I really want to keep my kittens indoor cats. I don't want them to become outdoor cats. For many reasons .. I live in the middle of a very heavily driven apartment comlex -- which is very, very large. I don't know what other kinds of animals roam, I don't want my cats coming home with anything ... I heard the risk of fleas or having a bad problem becomes less ... The outdoors are scary. I don't want to risk it.
Now, I have a room mate ... Who thinks it's cruel that I want to keep my cats indoor cats. We have a backporch that he thinks they should at least be let out on -- but that totally defeats the purpose of the cats being "indoor" cats I think. We live on the second story, there is an easy chance they could jump up on the ledge & perhaps try to jump off? And then we would have to go chasing after them, no?
He thinks it's so cruel ... because it seems that they do want outside
-- In example : Whenever we open the door, they like to sit on the carpet and watch what is going on. They have never made a move to corss the doorstop (only once, Samson walked a few feet out, only because he was let out earlier by my room mate, and I think he thought it was ok.) Whenever we are outside on the porch, the sit in the windowsill and watch us. Or they will get up between the porch door and the blinds and look out.
Of course, they ONLY do the door thing when we are outside, or both sit in the sill when we are on the porch and there is no one inside with them.
I don't think this is cruel in any way. They have never known the outdoors, and they are completely happy inside. They have toys, toys, toys. And I always introduce something new for them to play with 2 or three times a day. They run and run with each other for excersise, then take a nap in my bed. They eat enormously. The litter is ALWAYS clean.
I don't think I am doing anything wrong.
Yet I feel like I need some more "fighting" power with my room mate. I need to convince him that there are a lot of reasons cats should be indoor cats. If anyone could list some reasons off ... that maybe I could use in my attempt to persuade my room mate, that would be great.
I really need this, as I feel like he is persuading me more and more to let them be outdoor cats and is making me feel very very guilty.
The help would be MUCH appreciated ...
Fighting for a cause -- Courtney
Now, I have a room mate ... Who thinks it's cruel that I want to keep my cats indoor cats. We have a backporch that he thinks they should at least be let out on -- but that totally defeats the purpose of the cats being "indoor" cats I think. We live on the second story, there is an easy chance they could jump up on the ledge & perhaps try to jump off? And then we would have to go chasing after them, no?
He thinks it's so cruel ... because it seems that they do want outside
-- In example : Whenever we open the door, they like to sit on the carpet and watch what is going on. They have never made a move to corss the doorstop (only once, Samson walked a few feet out, only because he was let out earlier by my room mate, and I think he thought it was ok.) Whenever we are outside on the porch, the sit in the windowsill and watch us. Or they will get up between the porch door and the blinds and look out.
Of course, they ONLY do the door thing when we are outside, or both sit in the sill when we are on the porch and there is no one inside with them.
I don't think this is cruel in any way. They have never known the outdoors, and they are completely happy inside. They have toys, toys, toys. And I always introduce something new for them to play with 2 or three times a day. They run and run with each other for excersise, then take a nap in my bed. They eat enormously. The litter is ALWAYS clean.
I don't think I am doing anything wrong.
Yet I feel like I need some more "fighting" power with my room mate. I need to convince him that there are a lot of reasons cats should be indoor cats. If anyone could list some reasons off ... that maybe I could use in my attempt to persuade my room mate, that would be great.
I really need this, as I feel like he is persuading me more and more to let them be outdoor cats and is making me feel very very guilty.
The help would be MUCH appreciated ...
Fighting for a cause -- Courtney