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Anonymous
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The problem is, most people fail to understand the concept of "minimal harm." There are a lot of dangerous things cats can run into when they are let out of doors:
*Diseases, such as heartworm (from mosquitoes), rabies, FIV (feline aids), and feline leukemia *Fights with other small animals, which can lead to injuries and abscesses. *Fights with larger animals, which can lead to severe injury or death *Cars *Cruel people or... *People who deliberately harm your cat because the damn thing keeps coming into their yard and shitting/destroying plants/etc *Poisoning, either intentional or unintentional *Being picked up by animal control or people who think they are doing the "stray but friendly" cat a favor *Parasites such as ticks, fleas, and ringworm. The latter is my favorite, because it is easily transmissible to humans, along with many tick diseases *"Running away".... which typically means you cat has fallen prey to one of the lethal situations listed and you just don't know about it.
Did I forget anything?
Basically, if you live in an apartment complex, in a relatively busy city, or in an area where there is an abundance of potentially dangerous wild animals, you should probably keep your cat inside.
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