Thread: Neutering...a step too far?

Originally Posted by Catlover

NCarver- yes I agree that there is a distinction between truly feral and 'pet' cats. I am however of the opinion that a completely indoor life is unnatural for even a domesticated cat

I do think it is nice for our cats to be able to be outside in some sort of enclosure, but ours have lots of windows and bird feeders, etc. One girl got in the habit of going outside with me when we had a formerly stray cat that spent some time outside every day (on a tether). Of the other three, though, only the youngest male shows any real interest in going out. We have been debating cat enclosure for some time, but cannot decide what would work best so still do not have any. They do all love to go out in the garage, though, as there are giant cricket-like bugs that live out there all year 'round.

Certainly our cats live better than millions of human beings do, so hard to really feel sorry for them. I believe that for MCs at least, human interaction is one of the most critical elements for them to be happy.