Indoor cat..quality of life?

That might be a good compromise: a large enclosure outside (when it's sunny)
and window perches, toys and a scratching post inside! :-)

In article ,
enlightened us with...
I'd have to see some objective evidence to support this statement. As Dr.
Dodman has pointed out, a leading cause of mortality among U.S. cats is
euthanasia due to behavioral problems.

WHAT? euthanasia due to behavioral problems? do they do that to their
kids too?


Nah, they send those off to boarding/military school to become someone else's
problem.

Or they call it ADD and give them drugs to make them good little zombies.

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In article ,
enlightened us with...
I'd have to see some objective evidence to support this statement. As Dr.
Dodman has pointed out, a leading cause of mortality among U.S. cats is
euthanasia due to behavioral problems.

WHAT? euthanasia due to behavioral problems? do they do that to their
kids too?


Nah, they send those off to boarding/military school to become someone else's
problem.

Or they call it ADD and give them drugs to make them good little zombies.

--
--
~kaeli~
Quantum Express: When you absolutely, positively, don't
know where it's going or when it needs to be there.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace

Laila wrote:

On 10 Sep 2004 22:02:02 GMT, ospam (Yngver) wrote:

"Mary" wrote:

"Yngver" wrote in message
...
MadHatter wrote:

...or that cat died of boredom. my cat has LOTS to do at home.
plenty of places to hide, lots of things and humans to hunt. lots of
things to shred and tear.

That's great for your cat, but lots of cats *do* die of boredom, in the
sense
that bored cats have nothing much more to do than eat and sleep, and
obesity
has contributed to the shortened lifespans of many an indoor cat--as do
behavioral problems. Not everyone makes up for the lack of exercise and
mental
stimulation that cats experience outdoors by making sure their indoor
cats
get
plenty of exercise and playtime.

And needless to say, not everyone who lets their cats out has given
adequate
thought to the dangers in their particular neighborhood. In the end the
outdoors
is still far more dangerous than the indoors, generally speaking.

I'd have to see some objective evidence to support this statement. As Dr.
Dodman has pointed out, a leading cause of mortality among U.S. cats is
euthanasia due to behavioral problems.

WHAT? euthanasia due to behavioral problems? do they do that to their
kids too?

Well, you sort of wonder what the thinking is. But speaking anecdotally, yes,
I've known a number of people who had their pets euthanized for behavioral
problems--peeing on the carpet ended the lives of several cats I can think of.

Laila wrote:

On 10 Sep 2004 22:02:02 GMT, ospam (Yngver) wrote:

"Mary" wrote:

"Yngver" wrote in message
...
MadHatter wrote:

...or that cat died of boredom. my cat has LOTS to do at home.
plenty of places to hide, lots of things and humans to hunt. lots of
things to shred and tear.

That's great for your cat, but lots of cats *do* die of boredom, in the
sense
that bored cats have nothing much more to do than eat and sleep, and
obesity
has contributed to the shortened lifespans of many an indoor cat--as do
behavioral problems. Not everyone makes up for the lack of exercise and
mental
stimulation that cats experience outdoors by making sure their indoor
cats
get
plenty of exercise and playtime.

And needless to say, not everyone who lets their cats out has given
adequate
thought to the dangers in their particular neighborhood. In the end the
outdoors
is still far more dangerous than the indoors, generally speaking.

I'd have to see some objective evidence to support this statement. As Dr.
Dodman has pointed out, a leading cause of mortality among U.S. cats is
euthanasia due to behavioral problems.

WHAT? euthanasia due to behavioral problems? do they do that to their
kids too?

Well, you sort of wonder what the thinking is. But speaking anecdotally, yes,
I've known a number of people who had their pets euthanized for behavioral
problems--peeing on the carpet ended the lives of several cats I can think of.

"Yngver" wrote in message
...

Well, you sort of wonder what the thinking is. But speaking
anecdotally, yes,
I've known a number of people who had their pets euthanized for
behavioral
problems--peeing on the carpet ended the lives of several cats I can
think of.

That's very sad as something like that could be easily solved.
Alison

"Yngver" wrote in message
...

Well, you sort of wonder what the thinking is. But speaking
anecdotally, yes,
I've known a number of people who had their pets euthanized for
behavioral
problems--peeing on the carpet ended the lives of several cats I can
think of.

That's very sad as something like that could be easily solved.
Alison

Alison" wrote:

"Yngver" wrote in message
...

Well, you sort of wonder what the thinking is. But speaking
anecdotally, yes,
I've known a number of people who had their pets euthanized for
behavioral
problems--peeing on the carpet ended the lives of several cats I can
think of.

That's very sad as something like that could be easily solved.
Alison

Well, in one case, I blame the vet--he told the couple that "once they start
peeing on rugs, they never stop." So that was that. In a couple of other cases,
the owners did try a few things first but IMO if someone keeps a cat in small
apartment and only comes home to change the litterbox and put out some more
food, it's not hard to figure out why a cat is exhibiting unwanted behaviors.

In the U.S., anyway, cats have sometimes been promoted as sort of "easy care"
and less work than having a dog--which some people seem to think means they
don't need to spend any time interacting with a cat, that the cat is just fine
spending most of his/her time alone. Then when problems turn up, too often it's
a one way trip to the vet.

Alison" wrote:

"Yngver" wrote in message
...

Well, you sort of wonder what the thinking is. But speaking
anecdotally, yes,
I've known a number of people who had their pets euthanized for
behavioral
problems--peeing on the carpet ended the lives of several cats I can
think of.

That's very sad as something like that could be easily solved.
Alison

Well, in one case, I blame the vet--he told the couple that "once they start
peeing on rugs, they never stop." So that was that. In a couple of other cases,
the owners did try a few things first but IMO if someone keeps a cat in small
apartment and only comes home to change the litterbox and put out some more
food, it's not hard to figure out why a cat is exhibiting unwanted behaviors.

In the U.S., anyway, cats have sometimes been promoted as sort of "easy care"
and less work than having a dog--which some people seem to think means they
don't need to spend any time interacting with a cat, that the cat is just fine
spending most of his/her time alone. Then when problems turn up, too often it's
a one way trip to the vet.

In the U.S., anyway, cats have sometimes been promoted as sort of "easy care"
and less work than having a dog--which some people seem to think means they
don't need to spend any time interacting with a cat, that the cat is just
fine
spending most of his/her time alone. Then when problems turn up, too often
it's
a one way trip to the vet.

What really slays me are the people who have strictly indoor, sometimes
declawed cats who bring them to the shelter and say, "Here, he pees everywhere.
Can you find him a good home?"
Like, THEY can't tolerate the behavior but they expect we can find someone else
who can?

Sherry