This is probs a really silly question- I’ve just adopted a house cat from a friend a week ago ago due to her not being able to take care of it anymore as her other cats attacked her but me being pregnant I can’t STAND the smell of litter boxes. My house is very open plan so when my cat goes in the night I wake up to my whole house smelling like poo and it’s stressing me out now🤣 due to her being a house cat for five years could I still start letting her outside and would she come back to me? She’s seemed to settled in amazingly but I’m worried if I let her out she won’t come back 😫
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What a lovely thing to do.
Not sure but on a side note not sure if you know but changing litter when pregnant is not advised due to toxic / bactrria that can be harmfu l to the baby
Awh I know! My partner changes it! It’s just the smell drives me insane 🤣

Yeah it should be fine! My cat was an indoor cat for the first year of his life then we moved to a place with a garden and he transitioned to being an outdoor cat (and now only poos in his litter tray when it’s raining).
I would just make sure that she is very much comfortable with you and her new home and realises your house is where her food is at.

You can also try changing her food. We got the vet recommended food and it made such a difference to the smell - it’s more expensive but worth it x

If she is settled she will more than likely still come home and she probably won't venture too far as just going in the garden will be a change for her. If you have a cat flap too you won't need a litter tray at all which is such a game changer 👌

My cat was an indoor cat for 2 years, she's still scared of everything outside and won't leave the top of the bin in the garden, she'll poo out there if I forget about her but she'd much rather use her tray still, also consider pregnancy, ticks and fleas, I'd much rather clean a poo up everyday than have to deal with the bugs if she brings them back