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Also it's not good for the cats either.
The stray cats I've known who found indoor lives never want to go out again. It's the spoiled, pampered cats who incorrectly think they're tough who want to go outside. The cats who've seen some shit know inside is where it's at.
Time to be down voted to oblivion for my parents' exception to the rule: their outside cat just celebrated his 25th birthday. He's no longer an energetic, murderous little shit, but a grumpy no longer able to murder murderous little shit.
Very precious, 10/10 to pet
I'm not going to downvote you, but just because you know a lucky cat doesn't mean being outdoors isn't bad for the cat.
It's like hearing about some person who's reached 100 years old who has a cigar and a shot of bourbon every day and thinking that it's the shot and the cigar that caused the longevity instead of just the luck of the draw.
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Yeah, I'm aware. I pretended to not see it because of all the people who would ignore it and consider your post confirmation that they can let their cat be an outdoor cat.
Fair point! Added more emphasis to that bit!
Holy shit that is an old cat lmao
It may not be abstractly good for cats to be allowed outdoors (my family growing up had a cat eaten by the neighbors dogs, a cat get hit by a car, multiple cats get serious injuries from fights with neighborhood cats, etc.) But having been in a household with a series of cats that only went out when they asked to be let out: they ask to be let out every day. It is completely inconsistent with my experience that a cat would "never want to go outside again".
Same. I had an outdoor cat growing up (won't be doing that again) and whenever we where in a situation where we could not let him out hr would do the wildest shit. I remember my dad answering the door and standing so he was blocking the exit and the cat did this wild Prince of Persia move and lept of some furniture, sprang off the door and went over my dad and the guy he was talking to heads.
Couldn't figure out how to get through the pet friendly mesh door though
My cat was a street cat that I got around 9 months old. Very spoiled indoor cat. She still tries to run outside and escape sometimes, she's too curious.