How To Stop Your Cat From Running Away

Is your cat running away from you from time to time? Are you sick of searching for it or chasing after it because it will get lost otherwise?

In this blog post, I will unveil the reasons why your cat is running away from you and how you can stop it, thus completely changing your relationship with your cat. I will map out 4 reasons why your kitty may be fleeing from you and offer the solution for each one. Let's dive straight into the first one!

There are multiple reasons why cats can be scared of you and I am giving you a short overview here. 

Basically, a scared cat doesn't understand your good intentions. This is mostly because it has been hurt in its childhood which results in its current trust issues. 

Obviously, if one is scared of somebody, running away seems a good choice. Therefore, the fact that your cat escapes from you is merely a symptom of its fear. In order to chance this negative view of you, a lot of time and effort needs to be put in on your side.

Think of it like this: You are basically healing a trauma. Although this may seem exaggerated, it's a good way to approach your situation like this because it helps reflect the seriousness of your cat's feelings.

This guide that I found on WikiHow is very comprehensive when it comes to healing a cat's past emotional wounds and slowly making it like you, so I strongly recommend you to check it out.

If you succeed in this, you finally solved the issue of your cat running away. Who would run away from somebody you love, right?

Cats are highly interactive and playful pets. Especially when they are young, cats can't get enough of exploring and playing with new things!

Although we generally understand how and why cats are so playful, it's very hard to tell what's going through a cat's mind when it is in "playmode".

Since playing also involves running around, chasing and being chased is a big part of the cat's game arsenal. Therefore, your cat simply may want to play with you when its zooming around the house with you chasing after it!

Now, although playtime is fun, you may not want that at certain times. I get that. So what are you going to do about it? The solution is simple.

Play with your cat when you want to and really drain its energy. Afterwards, your kitty should have depleted all its resources to run away from you in playful joy. It's time to chill with you on the couch.

Another way of appeasing the thirst to play in your cat is getting it a friend to play with! Cats love to play with each other and another cat is almost always a great decision anyways. If you are unsure though, I have a comprehensive guide that answers whether you should get another cat or not.

When cats are in pain, they tend to act in strange ways. A loving, cuddly cat can suddenly become aggressive, resentful or scared of you. So watch out for the signs!

Would you want to interact with somebody when you feel like you are about to throw up? Probably not. This is why cats are usually the opposite of interactive when they are sick.

If your cat used to stick to you like glue and suddenly runs away from you, there is a high chance of your cat feeling unwell. A trip to the vet is absolutely mandatory in this case! 

Tell the vet about your concern and the sudden behavior change. He or she will then know what to look for in your cat and hopefully get your cat back to health.

A very common reason of cats avoiding their humans and escaping their presence is very simple: They don't like them. As heartbreaking as this sounds, it's the truth.

Some cats are generally fond of you because you feed them and offer a warm, quiet place to snooze away for a few hours - not because they like you. This is mostly the cause with rather feral cats that are not used to human contact.

Sure, they take your food, why wouldn't they? Outside they have to hunt, roam around in the cold and freeze. Your house is probably warm with lots of fresh food and no predators in sight. Pretty good deal.

The sad thing about this, you can't make you cat love you if it simply doesn't want to. Period. 

You can try to slowly introduce more and more physical presence and contact, but chances are it will never accept you as the friendly cat lover you are...

Cats are mysterious creatures and not easy to understand. Sometimes, we probably come across pretty stupid to our kitties because we can't understand their most basic intentions and moods.

Nevertheless, with time, effort and research, you can further increase your knowledge about why cats act the way they do and sometimes even come to a point where you - lo and behold - understand them.

I hope this post helped you understand why your cat is running away from you and how you can stop it from doing so. If you enjoyed it, please give it a share on your favorite Social Media or forward it to a friend.

Thank you for reading and talk to you soon in my next blog post!