Cats allowed outdoors have an average lifespan of only 5 years (vs. 15 for indoor cats) due to being hit by cars, injured or killed by dogs or wildlife, rat poison ingestion, diseases caught
by fighting with other cats, and nameless other accidents.
Not exact matches
And they act out
by scratching furniture, peeing outside of their litter boxes, hiding, spraying,
fighting with other cats in the household, and just plain making you go crazy out of your mind trying to figure out what to do for them and about them.
A
cat who's unhappy and stressed about a newcomer may express his displeasure
by fighting with the
other pet and marking territory
by peeing on the floor, wall or
other objects.
If you've had to deal
with fighting, destructiveness, biting, inappropriate urination or defecation in your home and
other unwanted behaviors
by your
cat, you have also experienced the stress and frustration such behavior problems can bring.
By neutering male
cats, you also reduce the risk of injury and infection, since intact males have a natural instinct to
fight with other cats.
There are risks of getting hit
by cars, getting into
fights with other cats and wildlife or being subjected to cruelty.
But, no, here we have dog
fighting and puppy mills and people who let their dogs and
cats run wild without a care as to whether they get hit
by cars, lost, into
fights with other animals etc..
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.
Euthanasia is a more compassionate than tossing a dog or
cat out in a strange area where its fate is often decided
by being hit
by a car, shot, injured in a
fight with other desperate strays, starvation, or dehydration.
Neutered male dogs and
cats have less urge to roam and, consequently, less risk of exposure to contagious diseases, less contact
with other animals that could result in
fights, and less risk of being hit
by a motor vehicle.
A. Outdoor
cats are exposed to many dangerous things including being hit
by a car, eaten
by a coyote, disease exposure,
fights with other animals and more.
We have found that kittens who have the opportunity to stay
with their moms to be nursed and consistently held
by their foster families turn out to be adult
cats with very few behavior problems like urinating outside the litter box, biting, or
fighting with other cats.
Others are hidden in invisible walls or are protected
by an angry
cat (or a fox maybe) which will have you
fighting to the death
with him before he'll release it.