Do You Think a Wild Stray Cat is Happier Indoors?

02-Jan-24 06:17am
Carolina Z
Why not shelter starved persons, children specially
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- 02-Jan-24 06:27am
  Lee b 979050
  Do you shelter starved persons? Melbourne has a substantial number of street dwellers that need to be taken care of. Would you do that? I'm sure Dan Andrews and his band of brothers were to busy building multi billion dollar roads to nowhere to concern themselves over the starving in his streets. Off topic...you started it.
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02-Jan-24 06:10am
Robert T 597718
yws
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02-Jan-24 06:09am
Zippy
Don't trap stray cats. Kill them if anything. I know this sounds harsh. but they are a pest to native birds etc in our country. trap and kill. do not trap and feed!!!! I'm horrified by your logic. We have now got open days here to kill all stray feral cats humanely.Edited 02-Jan-24 08:22am
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- 02-Jan-24 06:28am
  Lee b 979050
  I think you are breaking the law if you do kill them You have to take them to your local rspca
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- 02-Jan-24 08:23am
  ZippyLee b 979050
  look it up. not breaking any law. feral cats are a pest here. Look before you leap
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- 02-Jan-24 08:24am
  ZippyLee b 979050
  and the SPCA will kill feral cats...end of story..We are aiming for predator free NZ
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- 02-Jan-24 08:33am
  Debra D 624780
  I could never kill a cat ever for any reason.
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- 02-Jan-24 08:44am
  ZippyDebra D 624780
  unfortunately, when they kill the native birds, kiwi, etc, they must be dealt with. It's a real problem in NZ. We value what's left of our wildlife. I own 2 cats. (I'm not a cat hater) My domesticated cats are not the problem. Feral cats breed like rabbits twice a year, and just like the rabbits, they must be eradicated. If we let this problem continue. no one will see our kiwi, kea, wood pigeon etc etc etc.Think about that for one minute.
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- 03-Jan-24 08:36am
  Lee b 979050Zippy
  Victorian laws are slightly different to NZ. You can't kill feral cats on crown land unless you have a permit with DELWP. You have to be a an accredited volunteer shooter. GeronimooooooEdited 03-Jan-24 08:37am
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- 03-Jan-24 13:18pm
  ZippyLee b 979050
  yeah, blah blah. I have all that's necessary. what's your point, that we are indeed allowed to shoot them? Keyboard warriors at their finest
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- 03-Jan-24 16:15pm
  Lee b 979050Zippy
  Julie I was merely stating that we can't do that here. Nothing else. Don't read anything into it. I agree with you eradication of feral invasive species is key to the survival of our natives. Whichever method is used to do this is not up to me. Have a great day
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02-Jan-24 05:59am
Asesh S
Don't think so but Happy New Year to all rewardia members. May 2024 be everything you wish for and bring you all that you need.
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- 02-Jan-24 06:10am
  Robert T 597718
  The very same to you
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02-Jan-24 05:42am
Sarah 1405666
ŸesThey ĺovè. Àttion
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02-Jan-24 05:42am
writerrochelle
Depends on the cat! They are all different. Sounds like you did the right thing for your two, now happy and healthy! Good Job! ;-D
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- 03-Jan-24 08:35am
  Debra D 624780
  Thank you.
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02-Jan-24 05:29am
Bernie 1393737
No
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02-Jan-24 05:25am
Beverly I
My cat loves being inside. And outside for a while he loves to go outside to lay in the sun. We call him our inside outside cat. If your cats love being inside, then let them stay inside. At this stage
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02-Jan-24 05:24am
lin r
no
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02-Jan-24 04:52am
Sarah 1405666
Ir they fin ð If they ŕind à pèŕ
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02-Jan-24 04:44am
Susan KTC
Our cat’s were rescued and we got them from the SPCA, they needed some inside time initially to give them a sense of safety and security, we added a cat door showed them how to use it, they are over 12 year’s old now, come and go as they please, leave the bird life alone, thankfully however still catch mice…
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02-Jan-24 04:38am
Daniel T 626103
We got a Cat from the SPCA that was a former stray, and he absolutely hates being indoors for more than a few minutes each day.
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02-Jan-24 04:11am
Tupulua S
not likely, but if you feed them, the cat will hang around your back door, and every other cat will join in
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02-Jan-24 03:52am
Stephiny O
Idk
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02-Jan-24 03:50am
The dog house
It is safer that they are indoors as there are too many cars about now. Getting them used to a lead can give the cat and owner regular daily walks together
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- 02-Jan-24 06:57am
  Pamela G
  I tried a lead with one cat but she was having none of that. I did have a stroller for another one. This was great because she wasn't much of a people cat but could enjoy walks.
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- 02-Jan-24 08:34am
  Debra D 624780
  I actually just got them a lead and harnass to teach them to go on walks with me.
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02-Jan-24 03:47am
pam rae
HM, NOT SURE
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02-Jan-24 03:45am
Karen S 841350
Depends on the cat. Keeping them together will be important, if they are happy then keep on doing what you are doing, but get them desexed
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- 02-Jan-24 08:35am
  Debra D 624780
  I had both of them neutered, shots, wormed, and no fleas on them. Their ears was cleaned and their nails was trimmed.
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02-Jan-24 03:43am
Grommie
Dogs have masters cats have staff. Those cats are taking you for a ride and will still be killing local wildlife.
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02-Jan-24 03:37am
Pamela G
This cat wasn't feral but it is a funny story. My neighbor kept seeing a black cat in her back yard. After several weeks of feeding him outside she finally took him in where he was extremely happy. There was no collar so she did the vet, etc. Months went by and the neighbor was taking the cat somewhere. The people who lived behind her said, "there's so and so!". The neighbor's husband was handicapped so the people told them to keep Smutz.
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02-Jan-24 03:36am
Val 1394045
Yes. They get tender loving care
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02-Jan-24 02:39am
Glenice L 1244113
So sweet! We had a semi-wild cat once who came and went as he pleased. It was hard to read him and we thought he just liked a port in a storm at times, but craved the freedom of roaming freely. I'm guessing it's all subjective- the cat's needs in the moment!
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02-Jan-24 01:56am
Debra D 624780
And......with so much illness with my husband, they have done as much for us as we have done for them.
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02-Jan-24 01:51am
Debra D 624780
I love my two stray kitties, they are brothers it appears and love it indoors by the wood stove to keep warm.
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02-Jan-24 01:49am
sharon 1388454
I have a feral cat and she loves being indoors
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02-Jan-24 01:29am
Susan 1441337
They may enjoy outside but they are safer indoors. There's way to many strays that get killed
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02-Jan-24 00:53am
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Don't know and don't care (to your question). Not a pet-lover (under any circumstances)!Edited 02-Jan-24 04:02am
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02-Jan-24 00:48am
Becky P 422307
Feral and outdoor cats may enjoy being indoors and the comforts of their humans some of the time, but always give them the option of a sneak-away that is "outdoorsy" AND make sure they get to the vet, bug stuffs, neutered and vax, please.
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02-Jan-24 00:46am
david j t
not for very long just come home to sleep
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02-Jan-24 00:36am
Marietta M
My sister found a stray kitten and took it home and "Pumpkin" became another pet for her kids, along with a dog and the cat she adopted from a shelter. But Pumpkin hated being indoors, and stayed in the yard or on the porch, sort of a compromise between being wild and domesticated.
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02-Jan-24 00:27am
Rosemary E 383382
They may have been inside cats and abandoned when the original owners moved house or left them out when they went away on a holiday.
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02-Jan-24 00:25am
Linda C
They must have been domestic cats as feral cats rarely if ever go well indoors or with people. Good on you though for taking them in and caring for them.
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- 02-Jan-24 01:52am
  Debra D 624780
  It took me a couple of months to tame them, get them neutered, shots, wormed, fed well, now they are so beautiful, their hair is growing where it was not before, they turned out to be golden persians.
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- 02-Jan-24 07:13am
  Linda CDebra D 624780
  You are very patient. Golden Persians are gorgeous cats. Obviously, someone dumped them something I cannot condone or understand.
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- 02-Jan-24 08:38am
  Debra D 624780Linda C
  I feel the same Linda. How could anyone dump these beautiful cats. When I first caught them, their hair was short and rough, now it is about 3 inches long and soft and beautiful and no stripes on them, just the gold all over the one the other one has gold and soft creamy white bib and feet. I have no idea where they came from, but they were just hide over bones when I found them.
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- 02-Jan-24 16:47pm
  Linda CDebra D 624780
  You have given them a chance at life. I see UTube where dogs and cats are just dumped and are in horrendous pain or and condition and rescued by kind people but it is only the tip of the problem. People are cruel and thoughtless. Your little fur balls sound gorgeous.
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02-Jan-24 00:25am
Imperia S
No, I don't think so. I was given a Stray Cat, by my 10 year old nephew. When my mother inlaw saw it she had a fit, it was black, but after she stuck it in a laundry sink, it turned out to be white, and all the flees, left in the basin, I tried to tame it but as soon as it found and open door it took of, We got it back inside and gave it a feed, but it took off again, It finally went back to the place the kids found the ,poor cat , and it the oly thing we could do was to let the kids take food and water out to it
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02-Jan-24 00:22am
Pamela G
Oh, what a wonderful person you are.
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- 02-Jan-24 01:54am
  Debra D 624780
  Thank you Pamela, they are so happy indoors here by the wood fire for warmth, food by them all the time, their shots, wormed, and neutered. They danced around in that box trap, they hissed at me, snarled, growled, but I tamed them within a month or two, i caught and tamed them one at a time. Now they are such beautiful cats, i still pinch myself when I look at their beauty. I can tell their was brothers, by how much they love one another and stay side by side. Edited 02-Jan-24 01:55am
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