cat on leash

Q

From Alessa

I have a lovely Bombay cat that I adopted last year from the San Francisco SPCA.  She is wonderful, so lively and inquisitive, and just makes our lives a joy.  She is an indoor cat but I had hoped to leash train her to go for walks with me.  However, I was advised that if I took her outside she would not be happy as an indoor cat anymore and might even get upset and claw furniture, pee on the carpets and the like.  I don't want to upset her, but she seems to love the outdoors because she is always sitting just outside the front door to our apartment when we have it open for air.  Should I forget trying to train her to walk with me?

A

Hi, Alessa!

It always makes me happy to see pet owners taking such an active interest in their