Does anyone know How to keep a Cat in the house?

move all his stuff to one room, with a door, and keep him in there when doors are going to be opened

castrated cats usually don't play outside very often... so that could be an option. also make sure he's locked in the house during the night - because that's when they're more active (and could be target of coyotes as you mentioned)

lock the door. ♥

you should get him neutered. and try to train him to wear a collar. get a really tough leather one.
you should choose one of these two options:
* buy a litter tray and train him to stay indoors.
or the easier option:
* always leave catfood on your doorstep and in your garden so he wont stray far.
you should but a cardboard box in your garden or doorstep too, for him to sit in. it always works for me.
gd luck ;-D

make a trap for every time he or she trys to go out side this is how to make the trap take some cat food make a seesaw and put the cat food on there the cat will try to rech it he or she will jump when you see him or her trying to rech it go over there and say you want this and lanch the food in to the air it might make a mess on your foolr but the food will lanch in to the air and fall somewhere away from the door and the cat will go that place to get the cat food then if the doors unlocked you lock the door and after it finshed the cat food it will go back to the door so thorw a ball of yarn real real far away form the door and that will keep it busy

you have to castrate it

My persian is spayed and loves outside, but I don't want her going out. Living in Louisiana, there are too many fleas. Plus there are the added dangers of dogs, cars, stray cats and wild animals. What we have done, is when she tries to get out of the door, we say NO! loudly and it scares her back in. Also, she has a cat tree by a window so that she can still look outside and watch the birds. When you have time (and she will let you), give her extra attention by holding her or playing her favorite game. The more she feels loved inside your home, the less she will want to go out. This has worked for us, hope it helps you!

I'm no expert. I have an outdoor cat. Just last night I accidently left Milo in the house and he knocked over the cactus, shattering the pot and getting dirt all over the carpet.

if you have an extra room with nothing in it, go out and buy some cat saplies and put them into that room. if you don't, you can use half of another room for your cat. go buy your cat, and buy cat food and water with it, get a cage and put him or her into it, and take your kitty cat home. put your cat into that room with 1 bowl full of water, and 1 bowl full of cat food. he or her will eat it all up, and be very happy to have an owner like you! (if you even have a cat or kitten...) thank you for your time! you may go now!

It sounds like Puffer is a semi-feral or fairly young cat. You have to train cats to stay inside, especially when they're young or have first started to live inside a house. You need to pay Puffer a lot of positive attention, cuddling and petting him. You need to keep him well-supplied with food and water and entertainment. Part of that also means that you need to make the house interesting for him: let him explore the house. Set up an area or areas where he can climb, pounce and claw things, such as a room with a cat tree and the like. Create a "cat TV" - a tank with a pet rodent, a cage with a bird or an aquarium with fish - and set it up where Puffer can sit and watch the prey within, without being able to get inside.

A squirt bottle of water works well as a cat deterrent, too: every time the cat tries to make a break for it, give Puffer a good squirt on his nose.

The combination of good reasons to stay inside and penalties for trying to get outside should train Puffer pretty quickly.

That said, all cats will try to sneak out sometimes, and eventually they succeed. You have to get your cat to wear a collar. Not only will the collar help people identify your cat when he gets lost, but it will also reduce the likelihood that when he does escape he will catch a bat, rat or other rodent with rabies, which is a problem anywhere, but particularly in a more rural area like yours. It will also cut down the likelihood of picking up fleas and ticks, which is as important for you and your siblings as it is for Puffer: any mammal can get Lyme's disease from a tick, and, just like rabies, there's no cure.

Finally, with a collar you can invest in a magnetically locking cat door. Basically, this is a cat door with an electronic lock on it. It remains locked and cannot be opened by any animal short of a bear, unless it is wearing the matching RF element on its collar. The result is that your cat can get back inside if it gets out, but no other animals can get in by the same door.

well. since all of the times that i have tried to have a cat in the house they have failed. so srry but i have no helpfull awnser to that

Well, for the collar problem, you could get your cat microchipped. You could also build a cat enclosure, like we did.

when you open the door ,hold him down and give him a treat.