The fact is,
outdoor cats live an average of six years, while indoor cats live an average of almost 20.
Outdoor cats have a tremendously diminished life expectancy; some statistics suggest that, on average, free - roaming
outdoor cats live less than 5 years as compared to the 12 — 15 (and even 18 — 20) years enjoyed by indoor - only cats.
Outdoor cats live shorter lives because of automobile accidents, parasites, and other feline diseases.
TNVR helps
outdoor cats live healthier lives, without the stresses of mating and pregnancy.
Community Cats are at Home
Outdoors Cats living outdoors is nothing new.
Bubbles was an indoor -
outdoor cat living in Chicago.
Much as Anne Fleming did with her survey of Rhode Island caretakers, Lisnik found that the population of
outdoor cats living in her home state of Maine is far lower than some would suggest.
These cats will then be returned to their natural environment where they were captured to continue living
their outdoor cat life.
Not exact matches
The
cat we were fostering a few months ago has a very happy
life in the countryside with a huge enclosed
outdoor space and his own indoor space.
Outdoor cats can get run over by cars, get torn apart by other animals, get into
cat fights and get feline AIDs and rabies, doesn't get a meal everyday, i'm sure their
life span is alot shorter.
Unless you have an
outdoor cat (or have actually succeeded in teaching your
cat to use the toilet), cleaning out litter boxes is just a fact of
life.
While the aim of these initiatives over the long term, said Jane Hoffman, president of the Mayors Alliance for NYC's Animals, is to «reduce and eventually eliminate
cats outdoors,» in the interim «what you need to do is give them a good
life and treat them humanely.»
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Cats that range freely outdoors live shorter, more violent lives than cats on leashes or kept indoor
Cats that range freely
outdoors live shorter, more violent
lives than
cats on leashes or kept indoor
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Live in a nice area by the coast have a
cat and dog like
outdoor activities like walking.
Yes, I'm a positive person, love the
outdoors, water sports, music, singing,
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life (no drama).
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Cats live and thrive
outdoors in all kinds of climates,» said Becky Robinson, president and founder of Alley
Cat Allies.
Alley
Cat Allies offers ten easy ways people can make
life outdoors even more comfortable for
cats:
Feral
cats that are born
outdoors,
living without human contact or care, have been shown to be adoptable and can be tamed by humans.
According to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), tens of millions of unowned
cats live outdoors and contribute to breeding cycles.
It's thought that she was born in a barn and adjusted to
outdoor life as a feral
cat.
As for danger, of course there are dangers
outdoors, but my
cats manage to
live life on the wild side even when they're in the house — trying to jump onto the hot woodstove, or the kitchen stove, or the top of the kitchen cabinets, or balance on the top edge of the doors... good grief, they're worse than the kids!
Cats living in an
outdoor environment are also defecating
outdoors.
Maybe it's because they were born
outdoors and
lived outside for their first 6 weeks, but I have never been able to convince my
cats that they want to be «indoor only»
cats.
The behavior of a
cat does not always define if a
cat is a stray or a free roaming that has
lived its
life outdoors «feral.»
Species, breed, size, heredity, diet, spay / neuter status, veterinary care, and lifestyle (such as, indoor or
outdoor for
cats) all factor into length of
life.
And yet, in many cases, if the
cat lived outdoors, and in my neighborhood, it would actually be ILLEGAL for me to feed the
cat.
I've always had
outdoor cats (who have all
lived to be 18 +) and they are just so much happier... that first day as older kittens, when you bring them into the grass for the first time?
Studies show that
outdoor cats are as healthy as pet
cats and can have the same
life span.
I am his best friend, but he's a completely
outdoor cat, and he wouldn't have been able to
live as an indoor
cat while I'm at school.
(If your adult
cat is making the transition from
outdoor to indoor
life, help him recognize the litter box as his toilet area by mixing some garden soil into the litter.)
They do advocate a trap - neuter - return program which lets
cats continue to
live outdoors without exploding the homeless population.
Feral
cats, also called community or
outdoor cats,
live in groups called colonies and can thrive in every landscape.
«Feral» describes behavior, feral
cats are wary of people and
live on their own
outdoors.
Maybe he's a feral
cat who has always
lived outdoors.
If your
cat lives outdoors and uses the garden, it will be difficult to check its toilet habits.
Feral
cats can have the same lifespan as companion
cats,
living long, healthy
lives, contented in their
outdoor environment.
Indoor
cats often
live more than 20 years, but
outdoor cats — which are more likely to encounter illnesses, predators and busy streets —
live half as long.
Cats that spend time
outdoors likely do have the parasite, but they shed it in their feces for only three weeks of their
life, typically when they're young and have just begun hunting.
While usually not
life - threatening for
cats, several common parasites can be picked up by your kitty when venturing
outdoors, including:
Certainly what your
cat is exposed to if they're indoor or
outdoor as far as other pets in the household and another where you
live, if there are other
cats that they may be exposed to we need to talk about vaccine status.
Studies have shown that indoor /
outdoor and
outdoor cats have much shorter
lives than those
cats that
live exclusively inside.
I've been to New Zealand, and I understand that the native wildlife — particularly bird
life — greatly have no defense against feral
cats, or owned
cats allowed
outdoors (which are most owned
cats there).
Kittens and
outdoor cats are more commonly affected with ear mites than dogs or felines that
live indoors.
An estimated half - million
cats living in backyards, vacant lots, alleys, and numerous other
outdoor locations throughout New York City.
Alley
Cat Allies advocates the use of trap, neuter and return programs that allow
cats to
live out their
lives outdoors without producing any offspring.
Feral
cats, unlike their domestic counterparts, do not
live inside homes, but survive
outdoors.
This sweet Good Samaritan has helped to bring into rescue many
cats who were struggling to
live outdoors.