Do you cats stay out at night?

ive tried to get my 2 cats to stay in at night for 2 years but they sit at the back door crying! Not sure if they have somewhere better to be or else they just like being out all night but they seem happiest out at night so now i just let them be

I let my cats out in the morning and they come back inside during the day if they want to. The one thing I always try to do is to get them inside at night.

We have several cats right now. Most stay in all day and night. We have two though that are out door cats. I would prefer they were all indoor because we do live on the suburbs but these two we tried and they would bolt out the door once it was opened even a fraction. The one comes in and out as he pleases. There are nights were he'll come in but often especially when it's nice out he stays outside. Our other cat though doesn't like to come in at all. She wants to stay out. When the weather is really cold we have to bring her in ourselves. She tolerates it then but she wants right back out as soon as possible. They both have food and water in the garage. They go in there all the time so they also have shelter. They come up for love and attention. Thankfully we've been lucky and they seem to watch for cars. Just have to hope it continues that way.

Hi GreenMoo, thanks for another lovely cat discussion. Regarding my cats, they belong to an aristocratic family; at least, they think they are. ;) They don't tolerate any nonsense from me. This means, if I want them to stay in my house, I have to listen to them. They go out as they like and come in as they like. I leave some windows open for them. The wall below the windows is now fully covered with paw marks. I don't even get the time to sponge it clean. Do I mind? Certainly not! Sometimes, around two hours after midnight, I feel a small bite on my fingers or a claw in my feet and I know kitty is back. ;) Lovely having a cat, isn't it?

Well I have 8 cats and one goes in and out, mostly in, one stays in all the time just cause she is so scared of everything, that I have just never let her out. Then the other six all came to live with me, so they are feral cats. I have had them for six years and a couple of them now come in the house and may spend part of the night. The others would rather die than stay in the house at night as much as I would like them to be nice and safe inside. We do have another cat that comes over and fights with mine which is very frustrating but not much I can do about it. He belongs to the neighbor and is a Tom cat and just fights with mine. So I kind of let them do what they want to do, even though they do get hurt some of the time.

Ive just been at my daughters for the night to look after our grandson...she has her cat..Poppy..who is really lovley..but we have to take the dog with us which then means Poppy spends all of her time under their bed!!....but she wanted to go out late,so I let her...and she waltzed back in in the morning..quite happy with life.I know that my daughter likes her to stay in at night really...but son in law...he would rather she goes out.Around where they live there are quite a few cats..and they tend to scrap!!

I would like my cats to stay inside but A: indoor litter trays stink and B: my cat refuses to stay inside! After our other cat Nigel was hit by a car a few weeks back we tried to keep Isabella inside. Well she climbed up the curtains and scrathed the blinds in the loungeroom and would not stop meowing and howling until we let her out. We have a new kitten called Alfred and he hasn't been shown outside yet. We have a back deck that is all barred off so Isabella can jump from downstairs to up on the deck and through the back door into the house. (back doors are constantly opened because the deck is fully enclosed). Alfred can go out onto the deck during the day fro some sunlight and fresh air but he's too little to know how to jump down. I guess once he gets a certain age and size he'll follow Isabella's lead and that will be it, he'll be an outside cat.

I keep all my cats inside all the time. I do have a porch they can go out on, but all but one are totally inside cats and she's totally outside.

It depends on what my cat wants to do. Sometimes he goes out and stays away for 3 or 4 days then will come dragging in and sleep during the day. Sometimes he won't ask to go out at night and sleeps in the house.

The last cat I had was very much an outdoor cat, I hated the fact that come 10 or 11 at night he would want to be out for the night. Even when it was freezing cold outside and winter he would not stop in. I used to think that one day I would find him frozen in the garden so I put loads of old bedding in the shed for him, so at least he could go and curl up in there if he wanted to and keep warm!

My old cat liked go out at night. Now my parent have to bring it for other because my parent keep 3 dogs. It is too much for look after. At night, my cat go out to find mouse or find a half of it's lover.

I get mine in at nights because there are coyotes in the hills here. If it weren't for that, I'd let him come and go as he pleases.

my sister's cat does stay out at night but he rings the doorbell when he wants to come in!!! i swear it is true. i did not believe it until i saw it with my own eyes but he stands on top of a bush right by the front door and puts his paw on the doorbell to get inside and alert them he is there. so funny.

I have two cats, both came from the RSPCA. The older cat was 2 years old when we first got him. In the beginning as he was new to us I liked him to stay in at night time so I knew where he was. As he is now 4 years old he pleases himself as to weather he stays in or not. We don't have a cat flap so have to open the door to let him in. I shout for him about half an hour before I go up to bed, then give him another shout 15 mins later. I give him one last shout at the end of the half an hour and if he hasn't come in then he is out for the night! I don't mind him staying out all night as he is a big boy and is always waiting on the step to come in in the morning. My kitten who will be a year old around september, goes in and out as he wishes during the day. He was never allowed out after tea as it was dark. Now the lighter evenings are coming , I put both cats out no later than 6pm ish, sort children out in bathroom etc call the cats in no later than 8pm. Thet normally both come running in and thats it until the morning. If big cat wants to go out again I let him out, the kitten isn't allowed out even if he askes. Both cats have been done so don't spray. I think it totally depends on the owener of the cats and the area that you live in. As the lighter evenings get here I shall leave kitten out longer. I want him in at night time but ashe gets older if he happens to spend the odd night out all night I don't think I shall be too worried as he will def know where his home is. Hope this helps you.

hi no , my cat stay in my house at night it's bettar for my and to my cat

well she having a better time than me!

I definitely prefer my cat to be in the house at night, I worry about her if she's out especially if it's a cold or wet night. She's normally pretty okay about coming in - and I don't let her out after about 10pm anyway - but sometimes she refuses and we have fun and games with me outside in my pyjamas trying to grab her while she runs rings round me!!

All four of our cats are indoors only all the time. I would never let anycat outside. There are predators, cars, fleas, other cats, unkind humans. It is just too dangerous for my cats out there. I would never rest easy unless I could count noses. My cats are all spayed and neutered, so there is no mating urge and their health is better for it. They are fed well, so they need not hunt. They are healthy, happy cats who are safe, warm and dry.

I have 2 cats and thay are indoor all the time.Some times i let them on my deck only if i am out there.

My cats don't go outside - ever. It would kill me if anything ever happened to them so I keep them in the house safe and sound at all times. When I was a child a couple of our family cats (and one dag) were hit by a car and killed. I couldn't stand to have that happen now. Did you know that the average life span of a cat that goes outside is less than half that of an indoor cat?