Edgar is also bad about wanting to get out. Have you tried a squirt gun? If you can discourage Seth from standing near the door when you are near the door, that might do the trick. If you keep the squirt gun near the door then squirt him, he will hopefully soon learn that being near the door when you are going out is a really bad idea.
I always use my leg to block Ed, and after he ran into my foot really hard a few times, he figured out that it wasn't paying to try and get out the door.
Diane on Aug 18 at 10:16 AM
Years ago I had the same problem with our Snoopy cat. He wanted outside. I don't want to worry you but Snoopy started spraying in the house because he wanted out sooo bad. I had to give in to him. He did come home a couple of times with battle injuries which required a trip to the vet.
This is one reason why most of our cats were females. Our favorite cat was a male. We raised him from the time he was a week old so he was a scary cat and didn't want to go outside. He was 17 when he died. Snoopy was about 10 when he passed. Outside cats don't live as long.
Have you tried using a harness and letting him outside with you?
Ojo on Aug 18 at 10:49 AM
with a dash of lemon juice in it too. Maybe confine him before you need to enter / exit the house? Lot of work but safety is a thing in our house right now so we are used to those extra precautions.
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Connie on Aug 18 at 10:07 AM