i have two kittens thy are about 4 months old now let them outside but im not sure i should? they havent had any vaccinations because i didnt ralise how expensive it would be do yo think they wil okay outside?there isnt any roads nearby and i dont think they can get out of the garden =]
2007-10-27 04:12:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
If you are talking about indoor/ outdoor cats then yes. Just make sure you get them some flea meds. You can get them at any pet store and pretty inexpensive. Strictly outdoor, then yes also. Cats adapt nicely outdoors (they are animals)Just make sure in extreme cold and heat they have shelter to escape from it. Fresh water and food in a dry area will keep them happy. Vaccinations are helpful, but chances are they will be fine.
2007-10-27 04:39:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I've got 7 cats. Mommy and 6 kittens. All of them are indoor. I wouldn't recommend letting them outside because of the dangers involved like others had mentioned.
And speaking of the money i understand how it is. My kittens are 3 months old and haven't been vaccinated. I got the mommy as a stray and turned out she was knocked up. It'll take time to get them vaccinated but they will be before they go outside. I recommend the same for yours. Wait to be safe.
2007-10-28 05:40:45 · answer #2 · answered by Johnny Danger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Raccoons kill and eat any young kitten who can't run faster than the raccoon can. Coyotes will take ANY cat they find, as a food source. Owls and hawks would look at them as food also. I'm not even going to go into roaming dogs, kids looking to attack something, the cars (if you have a road, you have cars), fleas, ticks, poison, etc. etc. etc.
Keep your cats indoors, ESPECIALLY as they're not protected with vaccinations. There's far too much that can kill them outside.
2007-10-27 21:18:45 · answer #3 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may not have any cars passing by; But what about hawks, Owls or other animals? I've witnessed a hawk snatch up my friends kitten and a Owl scarred one friends grown cat so bad that it hid even when in the house. So many wild animals look at kittens as food, just like a rabbit. Also so many diseases and illnesses they could catch. Not to mention that kittens like to follow people if they happen to walk by. They can get lost if they do this.
2007-10-27 13:00:15 · answer #4 · answered by mercy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not safe for them to go outside, vaccinated or not..but ESPECIALLY if they are not vaccinated! Outside dangers include: being hit by a car, being attacked or eaten by a wild animal or a dog, getting in cat fights resulting in infections and abscesses, picking up diseases such as feline leukemia, distemper, rabies, FIV, etc, picking up fleas, ticks, mites, worms, being poisoned by people, rat poison, snail bait, antifreeze, etc. If you cannot even afford to vaccinate them..how will you afford to treat them at the vet if any of the above things happen to them?? Keep them indoors as it is obvious you CANNOT afford to keep them outdoors. Even if kept indoors they should still get certain vaccinations as there are some disease you yourself can carry into the home that may infect them. You can avoid the cost of a rabies shot is they stay indoors but you will still need some others (leukemia, distemper, etc.) What about neutering them..can you afford that? All you need is more mouths to feed and more vaccines to get if your cats get pregnant!! If you cannot afford to keep cats and get them the proper medical attention they need, I suggest you need to
find new homes for these cats with someone who can. Sorry to sound harsh..but sounds like you have not prepared yourself at all to be a cat owner. You should have taken these things into consideration BEFORE you got them. If you truly want to keep these cats, keep them indoors, and call around to organizations in your area for low cost vaccines, neutering etc. Call your local humane society for help.
2007-10-27 15:09:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They shouldn't be outside. The run the risk of getting injured by predators at that young age and getting sick. You could try a program called carecredit to help pay for the shots. You get their card and go to a vet that accepts it and they will pay the fee upfront and you do small monthly payments to pay it back (it's a lot like a medical credit card). I don't know if they are in your state, though.
2007-10-27 11:30:07 · answer #6 · answered by amodio 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you can't properly take care of them, get rid of them to someone who can. You should have talked to a vet before you got the kittens to know how expensive it is to have an animal. If they've been inside since day 1, their use to being inside. Not outside. And you *think* they can't get out of the garden. Cats jump high as hell! My cat can jump on top of my Fridge believe it or not.
Goodluck & do a little more research before you get an animal. Their not cheap but, their wonderful to have.
2007-10-27 11:17:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
you need to get them vaccinated if they want to go out side
if u got out side with the kitten and not let it wonder off then it should be ok but keep it awey from any dangers
if u dont get it vaccinated then it like not getting jabs for babys
2007-10-27 11:32:26 · answer #8 · answered by lauren k 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if you don't want them send them to the humane society but if you are just putting them outiside just to let them have some fun time them bringing them back in i dont see any harm in that
2007-10-27 11:39:49 · answer #9 · answered by Icky 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋