After adopting your Couch Cat, we ask that you confine your new feline friend to a small space such as a bathroom or bedroom for one week before you allow them to roam inside your home.  

If you are allowing your new Couch Cat outdoor time: 

• We require you to keep your new kitty indoors for at least 4 months before allowing them outside. 

• The first dozen times your cat is outside, we ask that you supervised them starting with a few minutes and gradually increase the supervised adventures before letting them roam unsupervised.  

• No other animals should be interfering with your cat during their first outings.  

• Give them safe spaces to go or hide while they are outside. Something as simple as leaving your garage door open or putting a slab of plywood against your home.  

• Never run after your new cat that is outdoors. If you cannot get your cat back inside, open a can of their favorite cat food, shake their food bowl, and let them come back to you.  

• Never let your cat be outside next to a busy street.  

• If your cat disappears during outside time, leave their cat litter box outside to let them know where home is.  

• If your cat will not come back in the house, please use a humane trap to capture them.