Depending on where you live,
outdoor dangers like predators and busy roads can threaten your cat's life.
Because food is difficult to find, and the
many outdoor dangers, feral cats do not live a long life.
Other Outdoor Dangers to Avoid Road salt is a combination of chemical additives and sodium chloride used to make sidewalks and driveways safer by melting ice.
It is very important and the very first step to be aware of
the outdoor dangers before taking your kids outside the home.
Cats that are kept indoors do tend to live longer simply because they are not exposed to
outdoor dangers.
The outdoor dangers range from diseases and injuries from battles with other cats (who can also be the source of those diseases), to predators such as owls and other large birds of prey, to roaming dogs, or their wilder counterparts such as foxes, and of course, the very real danger posed by cars.
Being indoors minimizes their exposure to
outdoor dangers (Take caution with your friendly felines, especially if living near a canyon or busy intersection — coyotes and cars can put your cat at risk).
Meal times for indoor cats can become almost as stimulating as hunting — without
the outdoor dangers.
But, summer also means soaring temperatures, bugs and
outdoor dangers.