Rehoming an outdoor cat

[laura*]

How about they start feeding her less, or something really boring, while you start feeding her something she loves? If you call for her and handfeed her something like raw chicken (or something more pocketfriendly :-) ) whenever you meet her she'll learn to connect both you and the call with good food. I think she'd come to your call at your house if she's hungry and within hearing distance quite fast.

I already have her trained to come when called - but only when she's hungry. I can whistle and she'll come running or trotting, though sometimes it takes five minutes for her to show up. When she's not hungry, I think she often goes out of hearing range.

She cries at the door because she's not used to the idea of being in the house.

I think part of this is an unease with being trapped. Likely she wants an escape route in case a predator saunters out of the next room.