The stray cats I've known who found indoor lives never want to go out again. It's the spoiled, pampered cats who incorrectly think they're tough who want to go outside. The cats who've seen some shit know inside is where it's at.

[–] Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It may not be abstractly good for cats to be allowed outdoors (my family growing up had a cat eaten by the neighbors dogs, a cat get hit by a car, multiple cats get serious injuries from fights with neighborhood cats, etc.) But having been in a household with a series of cats that only went out when they asked to be let out: they ask to be let out every day. It is completely inconsistent with my experience that a cat would "never want to go outside again".

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Same. I had an outdoor cat growing up (won't be doing that again) and whenever we where in a situation where we could not let him out hr would do the wildest shit. I remember my dad answering the door and standing so he was blocking the exit and the cat did this wild Prince of Persia move and lept of some furniture, sprang off the door and went over my dad and the guy he was talking to heads.

Couldn't figure out how to get through the pet friendly mesh door though

[–] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

My cat was a street cat that I got around 9 months old. Very spoiled indoor cat. She still tries to run outside and escape sometimes, she's too curious.