Cat won’t stop trying to escape. Help
I have coyotes in my area. He has a Catio in the backyard. It’s been 3+ years and he won’t stop trying to escape any second he gets. He’s ripped my screens so I can’t even open windows even the slightest because he will spend all day tearing it apart and crying to go outside. I’ve tried to harness train him, he doesn’t enjoy it (yes I tried it for 2 years- he hates it.) he has everything a cat can ask for, including constant attention and play. Nothing seems to matter aside from getting outside. He immediately runs out and jumps through the tiny crack of the door opening and I can’t get him back inside for an hour+.
He just cries all day wanting to go outside- sometimes he even ignores playing because he just is too focused on trying to open a window or a door or something. He was an indoor/outdoor cat for first 8mo of his life before I adopted him from the previous owners. He spends his time daily trying to chew through things like the Catio to get outside.
3+ years and nothing changes. 954
Is he just bound to be an outdoor cat??? I just personally don’t feel comfortable as there’s too much risk and I fear for his safety from all of the predators, cars, cat haters, etc. But he’s torn up my house (and my skin) just simply trying to go outside. :/ anyone know what to do?? Please help.
Edit: He is neutered/fixed. & another cat is not an option- he does not like other cats. I also have a dog already and they get along lovingly. But even the dog isn’t enough stimulation to keep him indoors. He even has his own little cat room as I have a large home- fish tank, TV playing cat channel, everything. I feel like I’ve tried it all- anything I’ve been able to google or see on Reddit for the past years. None of it helps. And I don’t believe in negative reinforcements like spraying him so pls do not suggest this… thank you for reading 🙏 954