They can be hit by cars,
attacked by other cats or wildlife and they are more susceptible to disease and exposed to extreme weather.
- They can be
attacked by other cats, coyotes, birds of prey or dogs.
Outside, your cat is subjected to predators, illness, poisons,
attack by other cats looking to protect territory, being hit by cars and being attacked by humans who don't like animals.
Not exact matches
Their only
other options are being hit
by cars, environmental poisons,
cat & animal
attacks, disease and parasites, freezing, etc., etc..
Our
cats love to hide in the center of the longer tunnel and «sneak
attack» each
other by sticking a paw through the peephole when another
cat walks
by.
When outdoors,
cats face the risks of being exposed to infections from
other animals, getting into fights, being
attacked by predators, or being run over
by vehicles.
She won't be at risk of
attack by other animals, like coyotes, and she won't get into fights with
other cats, which can lead to Feline Immunodeficiency Virus or injury.
Additionally, they may be
attacked by other male
cats as well as dogs or may be hit
by a car.
But allowing your
cat to go outside puts her at serious risk of getting lost, injured, hit
by a car, or
attacked by other animals.
Because they can not defend themselves adequately against
attacks by other animals, declawed
cats who are allowed outdoors may be at increased risk of injury or death.
Outside
cats are killed
by cars, lost or stolen, exposed to fatal diseases,
attacked by other animals, abused
by cruel people, poisoned, injured in fights
by other cats defending their territories, injured or killed from belts or rotating blades from under the hood of cars when the engine is started (
cats often crawl under car hoods to escape the cold in winter).
Dogs and
cats kept outside without daily care can be
attacked by other animals, or abused
by people.
She said those
cats often die «miserable deaths,» suffering from illnesses, hit
by cars or
attacked by other animals.
Overall, pit bulls accounted for 68 % of the human dog
attack deaths in 2017, 88 % of the human disfigurements, 92 % of the dogs killed
by other dogs, 94 % of the dogs seriously injured
by other dogs, 96 % of the
cats killed
by dogs, and 74 % of the farmed animals killed
by dogs.
Pet birds are sometimes hurt
by other pets in the house, whether
by accident such as a large dog getting a bit too rough with a small bird, or on purpose when a bird is
attacked because it suddenly flew in the path of the family
cat.
Panleukopenia, also known as feline distemper, is caused
by feline parvovirus and
attacks body cells, making
cats susceptible to bacterial infections and
other complications.
Feral
cats have reduced life expectancies due to
attacks by dogs and
other feral
cats, predation, being hit
by cars, ingestion of poison, disease, and more.