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Indoor cats?

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Ohdoleavemealone · 03/03/2022 10:17

Are there any breeds that can't be an indoor cat? If we get them from a kitten? Looking at tabby cats/moggies.

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marieantoinehairnet · 05/03/2022 08:38

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Those saying it's cruel to keep them in, but at the same time cat proofing their garden to the hilt, the irony, you're making your garden into just another room with boundaries!!“

It’s a very large garden. Trees, wild areas. They have a lot of freedom but don’t bother anyone else.
Keeping them away from roads was a condition the charity laid down 🤷‍♀️

And this is fine, if this works for your cat, but some won't entertain it even if locked out.

Mine has a huge garden, doors are left open all the time, windows too. She won't go out. She gets spooked. She likes to sleep in the sun yes, but from the comfort of a squishy chair!

knitnerd90 · 05/03/2022 18:41

One of my old cats, a long time ago now, was a spectacular athlete. He could climb any fence. When we moved a few miles away, he got out and made it back to our old house--crossing a dual carriageway. I don't think we could possibly have cat-proofed a garden for him, unless we managed to put mesh over the entire thing.

Many outdoor cats are free roaming.

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