What affects us affects cats
If you asked a hundred, knowledgeable animal and cat loving people whether it is cruel to keep a cat in one standard room I would expect at least 90% of them to say that it is cruel. It does however depend upon the environment created and the size of the room. However, this is …
Did Anne Frank have pets? Yes, Anne Frank was a ‘cat owner’. In all there were four cats in her life but she was the caregiver of one cat: Moortje, who was her cat. We are unsure of the cat’s gender but Frank referred to her as female (see below). The family adopted the …
When discussing the topic of the percentage of domestic cats living full-time indoors we have to turn to America (and Canada) where there is a very strong attitude towards indoor cats in stark contrast to the majority of the other countries on the planet.
The best indoor cat will be a blind cat in my opinion. Everybody will agree with me that a blind cat should be confined to the indoors with an additional outdoor enclosure of reasonable size (if possible) to help provide him/her with a stimulating environment with nature’s feel under paw, smells and sounds.
Full-time indoor cats can get colds because the virus that produces the cold can get inside the house where the cat lives in various ways one of which is on the cat owner’s hands.
Provided the cats get along well I believe that indoor cats are better in pairs for the simple reason that they can entertain each other and keep each other company thereby providing mental stimulation. I believe that the biggest difficulty with keeping cats full time indoors is ensuring that they are entertained and stimulated. …
If you want to keep your cat inside the home full-time you have to consider him/her as a Houdini escapologist. The skill and desire to escape must vary between cats but in general cats are amazingly good at escaping confinement. They find a way. They move very quickly. They are supremely athletic. They are …
This is a well worn question but what it is really asking is whether a domesic cat will suffer psychologically if he/she is kept indoors. You could answer the question by saying that millions of Americans keep their cats indoors. The cats seem to be fine. They quite possibly are okay psychologically but we …
