Thread: Letting your Maine Coon Out?

Very true. I'm about to embark on breeding another breed so have a list of the reasons why any kitten I will breed will be homed to a house that will not let it outside.

• indoor cats do not get run over by cars
• indoor cats do not get attacked & killed by dogs
• indoor cats are safe from thieves
• indoor cats are safe from the injuries incurred from cat territory fights
• indoor cats are safe from a lot of viruses & illnesses spread by outdoor cats
• indoor cats are safe from human abuse & cruelty
• indoor cats do not leave excrement in your neighbour's precious flower beds & cause arguments
• indoor cats do not go missing or get lost
• indoor cats can still get more than enough exercise & stimulation indoors
• indoor cats do not kill birds & rodents unnecessarily

Originally Posted by messyhearts

indoor cats are safe from the injuries incurred from cat territory fights

Right--most cat bites abscess and some cats are biters. At one point we had a stray (unneutered male) in our neighborhood that was a biter. One outdoor cat down the street had to go to vet twice because of this cat, including one surgery to drain belly abscess. The same cat attacked our MC mix outside on a rope one night and he ended up with a tail abscess. I trapped that stray the very day after the fight. We were surprised because few cats would tangle with our boy, but that stray was extremely aggressive. I chased it quite a ways a couple of nights and within minutes it was back in our yard trying to pick a fight with our cat.