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mokryna Sun 13-Feb-22 20:03:26

My neighbour’s have one in my block of flats. She is happy although I do get rather stressed when I see her resting on the balcony wall two floors up.
Another family have two cats, which lived for several years in a flat and when they moved to a house, they were just as happy to go into the garden.

SueDonim Sun 13-Feb-22 20:02:55

Our last three cats have been indoor cats. They were/are all rescues. The first was a tiny kitten with a heart defect. We kept her in because of that and she had a lovely, fun-filled life until she died at age six.

We then took in two Russian Blue brothers, who’d always been indoor cats. They showed no interest in outdoors whatsoever, they just wanted to be with us all the time, cuddling up. We lost one last year and now his brother has become blind so he leads a very sedate life with us, thoroughly pampered.

MerylStreep Sun 13-Feb-22 20:00:01

We fitted a catio for my step daughters cat because the cat is deaf and has never been outside.
She loves it. She has a big climbing frame in there.

Casdon Sun 13-Feb-22 19:54:02

Yes, I had two indoor cats (brother and sister). They’ve both died now, aged 14 and 15 but they were quite happy and contented staying in, they had lots of toys and ping pong balls to play with. I’d had a previous cat killed on the road, and asked the vet what he thought when they were kittens, he said he had 5 cats himself and kept them all in, so he recommended it!

watermeadow Sun 13-Feb-22 19:42:44

I’ve always believed cats are best allowed out though mine were always called in at bed time. Now I have two middle aged rescues who have never been outside. I have accepted that they are better off like this, safe from traffic and attacks and diseases from other cats. I’ve had two young cats killed on my quite quiet road.
I plan to get a “catio” an outside run attached to the house so they can go out when they want to but still stay safe.
In many countries cats are kept indoors but most British cats can roam free. Has anyone here got experience of indoor cats and any advice, please?