I have a one year-old male cat who since we got him has been craving anything to do with the outside world. whenever i would approach the door, he would run up in anticipation of me opening it. He'd sometimes camp by it. He also spends most of his time by the windows just staring at the street and the passer-bys. And no, this doesn't have anything to do with lack of stimulation, we give him plenty of play to the point where he's panting and doesn't want to play anymore, and yet, a few minutes later he's back at the door waiting for me to open it.
A month ago, i decided to open the door to see what his endgame was, and because i heard that once Cats do go outside, they're scared out of their skin and never pursue it again and thank God for how good they're having it inside. Well, whoever said those things didn't meet this cat. This stupid thing went up as fast as a lightning bolt to the last floor of my 6-story building and wobbled and faltered along a thin metal bar that connected the stair rails on each side. He kept going back and forth multiple times for four full minutes, occasionally stopping middle of the way to look below him and see the soaring height.....only to resume walking nonchalantly. I was watching from the side, trembling with fear because i knew any interference would've startled him and made him lose his balance so i let him be until i was in grabbing distance and i snatched him with all my might and went down. It's like he has NO tangible understanding of height or danger of any sorts, i thought it would be instinctual, it's very weird.
I felt vindicated in imprisoning him after this episode of terror, but after getting a taste for the outside, his craving grew even further. After 3 weeks of begging, my heart softened again and i let him out in our balcony (we're on the first floor so nothing dangerous) thinking he wouldn't be so stupid as to jump a whole floor.....i left home for 2 hours and came to find him lying in front of our home, absolutely horrified , with bruises from the jump, meowing and reluctant to move even a single step forward or backwards. Went to get him stitched up and now he's fine, but he seems to have a short-term memory so he's back craving the outside again. Before you ask, this has been going on since he was a couple of months old, this has nothing to do with him wanting to mate. He's not ready for the outside world and still he's determined to be a daredevil and bite more than he can chew.
How do i give him what he wants without endangering him?
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