indoor outdoor lighting Discussions And How To's
| Is there ANY way to turn your indoor/outdoor cat into.. | | ..a purely indoor one? Just out of curiousity. We adopted both of my cats (Missy & Dainty) as strays, and they have been "indoor/outdoor" cats (meaning we let them out every day just for a little bit - and then they come back in and sleep and eat and everything), but I sometimes get a little worried for their safety when they're constantly in and out. I wish I could turn them into totally indoor cats, but then again, I don't really know if that's fair to them (when they're used to be street cats), and I don't even know if it's totally POSSIBLE.Do you think it's unfair to not let your cats outside? Especially if that was the habitat in which they were raised in?And have you ever tried (successfully or not) to turn your indoor/outdoor cats into simply indoor ones? Any stories for me? | |
| | How do your indoor/outdoor cats handle the winter? | | Just curious. My cats, Missy & Dainty, who both were originally strays, get quite a bit crazy in the winter. I think they NEED fresh air because they'll sit by the door FOREVER just to go outside for 5 minutes (IF EVEN!) and then meow at the outside door to be let back in. They're so goofy, and I wish I could train them into being indoor-only cats..But it's just not going to happen, I don't think. They've grown into being indoor-outdoor cats since childhood - how can I stop them? Anyway, in the summer, they'll stay outside - play, chase birds (whatever cats do..) for hours upon end - but in the winter, they'll stay out only for about 5 minutes. Which I find hilarious if you ask me. It's like: what's the point?!What about your cats? Specifically indoor-outdoor cats? | |
| | Is Your Cat An Indoor,Outdoor or both? | | I have a 3 year old DSH indoor cat his name is JINX named after the Hanna/ Barbara cartoon character JINX the cat who hates meeses to pieces. Pixi and Dixie was one of my favorite cartoon characters growing up.
Keeping him indoors cuts down on the diseases and germs not to mention ticks and fleas he may pick up when roaming around the neighborhood also having an indoor cat greatly reduces the risk of them being run over by cars or being injured by other cats or dogs. He likes to lay on our bed and on the furniture as cats do and I know that if he were an outdoor cat I wouldn't really like him being on the bed and anyone who has a cat knows you can't keep them off of areas they want to lounge on. | |
| | which is better indoor/outdoor games? | | which is better indoor/outdoor games? and also tell about your favorite indoor/outdoor games?
i love both but i think outdoor games are more important..
i like chess and football n cricket..and u?????? | |
| | Eeeeekkkkkkk!!!! (The problem with indoor/outdoor cats) | | I just found a dead chipmunk in my bed! I darn near had a heart attack. That darn cat. He like to bring in his catches so he can have a midnight snack. This one he left under the sheets in my bed! I darn near had a heart attack when I pulled back the sheets. I'm surprised that the neighbors didn't hear me screaming (and our nearest neighbor is 1/2 mile away)I thought maybe you guys would get a chuckle out of it.... | |
| | My cats are indoor/outdoor pets. | | In the summer, they stay outside for the most part, except to eat. As soon as the kitchen light comes on, and someone starts making and pouring coffee, they are hanging on the back screen. Whichever one of us is up, usually props the door open, and goes on about his/her business. Monday, I woke up really early, 5:00 a.m., and started cooking food for the week, because during the day it is too hot to cook. I had my back truned away from the propped open door, but I began to hear this slurpy, chattery sound. I turned to see a mid-size possum, waiting, as if asking if she could have breakfast too. I prefer the wildlife eat from the compost heap, so I clapped my hands and shooed her away. Do you have any animal stories that you would like to share? | |
| | | Squamous Skin Cancer in Cats | | White cats usually get skin cancer after about the age of 10 or 12, or sometimes even sooner, if they are an outdoor cat or even an indoor-outdoor cat. It is usually on their ears and nose, or sometimes the eye lids. It is caused by sun exposure. It is the saddest thing I have ever seen. My cherished friend has this on her nose and we are just counting down the days until the vet said it would reach her lungs eventually. They would not do surgery on her nose because they said it would require reconstructive surgery. I cannot afford expensive chemo treatments that are two hours away for may cat when my family can barely afford food sometimes. I just don't think it's right for cats to be white. They usually all get this. It is terrible. | |
| | Oh supreme irony... | | Well, Band-aid is about to make itself a fortune. Also, I am unlikely to be moving to Greece any time soon. Let me explain...Been having some problems with nasal allergies, so I had an allergy test done. Honestly, I'm not the world's best housekeeper and I was halfway expecting that dust mites would be on the results and that I'd have to wash the sheets more often, among other things. Not quite.Here's the list. It's only 3 things. One of them is not a surprise, really. I knew a lot of people had this particular allergy. Anyway, without any further ado:1. Olive trees
2. Bentgrass (as opposed to straight grass?[em]lol[/em])
3. Cat danderYep, you heard it here first. Cat dander. It's funny. I used to bathe my cats. But they were indoor outdoor cats and they sometimes came in with fleas, dirt, etc. I stopped doing it. Don't know why, but I did.Well folks, the bandaid people are going to be really happy because I'm going to have to start bathing cats again. At least the vet taught me how to do it so that they don't freak out as easily. Sigh.Cat allergies. Me. A total cat person all my life. Talk about irony. | |
| | hmm, who is that outside? | | For those of you who have indoor cats (or even indoor/outdoor cats), when your cat is inside and sees another cat outside, how do they react? My male cat has a few that I do believe he has "crushes" on. There's one that looks like him, but he never gets mad. He just goes window to window to see her/him. There's another white one that he kind of meows at, but still he's not mad. However, there's a gray tabby that comes and they try to fight each other through the windows:0(. So, anyway, it got me wondering, how does your cat react to the cats outside when they're indoors? | |
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