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Fences - Cats - DIY?
On Sat, 18 Aug 2012 00:21:27 -0700, "Julie Bove"
wrote: "Brooklyn1" Gravesend1 wrote in message .. . dgk wrote: Brooklyn1 wrote: Gas Bag wrote: She wants to stop her cats getting out, and other cats getting in. To any cat "lovers" out there, my friend isn't getting rid of her cats, nor is she trapping/baiting any of the cats in her suburb. Anyone who cares about their cats doesn't let them out. Like most absolute statements, that's nonsense. Cats enjoy being outdoors and if we really care about our cats we want them to be happy. Safe counts but so does happy. What good is a "happy" cat flattened with tire tread impressions... cats are happy indoors... you're an imbecile. Yes. I saw a bumper sticker online that said, "I'd rather be inside and fat than outside and flat." I am sure that my momma cat was probably outside at some point in her life. She and her babies were found in an abandoned house and they had to get food from somewhere. But now she never tries to get out. Never. She is perfectly happy as a house cat. Now the baby? Well she isn't actually a baby any more since she is over a year old but... She is the one they named that phrase after about how curiosity killed the cat. She is very interested in the garage for some reason. I don't want her out there because there are all sorts of little hidey holes and some are up high. She can jump up high. We did once have a rat get in there during the winter and it died somewhere in the wall. Would be horrible if she were to suffer the same fate. So I will walk her out there in my arms and show her around. Nothing of interest to her, I wouldn't think. Just some canned goods, soda pop, Christmas lights, a few tools... But one day she came very close to getting to the outside! Apparently I did not shut the door from the laundry room fully and she pushed it open. She was walking very slowly and cautiously towards the opening of the garage. Mom was in the laundry room looking very worried and calling to her. Luckily I was able to pick her up and bring her back inside. Domestic cats live happily indoors, they do fine with a window but mostly they need cat companionship so always have at least two, preferably from the same litter. Contrary to what many believe cats are not loners, they are very social, moreso then dogs. Cats live a shortened life outdoors, they are more likely to become road kill than wild animals as domestic cats don't possess nearly the same level of survival skills. Feral cats have excellent survival skills outdoors but they don't live long due to poor diet and disease. There are many types of outdoor cat enclosures but none protect against deadly parasites and poisonings (cats will catch and eat insects that contain insectide), and outdoor animals of all kinds are very susceptible to overspray from thoughtless gardeners, you won't know until it's too late. I can go on but bottom line is giving a cat a good home means keeping it indoors. The pinheads who put cats outdoors are simply too lazy and cheap to deal with cat litter, with the low IQ rationalizing about cats are happier outdoors, BULL****, the morons are happier with cats outdoors because the cheap lazy *******s don't need to buy and deal with cat litter. Cats are very happy indoors, even in a small apartment, again all they need is a window and a playmate. Many of my neighbors let their cats out, invaribly I'll see them flattened on the road. My cats never go out... however I do have a feral cat living in my barn, can't get close enough to know if Newt is a boy or a girl, I bring it food and water every day and eventually plan on capturing and bringing it to a Vet. This is Newt heading back home to his barn a few minutes ago for breakfast, Newt runs off when I approach to put out food, photographed at 600', a very good looking cat: http://i48.tinypic.com/nwzmf9.jpg http://i49.tinypic.com/o074ub.jpg Earlier this morning, the twins: http://i46.tinypic.com/zmqf4.jpg http://www.vetinfo.com/indoor-outdoo...xpectancy.html |
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