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[quote=Anonymous]The agency also knows that outdoor cats have a shorter lifespan due to being hit by a car, being exposed to diseases or getting eaten. Around here, an outdoor cat will be eaten by a coyote and maybe even a fox or bear.

Find a rescue or lost pet group and ask to borrow a trap cage. Once you have her, get her bathed and treated for fleas & make sure she's chipped.

What works for me is to keep a spray bottle of water on both sides of the front door. When I come home, before I open the door, I have the sprayer ready. As soon as I open the door, if I see her I spray in her direction. When leaving if she's hanging close, I spray again to get her to run away from the door.

And I don't care what Jackson Galaxy says about spray bottles. For the door issue, I use them. For scratching on furniture I do not.

My cat isn't aggressive enough to dart out through the water. If yours does, I have seen 2 section screens or gates installed in front of the door. So make sure you are in the first part (and the cat isn't) before you open the door.

At least it seems she knows where home is and isn't wandering the neighborhood getting lost. So if she escapes once more, borrow the trap again.[/quote]

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