I have had many kitties that I have known and loved over the years, but Miss Fleur is the very first cat that I have kept totally indoors.
We adopted her from Kitten Kapers Rescue, which strongly recommends keeping kitties indoors, and I’ve been converted.
Statistics prove that indoor kitties live much longer than their counterparts who are allowed to roam, and it’s certainly been my experience.
7 Good Reasons to Have an Indoor Kitty
So here are the top 7 reasons why I have an indoor kitty:
- I don’t have to worry about ticks (we lost a kitty to a tick a couple of years ago).
- Fleas aren’t a problem.
- They don’t run away (we had a kitty that disappeared many years ago).
- I don’t have to worry about those little “presents” being brought in – lizards, mice, even a small snake once … ewwww.
- I don’t have to worry that my kitty will get run over (like my last kitty did).
- No muddy footprints in the house when it rains!
- We never have to worry about her getting
into cat fightsbashed up by other cats in the neighbourhood 🙂 .
But mainly, it’s so my heart doesn’t get broken again when a beloved pet is taken too soon 🙁 .
Indoor kitties are a little bit more work, it’s true. Apart from litter tray duties, you need to make sure they still get exercise and have plenty of entertainment.
Fleur loves to gaze out the window and swat at passing moths or butterflies; if a fly comes into the house, she goes crazy until she catches (and eats) it!
When she wants to climb, hubster has made her a “cat castle” shaped like a row boat! Her favourite toys are plastic straws, cotton buds, and her “mouse” on a piece of elastic which we dangle in front of her.
When she wants a semi-outdoor experience, she just heads out to one of our patio areas which has been enclosed with shade cloth, and chews on the potted catgrass which I keep specially for her 😉 .
Somehow I don’t think Miss Fleur is missing out at all …
