▲ 410 ▼ Cats make everything better (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 week ago by Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de to c/memes@lemmy.world 99 comments fedilink hide all child comments …except the local bird population.
[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 14 points 1 week ago (1 child) Most cats are quite content being indoors, it's certainly better for them and the world to keep them indoors. They live much longer as indoor cats as well, and could always still go outside for supervised outside time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chisel@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago Yep, indoor is much safer and healthier for the cats. It's not like cats have goals and ambitions out in the big wide world. They spend most of their time laying around and doing that on a couch vs under a bush is only meaningfully different in that one location comes with a much higher risk of parasites and being eaten. Not to mention that it is much easier to monitor the health of indoor cats. Tracking weight, litter box usage, and food and water intake can easily add years to the life of a cat. Though, outdoor cats probably need to worry more about cars and bobcats than kidney disease. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chisel@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago Yep, indoor is much safer and healthier for the cats. It's not like cats have goals and ambitions out in the big wide world. They spend most of their time laying around and doing that on a couch vs under a bush is only meaningfully different in that one location comes with a much higher risk of parasites and being eaten. Not to mention that it is much easier to monitor the health of indoor cats. Tracking weight, litter box usage, and food and water intake can easily add years to the life of a cat. Though, outdoor cats probably need to worry more about cars and bobcats than kidney disease. permalink fedilink source parent
