Inside or Outside Cat?

Do you keep your cat inside, or is it an outside cat?

My cats are so dame and domesticated they really would not survive long outside, but I know a lot of people are against keeping cats indoors because they are natural predators and hunters.

The reason I keep mine inside is because firstly, they are nice cats and I am worried they would get stolen, secondly they are the same colour as the road so I would worry they would get run over, thirdly fleas / bugs, and fourthly I just love cat cuddles to much!

So what do you do?

The good old days of let the cat free roaming is almost all gone. Many people I used to know having cats all had the cats stay indoor but they are also free to go outside.

Nowadays people are afraid of something, everything. Most people do not let their cats leave the house at all. One of my college friend even kept his cat inside the bedroom only. Poor cat had an extremely shy personality when we let him out during the friend's vacation. He always hid behind the window coverings and not moving, not making a sound. It took him a month to start opening up.

My Boss's dog also just for mauled by a Coyote, so that has really and truly put the fear in me about letting them outside, I would be so terrified of anything happening too them! Luckily for me, we have quite a big house that we let the cats have free roam of so they have plenty of space to run and jump and exercise without having to go roaming in the scary outside world!

Both of my cats are strictly indoor cats. I live directly next to a main road so there's no way I'd ever want to chance letting them out and even if I lived in the more rural areas around here I'd be extremely hesitant to let them out considering the amount of wildlife, including fisher cats and coyotes, that are in the area.

All 3 of my cats are strictly indoor cats however they do get to go outside on a harness and leash when the weather is nice.

I am glad I am not the only overprotective one! A lot people have ciritized me for keeping them indoor only, but I think really it is much safer for the cats! Pussington has now taken to trying to escape every time I leave house, but she only runs as far as the front garden then lays down and rolls about! I think she knows when I am screaming on her, she should stop..

My cat is strictly a indoor type of cat. She has always been since she was a kitten because it can actually be traced back many generations that her whole family was always the indoor type of cats. I don't think I will ever be that girl buying a leash for my cat. I actually prefer my cat being an indoor cat because it makes her more homey and much more "family " oriented. I am one of those germofobs who don't like germs around the house so if my cat was an outdoor cat I would worry about her getting something!

I am a strict indoor-only cant owner, although my oldest cat Lola is now an indoor/outdoor thanks to my brother giving in to the cats' demands.

I believe cats are safer inside--from cars and people who would harm an animal for no reason. Plus, they tend to get into fights with other cats and animals and a vet visit is something I would prefer to avoid.

Sometimes I feel bad that I don't let my cat out, but she's such a skittish cat that I fear she'd get spooked and run (as she is prone to do) and then get lost.

My cat is strictly an indoors cat and right now I'm especially glad that I made that choice because someone in the neighborhood has been poisoning all the stray cats. My neighbor found a trash bag in the alley behind her house with a dead cat in it, and there was another bag like that a few blocks away, which also had a cat in it. Another neighbor told me that there's been a rash of cats being poisoned. So I'm glad my cat always stays inside. There are a lot of sick people out there.
I can't imagine someone hating cats that much.

Our cats are strictly indoor cats. As a kid we had indoor and outdoor cats, we always had sad endings with the outdoor ones. They can't navigate the cars coming on a fast traveling highway. Sad.

We live on a busy highway so I am not about to risk this happening to one of our boys.I do feel badly sometimes that they don't have the chance to get outside. But for now, they enjoy the windows while they are opened.

And if I really wanted to I could build an outdoor set up for them to get the chance to go out. I don't feel the need to do this as they don't ever seem to want to venture past the front door.

Boots is strictly an indoor cat, although he makes grand attempts to get outside and sometimes makes it if the door is left open a half-a-second to long. He is very hard to catch and usually is caught by the scuff of the neck and brought back in.

Fleas are so bad in our area and we live next to a very busy street. So the chance he could get hit by a car is huge. And we have lots of free-roaming cats in the neighborhood that do not always look healthy, so it is best to keep him inside.