You're not from the UK are you? We have a very different view of how to care for cat's, I and many others consider it cruel to confine a cat to a house
I open the cat flaps at specific times and make sure they're out for no longer than an hour and a half at a time, don't call me an irresponsible owner, especially coming from someone who thinks its okay to confine animals like cats to a house, okay for some but depriving others of a basic need
Sorry but I agree. Outdoor cats have short brutal lives especially if they aren't neutered. A neutered cat will not likely get in fights. I believe animals on the wild should live " natural" but if you take one as a pet you should do everything to keep it safe.
My cat is neutered, he stays in our garden and the next for neibour occasionally but that's as far as he goes, a neutered cat won't wander off and fight for territory but it will still defend its own home from some cats
Nevermind Ellenna and snarky, you are only a bad owner if you allow a declawed cat outside. Some people will only have the front paws declawed. Whichever the case the less claw the cat has the more its ass is going to get kicked in a fight.
Well I guess you're doing your best. Just keep putting on the meds. And wear gloves so he doesn't bite or scratch. I felt bad shoving pills down my cats throat but I had to,
I'm in Australia where many local councils have laws preventing cats from being off their owners' properties at any time, the same as dogs, introduced cats having wiped out millions of native species, some to the point of extinction. Many people build cat runs attached to the house, which allows the cat to come and go as it pleases but not all over the neighbourhood.
So you reckon letting your cat run loose to get attacked is being responsible, do you? Or run over on the road? Or yowl when people are trying to sleep? Or kill native animals and birds? Or piss on doorsteps and shit in people's gardens?
If you live in the country or on a farm it's one thing but in most cases cats are perfectly happy indoors or within a yard. If you don't neuter your cat that's why he roams and gets in fights.
I don't have a cat but I do live in the country and obviously that's exactly where cats destroy the most wildlife and I wouldn't have a cat or dog that wasn't neutered. Where I live there's actually a limit of two dogs and two cats per household and they have to be neutered after a certain age unless you're a registered breeder.
I'd love to have a cat again, but I can't afford a cat run so I don't have one.
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You're not from the UK are you? We have a very different view of how to care for cat's, I and many others consider it cruel to confine a cat to a house
I open the cat flaps at specific times and make sure they're out for no longer than an hour and a half at a time, don't call me an irresponsible owner, especially coming from someone who thinks its okay to confine animals like cats to a house, okay for some but depriving others of a basic need
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Sorry but I agree. Outdoor cats have short brutal lives especially if they aren't neutered. A neutered cat will not likely get in fights. I believe animals on the wild should live " natural" but if you take one as a pet you should do everything to keep it safe.
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My cat is neutered, he stays in our garden and the next for neibour occasionally but that's as far as he goes, a neutered cat won't wander off and fight for territory but it will still defend its own home from some cats
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Nevermind Ellenna and snarky, you are only a bad owner if you allow a declawed cat outside. Some people will only have the front paws declawed. Whichever the case the less claw the cat has the more its ass is going to get kicked in a fight.
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Yes a declawed cat will starve or get eaten by a predator. A clawed cat can still get killed though:(
Well I guess you're doing your best. Just keep putting on the meds. And wear gloves so he doesn't bite or scratch. I felt bad shoving pills down my cats throat but I had to,
I'm in Australia where many local councils have laws preventing cats from being off their owners' properties at any time, the same as dogs, introduced cats having wiped out millions of native species, some to the point of extinction. Many people build cat runs attached to the house, which allows the cat to come and go as it pleases but not all over the neighbourhood.
So you reckon letting your cat run loose to get attacked is being responsible, do you? Or run over on the road? Or yowl when people are trying to sleep? Or kill native animals and birds? Or piss on doorsteps and shit in people's gardens?
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If you live in the country or on a farm it's one thing but in most cases cats are perfectly happy indoors or within a yard. If you don't neuter your cat that's why he roams and gets in fights.
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I don't have a cat but I do live in the country and obviously that's exactly where cats destroy the most wildlife and I wouldn't have a cat or dog that wasn't neutered. Where I live there's actually a limit of two dogs and two cats per household and they have to be neutered after a certain age unless you're a registered breeder.
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Interesting. How do they enforce the laws? People here are supposed to get a dog license but nobody ever does.