What’s Your Take on Cat Strollers? Why Olga Isn’t the Ideal Candidate

Hello, I’m Christopher! Read my introduction to study extra about me and my foolish Russian Blue cat, Olga.

A lot of the pet homeowners in my neighborhood have canines, and though I’ve seen just a few cats roaming round outdoors, I haven’t been lucky sufficient to satisfy anybody who makes use of a cat stroller. Strolling cats with harnesses have turn into extra accepted, however some homeowners could also be self-conscious about carting their felines round in a stroller.

Because it’s uncommon, some could also be unwilling to be labeled as “the unusual neighbor who pampers their cat like a child.” I don’t have an issue with the observe, but it surely’s unlikely to catch on. I don’t know many cats, together with Olga, who may sit calmly in a child stroller throughout an extended stroll. In contrast to infants, they will leap out of it and escape.

Cats With Mobility Points

Energetic cats aren’t one of the best check topics for child strollers, however these with mobility points or different well being circumstances would in all probability love a trip across the neighborhood. Once I was treating my Siamese cat for kidney disease, I didn’t let him go outdoors by himself, however he would’ve loved a stroll within the stroller if I had been brave sufficient to aim it. When he was wholesome, nevertheless, he would have jumped out and run away.

Olga’s View of the Nice Outdoor

Olga isn’t as hyper as my Siamese, however she’s no sofa potato. She enjoys operating round the home, tearing up the blinds, leaping on the again of my chair to shock me, and dribbling her paper soccer balls.

She’s by no means tried to enterprise outdoors as a result of she fears the unknown. She loves watching the birds and lizards in my yard however backs away if I open the door. I’ve carried her in my arms and walked outdoors earlier than, and he or she cried and scratched me.

I took her outdoors as soon as when it snowed, which is uncommon in my space, and it terrified her. She jumped out of my arms into the snow, ran to the again door, and screamed. She wasn’t fascinated by the snow or joyful to be away from her consolation zone. Earlier than I adopted her, I assumed most cats wished to be outdoors and hated being confined indoors.

The Guilt From Conserving Cats Indoors

I nonetheless really feel responsible that I didn’t let my different cat roam free, however I stayed in a busy space, and he might not have lived for over 19 years if he had been an outside cat. I’ve a fenced-in yard and reside in a quiet neighborhood now, however Olga isn’t able to play outdoors.

I’ve examine homeowners coaching their older indoor cats to use a harness for walks, and I’d wish to strive it with Olga in some unspecified time in the future. I’m not anxious about her getting sufficient train inside, however she must expertise the contemporary air and all of the sights, sounds, and odors different animals take with no consideration.

Getting her to put on a harness will in all probability require a number of months of coaching and loads of antiseptic to treat my wounds. I’m keen to undergo it to make her joyful, however I’m not able to turn into the neighborhood oddball who exhibits off his cat in a child stroller.