Thread: Advice needed

When the snow starts falling here in Ohio my Mandy Coon howls at the door to be let out to play! It's the same situation with dogs, my parents bred English Springer Spaniels when I was a kid and the breeder dogs had their own covered kennel in the back yard. I agree with the previous post about hygiene too. I have four cats and three of them spend lots of time outside. It dramatically reduces litter box waste and people are always amazed that four cats live here, but they go outside to do their business most of the time so I don't have a house that reeks!
If the cats were unsocial, scared, or aggressive, and appeared dirty then I would be concerned. Otherwise it sounds pretty normal to me. As for the food and water, they should have water at all times but unless the cats look emaciated I wouldn't worry about not seeing food in the dish. My pigs scarf everything down in a few minutes!