Inside vs. outside kitties, which are yours?

I was wondering how many of you have indoor/outdoor kitties as opposed to strictly indoor kitties. Nothing against anyones choice, but I can't imagine letting Trixie, Petals or Tiggy out the door unleashed. Is there a benefit to letting them out? I would just worry my goofy head off.

Both my boys are indoor only. My parent's always had indoor/outdoor cats until recently though.

The Sammycat and Oscar only go outside on the leash every now and again. The Sammycat hates the way the grass feels on his feet I think and wants me to tote him

Sparta and Ares are both indoor cats. I take them on our balcony with harness and leash on but that's about it.

My boyfriend and I actually talked about this yesterday. We walked to the vet yesterday holding them in our arms and Ares was just yowling. The poor guy was so scared. Too much noise for him I guess. So now I definitely can't imagine him being an outdoor cat.

All the kitties I've had have been indoor only...except for when they sneak out

Dori is an inside kitty only. I can't imagine her ever enjoying going outside because she crouches down and looks terrified just stepping right outside of the front door. But I also couldn't imagine letting her outside. I would be scared to death something would happen to her.

Mine are indoor only... The road out in front of my apartment is busy 24 hrs a day so, there's no time of day I could let them out. The only time they've ever been allowed outside I've had another person here to keep them in bounds. They really enjoyed it as did I. That was the first time I had ever seen a cat with their fur standing up on their back.

Indoor Only!!!!!

Indoor 100 per cent as tooooooooooo many dangers outdoors.
We have mosquito netted our master bedroom veranda and put shelves in at varying heights for MewMew so that he can see everywhere from different angles.he wanders in and out of that as he pleases.

My kittens are definetly indoors only. In fact, most people I know don't allow their cats outside. My mother-in-law is the exception. She has indoor/outdoor cats. I guess it's fine for them but, personally, I would drive myself crazy worrying whether or not they would come home.

My two neutered boys are both inside/outside. Red Cat had been outside only for a year before I got him. I don't know about his first two years with his first humans, I suspect inside/outside or outside only. I just couldn't see trying to convert a cat with that background into an inside only cat, as he was sooooooo unhappy when I tried to keep him in. I try not to let him out at night because of the danger of coyotes, but up until the past few months, he has been a regular escape artist and managed to go out on the town at night quite regularly. Something must have happened to scare the willies out of him, though, as he has stuck quite close to home and spent little time outdoors since March.

I'd seen Purdy wandering the neighborhood as a stray for at least six months before I adopted him three years ago, too, so again I just didn't have the heart to try to make him an inside only cat. Both cats are so terrified of cars and other people that I think under most circumstances, they would stay clear of the streets if they heard a car or pedestrian coming. I'm in a low-traffic part of town, and the town is very rural - about four vacant wooded or dune-grass-covered lots for every one with a residence. So their risk from coyotes, disease, poisons, etc., is probably greater than their risk from cars or other people. If I were in a more heavily populated area, I would keep them as inside only, though.

Mine are all indoor only. Felix and Buttons have never been outside and Tara and Pebbles were indoor/outdoor before they moved in with me but they have never bothered to go out here, and I'm not letting them either.

When I was living at home, my mom used to let Esmeralda outside (Meeko is terrified of the outdoors, so he always stayed in). Now that I have my own place, though, she stays indoors exclusively. Phineas has always been an indoor cat, both with me and with his previous owners. Letting them go outside isn't really an option for me, as I live in an apartment building at a very busy intersection on one of the busiest streets in my city, but even if I lived somewhere where they wouldn't inevitably be hit by a car, I still wouldn't let them outside - too many risks for me.

Sheba is an strictly indoor baby. I live downtown, so I would never dream of letting her outside without a leash. Too many cars. My dad's cat's however are all indoor/outdoor. He lives in a quiet neighborhood and the cat's really seem to enjoy it. They're normally outside during the day, then inside at night.

I do have 2 outdoors cats only ,but all the rest of my cats are only indoors . How ever I do have a cat enclosure for them to go in to and enjoy the oudoors savely

Ivo is indoors only. I live at the intersection of two major suburban roads, and have a parking lot in the back of the building. For Ivo, going "outside" is going for a walk in the hallway.

Indoor only..because I live in a condo.

Katie

Originally Posted by okeefecl

Ivo is indoors only. I live at the intersection of two major suburban roads, and have a parking lot in the back of the building. For Ivo, going "outside" is going for a walk in the hallway.

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My apartment complex is like that also.... So, Patches and Tiger go for walks in the the hallway. And that is outside to them . It is hilarious when they climb on the washer machine and dryer

My guys are indoor only except when they go onto the deck supervised.. but that's barely outdoors. The area that i live in is FAR too busy and near too many major highways and roads to be safe for them (not to mention all of the young kids that mean well but are too rough with neighbors cats)