Hello all, I'm new here and a little late to this post, but had to share my opinion...I have 4 cats(6yr old black male DSH-Sin, 2yr old black female DSH-Prissy, and 5month old sibling sisters-Belle is a brown tabby DSH and Pepper is another black DSH--no, I don't like black cats!!) ...these are just like my babies and they are strictly indoor cats. I would prefer that it was safe enough for them to be able to go outdoors once in awhile, but that is just not possible...I have a friend who some might say is an 'animal collector'--she takes in strays and at this time has 8 adult cats and 3 litters of kittens!!!(way too many, in my opinion)...but, not to mention the safety of the cats is the monetary issue also...I got Sin 4 yrs ago, and took Prissy in about a yr ago, and the babies came to me when they were 3 weeks old(they were put out of the house by their mother's owner and I couldn't see them surviving when they were that small, so I brought them home)...since they have all been indoors since I got them, I've only had minor vet bills, and the normal routine yrly checks and shot updates and general stuff(Sin was neutered when I got him), and then Prissy had to be spayed, and the babies will be spayed shortly(being a single mother this has been a blessing-monetarily, I mean)...but the collector friend that I mentioned spends very high dollars on these animals(which I do not see as a problem, mind you), and then just lets these animals roam(and she is in a country type setting), but--in the last year, she has lost over half of them to cars, roaming dogs, disease, toxins...you name it?? I really must say that to me, keeping a cat indoors is best for them(in most cases). Sin and Prissy have never seen the outdoors(except through the window)and that seems fine for them. The babies may or may not remember the outdoors, but they have never once tried to escape?? Just my opinion, but thanks for letting me share...

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Human 'owned' by Sin, Prissy, Belle and Pepper...