aww I so wish I had an enclosed garden! My 2 arn't really bothered about being outside, although it would be nice to have some sort of that I could put them out in so they could get some fresh air!

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My mog has spent the first 9 months of his life after jabs etc being allowed outside until last week.

This is because I had a mog kitten (Cleo) who i bought 2 weeks after him who wasn't even allowed outside as she had not had her jabs yet, she managed to get outside by destroying the tumble dryer tube and escaping thru the vent. Next morning she was found by my fiancé barely alive with what looked like injuries sustained from a fox. We took he rto the vet hospital but she began to have fits and so we had to let her go.

Then my dad bought me a persian cross about a month after cleo died. He was allowed outside and brought in at night with my mog Archie. 4 weeks ago he went missing and i have had 2 reports of a cat matching his description being dead on the side of the road a few streets away. trying to get confirmation from the council that this was my cat, although i am almost certain as my cat has never been missing for 1 day let alone 4 weeks.

I am keeping my mog and the new kitten i will have next week in from now on cos i just cannot face the devastation of another one dying. Archie doesn't like it very much at the moment but is beginning to get used to the idea. He gets lots of fuss, always has someone to play with and doesn't seem to be effected other than an occasional 5 minutes of noise from him saying that he wants to go out. I'm sure this will stop in time, especially when he gets his new little brother.

I have a large cat run for my cats with edible plants and climbing posts for them. Last year a fox managed to pull the cat run apart and I lost one of my cats for 2 weeks. I found him living 2 doors away in someones green-house, half starved and going bald. I think some cats are more streetwise and robust than others. Mine on the other hand couldn't even find his home 200ft away.

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yeh, and at least the horrible fox didnt get your baby! We lost 2 moggies in the past because of fox's

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A colleague of mine told me today that her moggy who goes out went across the canal at the back of her house whilst it was frozen with ice in winter time. Come the morning the canal had defrosted and the cat did not know how to get back. Because she was calling it, the cat plunged into the canal and doing panicky doggy style swimming luckily made it back across to the house side. I told her she was very lucky, it doesnt dare thinking about what could have happened to that cat in the canal eek: I am so glad I do not have these worries now with my SAFE and happy indoor cats

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Yeh definately.. All my cats from now on are going to be house cats! Well no choice with Raggies but even Moggies will be indoors - too many dangers!

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Ive always had moggies and they have had full access to the outside world..
they have all been fine, luckily
however..
since having 'pedigree' cats, I keep them indoors or in their 'run' in the garden if its a nice day..
its 25 ft long, has a shed to sleep in attached, decking on the floor and decking planks as shelves to run along etc..they love to play & watch the birds.. its lovely to see them playing safely xx
Oh, as you will notice.. its got chair in there too for sad old me, I sit in there with them while I have a brew & watch them play...

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