Quick question - cats in or out all day?

[Rockbird]

Two cats. DH usually works from home but he's away. We don't have a cat flap, just pander to their every whim. Today I have to be out from 7am to about 6pm. Yesterday was the same and I kept the cats in. What should I do today? It's super cold and one prefers to be curled up asleep anyway. Should I let the other one out, but she'll be out all day?

It would be much easier to get a cat flap. We got one and have never looked back. They can be installed in most types of door/panel.

In, it’s cold and they are not used to being shut out.

In, you can let them out for a bit when you get home. It's too cold for them to be out all day. Assume you have litter trays?

Oh yes, litter trays, wet food, biscuits etc. And many comfy places.

We would get a cat flap but we'd need to change our back door (which does need changing tbf) first. And as DH works from home it doesn't usually make a difference.

In, its too cold for them to be out all day with no means of getting in.

Thanks all. That's what I thought. Girlcat was super pissed off with me yesterday evening. I've never seen a cat glare before . But they were warm and cosy.

Definitely in.

Do you not know that cats are royalty!!!!

Get onto the cat flap ASAP! Ours are in and out all day. I don't like shutting them out because they get chased by the neighbours cats, so I want them to be able to retreat somewhere safe (ours has a microchip scanner). But they'd go crazy with boredom if we locked them in.

In until you get a cat flap .

Local street cat, whose preference is "out", has just trotted out of my neighbour's house and across the road. In the time it took me to say good morning (and comment on the weather, obvs) he had reappeared and trotted back in.

So I think that is a resounding vote for "in".