re: #195 thedopefishlives

I don’t know. My parents do well with their quasi-indoor-only cats - they are kept in the barn at night, allowed to roam free during the day, including coming into the house if they are clean and dry. Of course, this does sometimes cause some anxiety when one or both fail to return from their wanderings when it’s time to put them inside for the night.

In rural areas it’s probably ok but in urban areas I’m always surprised that people allow their cats to roam free. Too many cars, loose dogs, etc. They also kill a lot of wildwilfe like songbirds, frogs, etc. Also when cats get sick it’s really hard to tell sometimes and the cats instinct is to run away and hide when they’re seriously ill. Outdoor cats just have a much shorter lifespan.