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I keep hearing so called ""cat lovers"" here talking about either totally outdoor cats or indoor/outdoor cats. I am wondering how far from your front or back door you let your cats roam before labelling them outdoor cats?
I keep hearing so called ""cat lovers"" here talking about either totally outdoor cats or indoor/outdoor cats. I am wondering how far from your front or back door you let your cats roam before labelling them outdoor cats?
If they leave the porch, they are indoor/outdoor cats. We have two indoor, one indoor/outdoor and four totally cats.
The out door and the indoor/outdoor seem the happiest. They hunt, run over the property, climb trees, climb on top of they chicken coop.
I think it is cruel to keep cats indoors exclusively if they want to go outside.
I think it is cruel to keep cats indoors exclusively if they want to go outside.
What is cruel is to allow cats outside where they are subject to dangers like dogs, other cats, traffic and ticks and fleas---but we have discussed this on this forum over and over again. The last indoor/outdoor cat I had was viciously torn apart by a fox my neighbor had been throwing scraps to. The guilt is still with me and I will never have another outdoor cat. The two I have had inside for 12 years are perfectly happy but most importantly they are healthy.
If they leave the porch, they are indoor/outdoor cats. We have two indoor, one indoor/outdoor and four totally cats.
The out door and the indoor/outdoor seem the happiest. They hunt, run over the property, climb trees, climb on top of they chicken coop.
I think it is cruel to keep cats indoors exclusively if they want to go outside.
This is for those who have outdoor cats.
You chose to have a cat and now you impose your cat upon your neighbors. You also impose risk upon your cat. As others have said your cat stands a good chance to be attacked by dogs and wild life. Worse still your cat crossing the road can cause an accident. I feel the same about people who let their dogs roam. Do your pet a favor and take ownership of it. Protect it and keep it safe.
When I was a kid, my mother didn't like animals and wouldn't let us have any pets in the house beyond turtles, hamsters, etc., that could live in a cage. We'd get stray cats sometimes in the woods behind us and I'd start to feed and befriend them, but every last one would eventually end up dead in the road, hit by cars.
Does anyone here have ""outdoor"" cats that leave their own home & go to neighbor's houses. I ask because I keep hearing people ""instruct"" others about how to deal with their cats once they have gone to the neighbors. I find such lists exhaustive & expensive. eg requiring neighbors to use their hard earned money on mothballs etc to keep your cats away. It seems a lot of people here think its normal and neighbors should not bat an eye when confronted with your UNWANTED pet?
of course outdoor cats roam. they can climb fences, wiggle under them around gates, etc. they walk on others cars, poop in gardens(can anybody put moth balls all over their entire yards or neighborhoods or communities?) and besides socalled cat deterrents work about as well as deer repellents and we know how that works. if other cats are inside-even fixed cats, that is an invitation for a visitor. I just think it is irresponsible all the way around to let cats outside.
of course outdoor cats roam. they can climb fences, wiggle under them around gates, etc. they walk on others cars, poop in gardens(can anybody put moth balls all over their entire yards or neighborhoods or communities?) and besides socalled cat deterrents work about as well as deer repellents and we know how that works. if other cats are inside-even fixed cats, that is an invitation for a visitor. I just think it is irresponsible all the way around to let cats outside.
True that!
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