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September 3rd 04, 12:56 AM
Karen Chuplis
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wrote on 9/2/04 6:53 PM:
I recently lost my guy to the coyotes. I live adjacent to a
forested area where they are active, so I am thinking my next best
friend should be confined to quarters
I have been reading the many compelling arguments in favour of
keeping a cat inside---the safety angle, longevity cf to the
free-rangers, etc. I know there is much one can do to make indoor
living tolerable to a cat, such as cat tree, cat grass munchies, toys,
etc.
But I am still wondering what the consensus here might be to
just how pleasurable life really is for an indoor cat, Or am I just
anthropomorphizing human traits onto a cat, and they really don't need
as much stimuli in a day as we do, especially when they sleep 15-plus
hours out of every 24?
What about the second-cat-to-keep-the
-first-one-company option?
Thanks for your input.
Blair Thompson
North Vancouver, B.C.
Well, I DEFINITELY recommend two. I think they can be quite happy if they
can look out windows. If you own your own place, I would definitely also
build an enclosure or if you have a porch screen it in. That is the best of
all worlds.
Karen Chuplis