indoors or outdoors???

[lv4dogs]

My cats are indoors/outdoor cats. They can come & go as they please.

I live in a park, back from the main road, for the most part my cats stay in my yard only, unless something spooks them or the like. I respect my neighbors & ask them frequently if my cats are bothering them in any way, they are tested & vaccinated for FIV & LEUK and have the proper flea & HW prevention.
If any of these things were to change I would keep them inside only.

I did try to keep my cats indoors only but they were feral rescues, keeping them inside only is full time chore. lol

[Cataholic]

Inside only. They do make the break now and then, but, between my screaming, and Jonah's screeching, they return post haste!

[Glacier]

My cats have a very secure kitty enclosure. It's fenced to the same height as the house roof with a section angle in at the top(to prevent going over should they ever decide to climb). It's blocked off so the dogs can't even see the cat area. It's about the size of an average city backyard. It's the only place they are allowed outside. A cat in any other part of my yard is dead-- something I learned the hard way.

[lizbud]

I have 5 cats that are indoor only and 2 ferals which live outside. They
do spend evenings inside my garage. All are UTD on meds and spayed and
neutered.I do worry more about the 2 outside,

[lute]

i would prefer PiddyBob stay in the house, but the parents have allergies. she comes inside when they are gone and when it's cold and hot outside.

[sanford8916]

Both my cats stay inside. Belle has escaped a couple time. But they are spayed and up to date on all shots! When I was growning up we had so many cats over the years but all were outside so we would only have them for a couple years and then never know what happened to them!

[Randi]

My cat, Fister, is mostly indoors now, but I believe that most cats are happier indoors/outdoors, providing the environment is safe. Of course, an outside cat should be up to date with shots, flee treatment etc.

Unfortunately, not many cats have these conditions in a city.

Concerning the poop, cats at least cover it up, unlike dogs.

[Chilli]

Indoor only. No exceptions.
I mean, if I had a nice back yard that wasn't easily gotten out of and if we didn't live close to a highway, I wouldn't mind letting them have some outside time supervised. But right now, they don't set foot outside the door.

[Suki Wingy]

My grandparents cats go outide in the backyard only now because they've been declawed and the fence is verticle panneling so they can't get out. They love it there though! Before it was only with a harness. My dad had a Cornish Rex before I was born that he said would walk anywhere with a harness and take in the back of the covered pickup truck.

[JenBKR]

Indoors only. Twice, Belle escaped out the back door when someone didn't close it, but she just sat on the back porch and waited to be let back in. Dum dum (Roscoe) knocked out a hole in the fence in the backyard big enough that they could escape through it, or I may let them in the backyard occasionally....although I seriously doubt it. I'd just worry too much, and they are perfectly happy indoors.

[BOBS DAD]

Our Sammy (recently Departed) Was An Indoor/outdoor Cat All Her Life - And She Lived To Be 22.

She Really Loved Her Outdoors And Roamed The Oak Forest Behind Us For The Entire Day Coming Home At Night For Dinner. Later On In Her Life She Would Nly Venture A Short Distance Off - Usually Just In Our Upper Back Yard Areas. She Was A Good Girl.

[wolf_Q]

I don't have a cat but if I did it would be indoors only. I would never let my dogs roam without supervision and that would be the same with a cat as well. The ideal to me would to have a secure outdoor enclosure they could go in.

[Shelteez2]

Concerning the poop, cats at least cover it up, unlike dogs.

Yeah but if you're a gardener then you get to uncover it when you are doing your planting. My mom hates that.

My cats are indoors only. I am all for cat proof enclosures though.

[KitCat]

Cocoa Kitty is allowed on the screened porch. He has never tried to tear the screen or anything. He also is allowed in the yard when I am around. He is pretty good about staying in his territory, and the back yard has a fence. He doesn't climb the fence because he has some old injuries and he doesn't jump very high. Once he snuck out through the front door and went through the gate and stayed in the back yard. If we venture outside the yard he has to have a harness and leash in case there are dogs or something that scares him. That is for his protection, because he usually stays quite close to me and doesn't try to run away.

[bckrazy]

Concerning the poop, cats at least cover it up, unlike dogs.

Yes, cover it up, in my little brother's sandbox.

I'm just saying... if I allowed my dogs to freely roam and crap in any neighbors yard, they would yell at me. It's the principle of it, IMO. I really love the neighborhood outdoor cats, but Gonzo *will* chase them and scare them in our yard, even though he wouldn't hurt them. Other dogs, with high drive, won't think twice before killing a cat - it just sucks for the dog owners, the cat, and the cat owners in general, when one lets a cat roam around the suburbs. A friend in my neighborhood who owns a high-drive GSD is afraid to walk her dog around because there are so many cats that approach them and are in extreme danger with a very powerful, provoked GSD, even if he's well-trained and on leash.

I honestly hope that someday, allowing cats to roam suburban/urban areas is looked down upon as much as allowing dogs to roam.