Trying to make an indoor/outdoor cat an all indoor cat is NOT easy. I have been there, done that, got the t-shirt with my bengal. His previous owner allowed him to roam the neighborhood. When I took him (after he got into a horrific cat fight), I tried to confine him, but he would cry all night long, cry at the windows, cry at the door. We decided to build a large enclosure on our deck that he can access 24/7 through a cat door. However, that was not enough for him. I bought a harness and leash and put the harness around him and he was ready to go out the door. That happens rarely, but since then, we've taken daily walks. It has helped a lot! Perhaps that is not something you want to start, because once you start, the walks happen whether you want them or not. Rain, shine, hot, cold, snow, ice -- we are out there.
We went through about two weeks of Raiden yowling all night long. We simply ignored it and tried to get some sleep in between yowls. Now he sleeps most of the night on our bed. It's been 4-1/2 years, so we now have a great schedule going.
There are portable enclosures or permanent enclosures -- there are elaborate systems or very simple ones that can keep your cat safe in the yard. A cat who has tasted the outside world -- wants that world. You can expand his world cheaply with a window perch or putting a cat tree next to a window.
Now, too, that Rex is still adjusting to a new home. Things take time when it comes to cats. So be patient.
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