My cat Max a is 3 year old massive Siberian and has been going in and out as he pleases since he was 1 and constantly tried to escape the house. I always assumed it was natural for cats to be outside animals and thought it would be cruel to keep him inside.
When he was around 1 I put up fences in our backyard so he had a space to run around in under my supervision but he would always escape and just go where he wanted. I tried to keep him inside as I didn't feel comfortable with him roaming the neighborhood but he was miserable constantly crying and I felt horrible so hes been allowed to roam that way until now 2 years later.
After reading about how its actually really bad to let them go outside , and how much shorter their average life span is i've been constantly thinking about it and feeling really guilty. I don't know how to transition him to an indoor cat as whenever he cant go out he seems miserable and it breaks my heart. I try to play with him and distract him with activities but he ignores it,
I really don't know what to do anymore and the more I read about it on this sub-reddit the more anxious I get about his future.
What do I do?
TLDR: Cat is outdoor but I want to transition him to an indoor cat. I have no idea how to do it humanly as it might be too late and cruel to keep him inside. Help?!
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