )

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TuftedLadyGrotto · 14/04/2018 11:27

One of her other favourites is to get us to open the cat flap door so she can just sit a sniff the air for a while.

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Toddlerteaplease · 14/04/2018 12:11

If I shut the door they both sit in front of it so I can't open it. They don't seem to realise I can't let them in, if I can't open the door!

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autumnboys · 14/04/2018 12:27

Mine hangs out of the cat flap to check the weather before deciding whether to commit or not. If he decides against, the reverse back in is somewhat undignified. He is unimpressed by the cat flap in general and somehow manages to sound like a burglar breaking in every time he uses it. Grin

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goforkyourself · 14/04/2018 13:51

Where I live it's warm so don't have the issue of jumping up and down opening doors. However it's the start of mosquito season and the fly screens are causing confusion. I've found it less stressful to leave them open and just get devoured by mozzies 😠😢

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Tawdrylocalbrouhaha · 14/04/2018 13:56

All cats do this (little feckless).

Does anyone else’s cat insist on being both inside and outside at the same time?
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MinaPaws · 14/04/2018 14:12

@Faintlinesquints - don't let them fool you into getting a cat flap. They never use them when the staff are around. Only at 2 am when there's a squall outside and they want to dip their paws in mud for a spot of pre-dawn duvet artwork, or to lovingly rub wet fur all over your face to enhance your dreams.

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TheSecondOfHerName · 14/04/2018 20:50

This is not an action shot.
She is capable of staying in this position for several minutes.
Best of both worlds.

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ZibbidooZibbidooZibbidoo · 14/04/2018 20:55
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NinkyNonk1 · 14/04/2018 21:00

Mine does this too! Just wants the option of having the door open. If I nudge him he won't go out just reverses back. Pain in the butt!

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QueenOfIce · 15/04/2018 10:58

Before we moved one of mine would sit outside with his face pressed up to the catflap making me think it was somehow broken and the poor thing couldn't get in so I'd open the door and he'd stare at me as if to say 'what do you think you're doing?'

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Fluffycloudland77 · 15/04/2018 12:53

I think bum in the warm, head in the breeze is cat life goal.

Ours has two cat flaps. One obviously in the back door and one in the back gate. Sometimes he jumps down off the 7ft wall instead.

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