In recent years, more and more people do not want their cats to go outside, which is completely normal. The streets of the cities, as well as of the towns that are growing are dangerous, so to avoid scares they choose to prevent their furry from leaving the house.
But Is it bad not to let my cat out? The truth is that it depends on where you live. To make it easier for you to decide what to do, we are going to tell you what are the benefits of the street as well as the dangers.
Benefits of letting the cat out
While it is true that a cat can be perfectly adapted to living indoors as long as we provide it with a series of care basic, it really is an animal that he doesn't like to be locked up.
If you are allowed to leave, you will see, smell and feel things that you cannot at home, such as fresh air, the smell of the earth and / or other cats, etc. In addition, you can sunbathe, which is something that cats love.
Dangers that the cat can be found in the street
If you live in a city or a highly populated town, the dangers are many, including:
- Robbery
- Poisoning
- Abuses
- Animal abuse
- You fight with other cats or other animals
- Diseases (AIDS, distemper, leukemia, PIF)
- Fleas and ticks
- Intestinal parasites
In the case that you live in the country, these dangers are not so many. The most serious thing that could happen to him would be that he had parasites, but this is something that is easily solved with antiparasitics.
My take on letting it go abroad
The cat is an animal that we cannot have within four walls. If there is no other option, because there are many dangers, it will adapt well to living at home but only if we pay proper attention to it; I mean, yes we play with him every day y we make sure we do our best to make you happy.
Now, if we live in a rural environment, or in a small town, the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages. They come home much calmer, more loving. And that's great 🙂.