Where do they go to get shelter when it is raining or snowing?
2007-03-01 04:14:13 · 10 answers · asked by purple_rose131 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
You've hit the important horrible point about an outdoor cat -- they have no shelter from the weather. Many people (especially in rural areas) maintain their cats are outdoor cats because it's more natural. Perhaps a bowl of food or water on the porch every now and then, but that's it.
It's a sad fact that outdoor cats are more vulnerable to disease, injury and attacks by predators. They tend to live harder, shorter lives than their indoor counterparts, and have far poorer medical care. They tend to not be spayed or neutered, which contributes to the booming feral animal population -- which only increases the chances for disease, injury and attacks.
Pets should be loved and cared for by people, with proper food, shelter and medical attention, so that they can lead happy lives.
2007-03-01 04:24:03 · answer #1 · answered by Jarien 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
At the risk of angering cat lovers everywhere... Yes, cat's can live outdoors. Their fur will thicken in the winter months and they will curl up in whatever shelter they can find to overcome snow/rain.
That being said, if the cat is your pet, it is only responsible to provide the cat with some sort of shelter in bad weather. If your cat does not like to be indoors, build it a small shelter where it can be protected from wind/rain. If you keep the shelter small, it will be able to warm it up with body heat to a comfortable level more easily. If you have an outdoor electrical outlet available, you might want to consider a reptile rock. This is a low level warmer that is designed to be slept on so will not overheat and will not harm your cat if it gets it's claws into it
2007-03-01 04:29:08 · answer #2 · answered by searchpup 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I live in Los Angeles, California. Cats can live outdoors all year 'round. During cold weather, they huddle up together. When it's raining, they find shelter on someone's porch or in someone's garage.
As the others said, there are hazards. (Unneutered) tomcats fight each other -- while they don't fight to the death very often, it does happen, often enough that I've never seen a tomcat older than five years. Coyotes will eat cats that are outside in the wee hours of the morning. Dogs running loose will kill any cat they can catch.
2007-03-01 06:07:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a cat that lived outside.. He started out as an indoor cat.. They can live outdoors they find shelter in many places under cars, small openings into abandoned garages ect.. Its hard for any animal to handle the weather be it summer heat, snow in the winter and the cold weather. But most find their own way to survive I know mine did it for many years.
2007-03-01 04:24:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
maximum do not. If the cat is used to being outdoors and has a thick coat for the chilly/snow, then per chance some hours in the course of the day in effortless words. relies upon on how thick the coat is. If its an indoor cat and also you pick to take it outdoors on a leash to play slightly, then no extra then a million/2 hour. My first cat, Mitten turned right into a "snow bunny" - he ought to no longer stand rain or water yet loved to run round interior the snow. notwithstanding, because he became extra of an interior cat, i'd reduce his time interior the exterior to about 15/20 minutes so he would not get his ft too chilly. He turned right into a short hair cat.
2016-12-05 02:42:00 · answer #5 · answered by lesure 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes some cats can live outside depenging on the climate but really it is not such a good idea to leave them outside to long even if it is hot or cold because would you like to be left out side for a long time in the heat or when it is freezing cold no I don't think so cat are very smart when it is pouring rain they paw at the door or window so that you let them in or they just go and hide under a car
2007-03-01 04:53:04 · answer #6 · answered by fancy s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats have lived outside in the wild for thousands of years before people began to domesticate them, and they did just fine. there are still wild cats even today.
We always had outdoor cats when I was growing up. They usually took shelter in the crawl space below our house when it rained or got cold (we made a small door for them), or they slept beneath a log or the floor of the shed..
2007-03-01 04:31:03 · answer #7 · answered by Randy G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They can live outside but the harsh weather does take it's toll on the poor little buggers.
Where I used to live, the neighbours two doors down had a couple of cats who were never allowed in the house. They would crawl under the cars to get warmth from the engines...the cats looked waaayyy older than what they actually were.
2007-03-01 04:24:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They can live outside, but an inside cat will live longer, up to 20 years or more.
2007-03-01 05:19:17 · answer #9 · answered by bbj1776 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many cats do live outside, but if you can do it, they will have a longer, safer life as indoor pets. Outside, they have a much higher risk of disease and injury
2007-03-01 04:25:07 · answer #10 · answered by Thomas T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋