Do you think it is cruel to keep a cat permanently indoors? What if it lived indoors from a kitten, don’t cats thrive on being outside. What if you live in a flat, obviously you leave a window open for fresh air but wouldn’t it jump out? This is a first floor window it’s likely to hurt itself. I don’t own a cat just seen this scenario, wondered what you thought.
2007-03-08 00:26:15 · 22 answers · asked by rose 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
They will adjust to living indoors well, and they'll probably live longer than if they were allowed outdoors. You'll reduce or eliminate their exposure to some diseases that way. Although a drop of 5-6 feet will not normally injure a cat, it's a good idea to keep screens on all windows. One thing you will have to be fanatical about, though, is keeping the litter box clean. If they decide to pee somewhere else, you'll have a hard time preventing them from using that spot from that point on.
2007-03-08 00:34:52 · answer #1 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
We live in a suburban house not an appartment, but our cat has always been an indoor cat, and she’s perfectly happy and healthy.
The only problem we’ve encountered is when she’s feeling hyperactive the energy has to be burnt off inside, which means high speed laps of the house and pouncing on people from on top of the fridge… Luckily she’s a very small cat. She’s done a bit of damage to our house (namely curtains and couches) so I’d hate to think what a big tomcat could do.
If the cat is allowed to go nuts occasionally to burn off energy and keep fit, and proper clawing posts and stuff are provided I really don’t see the problem with them staying indoors.
2007-03-08 00:36:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Cats can live indoors all their life and it is not cruel. What's cruel is letting them run outside where they can be attacked by a larger animal or hit by a car. Open a window for the fresh air and make sure the screen is secure.
2007-03-08 00:58:30 · answer #3 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think it would be a bit cruel to take an outdooor cat and turn him/her into an indoor cat, in the same way that moving a child who's grown up in the countryside would probably feel stifled if you moved him to a tiny apartment in a city with no playground. But as for raising a cat from a kitten indoors, that's fine as long as he has other stimuli-toys, affection, etc. Cats are very adaptable and when you think aboout it, a lots of the "wild" instinct has been bred out of the common domestic variety over the years. They are quite happy to hunt their toys instead of wild animals!
2007-03-08 00:42:43 · answer #4 · answered by lauras_jewels 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have five cats. They are all mainly house cats. Occasionally four of them go for a potter around the garden for a minute or two, but very rarely.They aren't really bothered. My other cat came to me after she was found hanging from a tree with all her whiskers cut off. She won't step foot outside the door. She gets very anxious if you open the door when she is nearby. I don't force my cats to go outside. They have a bunch of litterboxes through the house in dark little corners which are emptied every day. They are very content to lay on window sills or beds and get exercise from chasing each other through the house. Each one has her own little territory. No it's not cruel to have a house cat. I have kept cats for the last thirty years and at least three have been run over, two vanished without trace, one was shot and one was kicked to death! My house does smell a bit of kitty wee from time to time but I figure that's a small price to pay for the safety of my babies!
2007-03-08 04:31:49 · answer #5 · answered by Paula M 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cats are domesticated animals. There is nothing cruel about them living inside. The inverse is cruel. The city is not a cats natural habitat to begin with, so why would you think they would "thrive" being outside. More likely they would get aids or leukemia. This isn't to say that the owner you are referencing is responsible. Get a screen and keep your cats inside.
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2016-04-23 09:15:27 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. From what I have seen the cats inside have it better. They do not have to battle the weather, dogs or other animals and worry about getting run over. Most people who have cats take them to the vet when needed, feed them well. A friend of mine has four cats, they are her kids basically. She has screens so they don't fall out, they have places to hide if they want to, seldom fight and she loves on them all the time. I think it is a good relationship for both the cats and her.
2007-03-08 00:40:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Cats don't need to go outside. They may have fun playing outside, but they don't necessarily thrive on only that. A window should have a screen. there are so many cats in the world, they are lucky to have a good home at all, flat or house.
2007-03-08 00:30:46 · answer #9 · answered by marie 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Do you or who ever love the cat? No it is best to keep your cat indoors. Just like your dog. Cats get hit buy cars everyday. They get in cat fights, become ill from being around unvaccacinated cats,If you feel the cat needs fresh air, then make an in closer for him so he can enjoy the sun and still be safe.
2007-03-08 00:41:37 · answer #10 · answered by fatema_97502 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋