Long hair cat care is much easier when your cat is an indoor cat
rather than an outdoor cat.
Not exact matches
I would
rather see
cat declawed and the
cat be kept in a home
than relinquished to a shelter, turned
outdoors or euthanized.
While it might not be a common, it is always to be safe
rather than sorry and keep your
outdoor cats inside to make sure they are safe from any pranks or taunting.
Provide
Outdoor Shelters Shelters located on your property, or other agreed upon property will encourage
cats to remain in that area,
rather than venture onto other properties where their presence is not appreciated.
Outdoor cats may lose more hair in the spring and fall and retain more fur in the winter, while indoor
cats can shed all year round because of the artificial light and generalized use of air conditioning and heating, both of which trick the
cat's system and often lead to continual,
rather than seasonal, shedding.
Trap - neuter - return the
cats (via a community
cat program first
rather than taking them to the shelter) Community
cat programs allow the public to care and manage the
cats in their home neighborhood while at the same time creating a safety net / monitoring system to identify
cats that are in need or medical care or not faring well
outdoors.
Rather than rounding up feral
cats and euthanizing the ones that can not be adopted out, these feral
cat advocates want to establish
cat colonies where
cats are fed
outdoors until they die of natural causes.
Adult
cats,
rather than kittens, are at risk and the American Association of Feline Practitioners recommends that
outdoor cats be tested annually for this virus and as well as for the feline leukemia virus (FeLV) regardless of their vaccination status.
While HSUS agrees that there should be fewer unowned
cats and that some
outdoor felines have caused problems for wildlife, the group writes, «unfortunately,
rather than focus on our common ground, these authors have ramped up the vitriol.»