what its so awful about a cat going in and out?

Question

My cat goes out and in all day long he loves being in the garden and after he comes back in,
Its that so bad like some people say????

Answer 1

Nothing. Cats are outdoors animals. Can you imagine being confined to the indoors for your entire life? People who find it so terrible need to get a reality check. There are only few situations where it is best to keep a cat exclusively indoors. Outdoor cats are more active and thus generally not as obese as most indoor ones. There are risks outside, but there are ones inside, too.
There are some considerations, however. If your cat has long hair, check for burrs. It could contract fleas, so get a good flea preventative. Don't put out pest poison where kitty could ingest it or an small animal that has ingested the poison.
Good luck!

Answer 2

The concern is the cat being hit by a car, or poisoned by a malicious person. There a quite a few other dangers out there, like cats drinking anti-freeze also (which has an appealing taste to cats). Like you, I let my cats out. It's good for their mental well-being. But, in the back of my mind, I always know that there's a chance my cat won't come home in the morning, and that's devastating. It's hard to keep those slinky cats indoors, but you have to weigh out your options. I hope your cat does well outside and continues to enjoy itself. I gotta say though, if you live near a busy street, it's almost inevitable, there is a strong chance your kitty will get hit. So watch out and make the best call.

Answer 3

I had a very bad experience with doing this. My cat was a male and had not been neutered. He became a tom cat and fought with everything, including the other cats. He would come home full of scratches, bites, and open wounds. He would leave for longer and longer periods of time, even though when we first started letting him out, everything was alright and he'd come home every night. When he did come back after being gone for a month, he'd urinate and defecate all over the house and nobody could approach him. He turned into a wild animal.
Domestic cats are meant to stay in the house. They still have wild instincts and will revert back to them if not properly maintained. It would be in your best interest to keep him inside.

Answer 4

The main risk to a pet that is allowed unsupervised outside access is that it can be struck by a car and killed. It can also get lost, become victim of a natural predator, or picked up by some nutcase that would get kicks from torturing and killing an animal. Loose pets are also at risk of contracting disease from other pets and can get disease and parasites from eating any wildlife they may catch. I've known otherwise perfect pet owners who's cat or dog have died in the road or been lost for good due to their belief that their pet would be fine outside. Cats and dogs should not have to compete with traffic. They can not be trusted not to stray from their yard. It only takes one time for disaster to take place. If someone is able to take a cat out on a lead or constantly supervise them in the yard that's great. The fresh air and sunshine is healthy, but the consequences of indoor/outdoor life are too unpleasent to risk it.

Answer 5

As you can keep an eye on it no. I will say this, I used to have a neighbor that would shoot cats for the fun of it, even tho it was a pellet or bee bee, he used killing shots that those cats suffered very much before dying, also there is poision out there, lice, dirt, fleas, and all they have to do to contract worms is step into what another animal did, and it is so tiny they don't even see it. There are also other animals to be concerned about as well. Don't let your cat out overnight. Ours go out with us but they have their own lawn chairs and long leashes and collars, and they go in when mosquitoes are out, so they don't get allergies or diseases including west nile, from those things. yes, I fought like heck with that neighbor!

Answer 6

I think as long as your cat is spayed/neutered and isn't a pester to the neighbors then, well your giving him the best of both worlds, being naturally wild and domesticated... but on the other hand, i took in a stray, had it fixed but he kept getting into fights and actually got feline HIV then leukemia so i'd be concerned about other animals out there and also other potentially dangerous things, ie..getting hit by a car, etc...

Answer 7

I don't know, my cat goes out at night, all night and sometimes most of the day. He goes into the woods and messes around and then sleeps in the lawn, in the garage, in the woods, in the trees, any where! Umm...your cat could get ticks, fleas, get stuck in a tree, be killed by car or another animal, get lost, many possibilities!

Answer 8

no i got 2 cat they do that all the time they like to go out to play and back in 2 sleep

Answer 9

I think its good for a cats mental health to let them out. My ones loves it outside. It depends on the cat, some are ok out, others are too domesticated.

Answer 10

I am allergic to fleas, so for me yeah. Also, lots of pesticides in the garden, and when they dig to go pooo, you can't tell me some of that does not go on their paws when they cover it back up...bleh.. I have cats because my kids love them, but they are strictly outside cats. Especially with the baby. My cats eat mice, snakes, bugs, anything that moves... Lots of bacteria, and germs I would assume.