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> ... will likely have negative effects on its health Indoor cats have lifespans multiple times that of outdoor cats, so I think the alternative has negative
by doughj3 8y ago
> ... will likely have negative effects on its health
Indoor cats have lifespans multiple times that of outdoor cats, so I think the alternative has negative effects on health, too.
- SamReidHughes 8y agoOutdoor cats do okay, the ones I grew up with lived to be 16 and 21. It depends on where you live, what predators they might have to face.
- adetrest 8y agoAnecdote, data, all that.
- leetcrew 8y agothat's great, but on average outdoor cats really do live much shorter lives. [0] [0] https://pets.webmd.com/cats/features/should-you-have-an-indoor-cat-or-an-outdoor-cat https://pets.webmd.com/cats/features/should-you-have-an-indo...
- y4mi 8y agoMy family had several cats over the time I grew up. All could go outside whenever they wanted. The oldest got to 8 yrs. Most died of organ failures, one from a genetic illness and another one never came back. The Organ failures were probably from rat poison... So, the outside killed them