So, I may be moving to Japan sometime in the near future. This leaves my cats in somewhat of a pickle, since unfortunatly, they will not be able to come along. I could never take them to a shelter, that would be too hard to take. I have a couple of friends and family members that may be willing to take them, but only if they can be kept outdoors.
So I'm wondering how hard it is for indoor cats to adjust to being outdoor cats. The cats are 4 and 8 years old. The 4 year old has been an indoor cat all her life. I got the 8 year old from the shelter when he was 4 and he seems to have some experience being outdoors (I take them out in the yard on a leash from time to time). And they both have all their claws.
I (and my freinds and family) live in Iowa, so its can get up to about mid 90s and humid in the summer (sometimes even breaks 100) and down to about -5 (sometimes colder) in the winter. They would always have some shelter, like a garage with some boxes lined with old towels and blankets.
Some of the places I may be able to take them also already have outdoor cats living there. I was also wondering how much of a problem would this be?
It's a bad sutiuation, I know, just hoping to find a good solution. And if you have any other suggestions about what I could do, I'd love to hear them.
Thank you.
So I'm wondering how hard it is for indoor cats to adjust to being outdoor cats. The cats are 4 and 8 years old. The 4 year old has been an indoor cat all her life. I got the 8 year old from the shelter when he was 4 and he seems to have some experience being outdoors (I take them out in the yard on a leash from time to time). And they both have all their claws.
I (and my freinds and family) live in Iowa, so its can get up to about mid 90s and humid in the summer (sometimes even breaks 100) and down to about -5 (sometimes colder) in the winter. They would always have some shelter, like a garage with some boxes lined with old towels and blankets.
Some of the places I may be able to take them also already have outdoor cats living there. I was also wondering how much of a problem would this be?
It's a bad sutiuation, I know, just hoping to find a good solution. And if you have any other suggestions about what I could do, I'd love to hear them.
Thank you.