Meet the Other Phone. Protection built in.

Meet the Other Phone.
Protection built in.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

The litter tray

Join our community of cat lovers on the Mumsnet Cat forum for kitten advice and help with cat behaviour.

Please tell me my cat will be ok outside

9 replies

Cynthiaramsey · 18/07/2024 11:50

I feel like this is a ridiculous post, sorry. But I just cant stop thinking about it at work and worrying and know that I can get some reassurance here.

My cat went out early this morning at about 6ish. I left for work at 8:30 and she didn’t come home so I had to leave her. I hate leaving my cats outside when I am not home due to a bad experience with my other cat when he went out overnight and came back in the morning with a fractured leg. I won’t get home until 6 tonight and I’m worrying about all of the things that can happen to her while she’s out and if she gets hurt I won’t know until tonight. It’s the past experience with my cat that haunts me, I still feel tremendous guilt because what if he fractured his leg at 1am and I didn’t get to him until the morning at 7 and he was hurt all that time at the back door waiting for me.

I have a camera now in the back and I saw her earlier crying at the back door and I feel so so guilty. She isn’t there now but the thought of leaving her until 6 tonight is worrying me. She has never been out all day before. She is a year old and has only just started going outside.

I know I’m over worrying but I just need people to talk sense into me because I can’t concentrate on my work

OP posts:
Squirrelsnut · 18/07/2024 11:52

I completely understand. Could you possibly go home for an hour and make up the time?
You need a smart catflap activated by a chip in her collar.

keylimedog · 18/07/2024 11:52

Can you pop home on your lunch and let her in at all?

Would a cat flat help in the future? You can get ones you can lock one way, so in a situation like today where she's outside you can set it so she can come home through the cat flap, but then not get back out afterwards so you know she's safe inside.

It's unlikely that anything terrible is going to happen, she's probably off exploring or napping somewhere!

boredybored · 18/07/2024 11:54

Have you got a cat flap? We have this brilliant one with an app and I can see exactly where my cats are . I can open and close the door to it as well. Totally worth the money

Cynthiaramsey · 18/07/2024 11:58

I only get 30 mins for my lunch and it would take me longer than that to go home and back. I also don’t drive so would need to get a couple of Ubers, plus my Uber home lager tonight so I can’t afford it 😢

I don’t have a cat flap but I really want one! We have just bought our house so will be looking at getting one put in

OP posts:
Cynthiaramsey · 18/07/2024 11:58

boredybored · 18/07/2024 11:54

Have you got a cat flap? We have this brilliant one with an app and I can see exactly where my cats are . I can open and close the door to it as well. Totally worth the money

This sounds amazing, do you have a link?

OP posts:
boredybored · 18/07/2024 12:03

I think we paid £150 but as above it's worth every penny . I have a big house and garden and I know if they are in or out and what they are up to . It even tells you if they look through it without leaving etc

Pudmyboy · 18/07/2024 22:23

Hi @Cynthiaramsey I hope you got back home to your little cat , safe and sound 🐈

Cynthiaramsey · 18/07/2024 22:34

Pudmyboy · 18/07/2024 22:23

Hi @Cynthiaramsey I hope you got back home to your little cat , safe and sound 🐈

Yes thank you! My sister actually came to my office at about 2 o’clock to get my house key so that she could go to mine and let her in 😄

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page