Cats in a CG without cover?
My cats love to explore boondocks with lots of brush or tall grass. They feel safe from predators that way. But they are terrified of wide open campgrounds with nothing but trees and short grass or ba...
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doxiemom11 wrote:
The cats we have been around were either kept inside, or walked on a leash in the campground. Have you ever tried a leash? Would they feel safer with you right there?
Thanks, doxiemom11 :-). Yes, I will keep the younger, more energetic cat on a leash as needed. The old man cat doesn't move that much anyway.
But no, in my experience cats do not feel safer with a leash. They feel much less safe, because they feel that they couldn't get away from a dog if it attacked them. I think they feel a bit like a worm on the end of a fishing line.
Cats feel safest if strangers (human, canine, or whatever) are not noticing them.
