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Old 01-06-2008, 02:30 PM
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Re: DEBATE: Letting cats out - Your opinions.

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No fence sitting for me. I've experienced the horror of RTAs and the heart break.

Why are cats treated differently from dogs? Are they loved less?
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Not in my case they're not. As far as i'm concerned my cats will never get beyond the perimiter of my property. Everything is as cat proofed as we can get it. They still have the freedom of outdoors, but in total safety.
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Re: DEBATE: Letting cats out - Your opinions.

i am suprised at how many people keep there cat indoors, i dont know anyone that does!
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Re: DEBATE: Letting cats out - Your opinions.

Well when I first looked into getting kittens for my children (secretly they were mainly for me) they were obviously going to be much loved members of the family & they were going to be my secret weapon against my neighbours cats pooing in my garden.

Unfortunately before we could find kittens a pedigree Burmese was killed right outside my house, & a neighbours cat became the victim of rta & was found dead under my shed. It was a hot summer that year.

So we decided that when we owned Kittens/cats regardless of their pedigree they would be house cats.

This is my personal choice, I don't want the heartbreak of finding my extended family member dead on the road - or worse never finding them.

We now own Bengals & have attached cat runs to our conservatory so that we can all have fresh air.
I don't feel guilty about keeping them in, they were raised as house kittens now they are house cats.

The neighbours cat's cat poo is still annoying but I can live with it
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They would still maintain their independence Sue and with a suitable run they'd find other ways to amuse themselves-ours all have runs and honestly it doesn't take away from their natural behaviour just gives you much needed peace of mind and them safteyI know it's hard to imagine when you've had outdoor cats but honestly it's great and they soon adapt in fact my moggie Noodles blossomed in his batchelor pad coz he knows he is safe and has all his creature comforts with him and we have a lot of chats and cuddles together-plus he gets to spy in saftey at night too-his fav timeI did have to have firm words with him at first thoughHe kept having sneaky catnip partys at night and snored thru the mess in the dayDHe's calmed down a tad now thankgod
That's brilliant, I mentioned to the vet my thoughts on a cat run. He said some cats are happy being house pets others aren't. That put doubt in my mind.

There is someone on the forum that has a nice tidy cat run. I intend to find the thread. I have found similar ones on a website Fun 4 Pets UK. but they are not tall enough to cover the kitchen window. Whilst I am writing this post what a twit, we could build a small wall and have it attached on top. Can you tell I'm not a DIY person. A nice project to hubby though


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Old 01-06-2008, 09:15 PM
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building a wall sounds a bit drastic!kay73 has a nice tidy run outside her kitchen window so she can leave window open and kittys can go out to play!
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Kays run is fab, it is on here somewhere, not sure which thread though
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Re: DEBATE: Letting cats out - Your opinions.

Sorry guys I had to take Duke for his walk.

It probably is Kay73, I think the thread is cat run or my cat run. I'll find it. The ones I have seen I think are only 6' high. I could have a wooden one but that would need maintaining.

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Re: DEBATE: Letting cats out - Your opinions.

Or buy the wire and make your own that is what we are planning - we have also dabbled with the idea of buying a nice pagoda and then covering that with wire - we may do that eventually with a tunnel from cat flap to it.
For now we are going to do something simple around the window as we are building a new house which will have something permenant built in (lucky cats & me)
My cats hate being kept in but when they do go out - they only want to laze just outside the door in the sun so they'll love the run!

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Old 01-06-2008, 09:57 PM
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Sorry guys I had to take Duke for his walk.

It probably is Kay73, I think the thread is cat run or my cat run. I'll find it. The ones I have seen I think are only 6' high. I could have a wooden one but that would need maintaining.

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My hubby made kays run,if you contact a similar fabrication company they will make to your exact requirments,height and widththe good things about a steel made run is no maintenance(unlike wood) lasts for ever(unlike wood) unbreakable,and very strong
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