Why can't my cat go outside?

If you signed an agreement stating that you would not allow the cat to go outside then that is what you need to do. The reason is because the rescue group has gone to great lengths to make sure these cats have everything they possibly needs before they’re placed in its forever home. Like Shots(3),deworming,microchip,spay/neuter and anything else it may need. That is WHY many rescue groups do not want their cats & kittens to go outside. Besides the obviously, like the cars, wild animal, and diseases. They want the cats they adopt out to have a long & healthy life. Not a short life like many outdoor cats have. This is the reason not to let your cat outside, if you have any questions about their policy then check with them. I have 5 indoor cats & they’re all doing just fine indoors.

Source(s): rescue feral & abandoned cats & kittens

Your cat needs to get acquainted with her new home…time to get to know you, family members and her surroundings. To let her out too early may give her too big of a chance to get lost, pick up a disease, killed or taken in by a well meaning neighbor. Don’t feel too bad about not letting her out, she will get used to being inside and make the best of it. You could always begin to leash train her so you can take her out safely. Don’t let her make you feel guilty!! You’re probably doing her an enormous favor by training her as a totally indoor soul! You can also get her a buddy to wile her time away with…perhaps save the life of a shelter kitty at the same time! Good luck…and don’t let those sweet little chirps and longing looks get the best of your better judgement!! : )

Source(s): Lots of experience….

It’s because it is significantly safer. If you allow your cat outside unattended it can get run over, get killed by large dogs or predators, get poisoned or shot by people who aren’t “cat friendly”, or get poisoned by herbicides and pesticides that people have put out in their yards. This is just a few, the list could go on and on. To the person who said that cats “know the dangers of going outside” and “it is their choice not ours”, that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. To say that they can comprehend the dangers of being outside, is crazy, they can’t. If they are outside and see a big dog coming at them, they know to run, but they may not be fast enough, and they certainly can’t make “informed decisions” it’s a cat not a teenager. As a pet owner it is your responsibility to keep your animal safe. Just like it is a parents responsibility to keep a toddler safe when they don’t know better.

If you want your cat to be able to go outside, you can work on leash training her, or make sure she is in a secured place that she can’t escape from, and NEVER unaccompanied.

PetSmart receives most of their cats from Four-Footed Friends or any local animal shelters. They just want to reduce the risk of becoming a stray again for the cats that were probably strays to begin with. That’s PetSmarts reason. I kept my cat indoors for 5 years of his life! He is 7 by the way. He got out one day and loved it! He caught his first prey, which was a vole, on Easter Morning! I was worried about predators, since I live in the country, so I purchased him a large cat cage. The cat cage is 3 levels high and allows him to get a good view of the birds. He got bored of his cage and then started to complain again. I up dated his shots and put tick/flea medication on him and let him free. He never leaves the 68 acre property and brings me back an assortment of prey “Good kitty! Ugh…ewww (Lol). He’s been going outside for 2 years now and is healthy and still alive. No attacks or disease! He is fixed and declawed, so no fights with strays. He does have a “girlfriend”, brought home a pretty kitty and I plan on taking her to the vet to get fixed, shots, de-worming. Very nice cat and she’s not shy anymore, so I can’t stop their love. Sadly my cat is fixed, well that’s actually a plus! You can let your cat out if it’s safe and she is vet checked.

If your cat is “gaining lots of weight” at your house it has nothing to do with her being indoors. It’s because you’re feeding it crappy grocery store dry food. Those foods are made mostly of corn and contain NO real meat. Switch her to a food made with real meat, grain free and just put out a small handful twice a day. Also give her a bit of canned food daily.

You didn’t “get a cat from PetSmart” you ADOPTED a cat from whatever shelter they gave space to display adoptable animals. Who on earth approved you – someone who thinks cats should be outdoors – to adopt? Clearly you lied on your application or they didn’t ask the right questions. They require cats to be kept indoors because let out they end up run over by cars, eaten by coyotes, catching diseases from other cats, etc. So either keep this cat indoors or take it back.

Let this cat out and if it gets away from you – and it WILL – and the shelter picks it up you MIGHT get it back. But if it happens a second time clearly they’ll realize you’re letting it out and you WON’T get it back. You’ll also be blacklisted from adopting from that shelter and every other one within 1 miles.

Because cats have many different (wildlife) predators in the great outdoors (such as coyotes). There are also parasites and diseases that can carry from wildlife to your cats while outside, including feline leukemia, respiratory syncytial virus, etc. And, there is also heartworm disease that is transmitted from mosquito to dog to cat, and Lyme’s disease that is transmitted through tick bites. It is best to have indoor-only cats for their own safety. If the cat really, really, really wants out, and you live on an ample amount of acreage, then you can let your cat out with supervision for, say, an hour per day. (I let my cats out, but we live on 50+ acres and have a fenced-in back yard, supervising our cats when out, and letting them back inside the house before it gets dark).

Source(s): Indoor cats are the best cats, as they are not going to get diseases, or, worse, be dinner for some predator!

She is an inexperienced cat, she will run out in the street because of not having the knowledge to stay away. You should buy her a harness and take her out to explore, every cat should be allowed outside some may have to be controlled. My cat showed up at our door and we are fairly sure he was born outside. He gets depressed when he has to be kept in, he gets destructive, and tries to find ways out. If she showed up at your door I would tell you to just let her have free range. Have you looked into getting another cat as a playmate for her?

Source(s): Kittie owner.

because it’s safer — for both the cat and other wildlife

Because people think that it is their responsibility to keep a cat locked up. while people think that it is safer (which it can be) cats know the risk of being outside. It should be their choice to make whether or not they want to go outside. not ours.