Should I let my indoor cats go outside?
1 It really is much better not only for the cat to stay inside but it is also better for all the animals that are outside. Cats outside decimate bird populations and kill other small animals, including many endangered species. Your kitties will be subjected to things like fleas and ticks as well but those are probably the least of your cats worries.Cat's don't know what is best for them-you do so protect them:) They won't suffer any psychological trauma from staying inside.
You must be a very caring cat parent to take the time to ask this question! .
I have 2 cats now, and they have been indoor cats their whole lives (4 years now). We lived in a big house, a big yard, in a quiet neighborhood, but the cats never seemed to even want to go outside. I'd leave doors open accidentally and they'd never go out, not even near the doors.
And they were rescues - feral cats, born in the wild, but have no interest to go back out there (at least not yet). This helped now, since we found ourselves moving half way across the country due to a job relocation. We're in a smaller apartment right now, looking for a house, but thankfully, in this unknown area, the cats aren't itching to go outside and explore, especially since we're in the middle of downtown, and that would be bad if they got out.
They seem happy and fine with this indoor only arrangement. However, my parents adopted a stray that was already an outdoor cat for a number of years. Trying to keep him indoors would be torture.
Whenever we close him in due to bad weather or something - he whines and whines and pees on the couch (good times). We actually installed a doggie door for him. So he has to have his freedom.
The cat I had growing up was indoor/outdoor - only went out for a couple hours every day or so. She was fine with staying indoors during the night and usually only went outside when we were outside. Just keep in mind, once an adult cat gets used to being an outdoor cat, it will be much more difficult to bring him/her indoors if your life changes again and you find yourself in a different situation.
If you do let them outside, if they want to go, I would recommend that you have a collar on them (although my cats refuse to wear them) and have them microchipped. I know there's all sorts of controversy on microchipping, but doing this to a pet is different from doing that to a person - if a person/child got lost, they don't get put down in 3 days if the owner isn't found... Also, you'll have to be good about taking them to the vet regularly and give them monthly flea medication - outdoors introduces some extra complications. Anyway, so that's my rambling on that.
Not sure if it helps, but I honestly don't think it's cruel to keep them indoors - it depends on the pet and their personality... Good luck!
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