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22 Reasons To Keep Your Cat at Home
1) Your cat won't come home rabid.
2) Your cat won't come home with Feline AIDS.
3) Your cat won't be some coyote's lunch.
4) Your cat won't become a steel-jaw leghold trap victim.
5) Your cat won't become a pet theft statistic.
6) Your cat won't become an animal abuse statistic.
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7) Your cat won't become a cat fight statistic.
8) Your cat won't come home smelling like skunk.
9) Your cat won't come home poisoned, or needing to go to the vet.
10) Your cat won't come home.
11) Your cat won't be responsible for a traffic accident.
12) Your cat won't be severely wounded or killed in an accident.
13) Your neighbors dogs won't bark as your cat enters their turf.
14) Your neighbors won't have to tell you your cat has been injured/killed.
15) Your neighbors won't have to tell you your cat pees on their bush.
16) Your neighbors won't have to re-pack their garbage on trash day.
17) Your neighbors won't have to listen to your cat howl all night.
18) Your neighbors won't have to report you to the authorities.
19) Your neighbors won't have to tell you anything.
20) You're supposed to be smarter than your cat!
21) You won't have to pay to get your untagged cat from the pound.
22) Your unspayed female won't come home pregnant.
Responsible owners keep their pets at home. It's safer for everyone; you, your neighbors, your community, and especially, for your cat! And, quite simply, because it is the right thing to do.Many cat lovers feel it is kinder for Kitty to be allowed outdoors. Statistics show that 90% of the millions of cats and 80% of the millions of dogs killed on our roads each year are unsterilized. Fertile cats tend to get into fights and wander more. So, please, if you must let Kitty go out, make sure he or she is fixed!
Please, no one wants to be bothered putting up with YOUR pets.
Keep them at home!!!!!!!
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Indoor Cats Live Longer, Live Better
Your cat may tell you the great outdoors is lot of fun - grass to roll in, trees to climb. However, cats, like children, depend on us to recognize danger and protect them from harm.
In addition to grass and fresh air, the outdoors poses many risks to your pets. Lethal risks that can be completely avoided:
TRAFFIC: To listen to some people, a pet's "getting hit by a car" is just part of pet ownership. Your pet is not likely to agree....
POISON: Cat's don't usually resist the temptation of checking out neighbors' yards, the hoods of their cars, and their flower beds. Although it is illegal and inhumane, some people put out a poisonous substance to get rid of those pawprints on a car. Poison also may be put out for other animals, and pets are accidentally poisoned, such as by eating poisoned mice.
CRUELTY: Unfortunate, but true, there are more than enough people in this world who are intentionally cruel to animals.
INJURIES: If your pet goes outside, it risks injurious or deadly fights with other animals, and also exposure to those animal's diseases. Bite wounds often abcess, resulting in a serious injury for your pet, and a veterinary bill for you.
DISEASE: Even if your pet is vaccinated, it runs the risk of serious diseases: * Leukemia - The vaccine for feline leukemia, although valuable, provides about 80% - 85% protection, leaving your pet still at some risk of contacting leukemia, a deadly disease transmitted basically by saliva, from another cat. * FIV - Feline Immunodeficiency Virus - FIV is a disease that compromises the immune system of the cat. There is no vaccine for FIV, and there is no cure. FIV is generally transmitted between cats by biting. A blood test determines if the cat is FIV positive. Scientific evidence indicates FIV is not communicable to humans. A number of stray cats are FIV positive, and your cat runs a significant risk of FIV contact with these outdoor cats. For more information regarding FIV, contact your veterinarian.
No cat, no neighborhood, is immune from these dangers. Give your cat a long, safe, healthy life - indoors!
Make Life Inside Fun -- Toys, playtime with you, a window to look out of, scratching posts, and a few twigs of catnip from time to time more than compensate for the risks your cat faces outdoors. This article is from the Community Animal Welfare Society.
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Declawing Hurts!!
I am sure you've heard of it, probably know someone who has done it, might have done it yourself. Had a cat that was a bit too frisky on the couch? Or you were just a worry wart afraid the cat might get to frisky on the couch!
It happens so often many people don't think there is anything wrong with it. The simple removal of a cat's claws. Simple? Hardly!! Face the facts:
Declawing is a painful procedure that removes not only the claw but a portion of the toe! Only general anesthesia is used during this surgery which is a huge risk in itself.The fur surrounding the cat's paws is shaved off. A tourniquet is placed around the leg, and the nail area is rinsed with alcohol. The actual amputation is performed by making a cut across the first joint using a guillotine type nail cutter. The area is then tightly bandaged to prevent hemorrhage. The bandaging can be removed two to three days after the surgery.
If the bandages are put on too tightly the foot can become gangrenous and necessitate amputation of the leg. In many instances one or more claws will begin to regrow causing extreme pain, or if either the trimmer is dull or the cat's nail is brittle, the bone may shatter.
Because declawed cats are denied their main source of defense they tend to bite when they feel threatened. Shelters are also often forced to euthanize declawed cats that have been given up because of this type of behaviour.
Cats have claws for a reason! To scratch, to defend. Claws also aid in the cats' agility and grace. A declawed cat can easily be injured during a fall because it is unable to grasp and hold it'self in place. A declawed cat should never be let outdoors!! It is unable to protect itself from anything!!
One physical effect of declawing is a gradual weakening of the muscles of the legs, shoulders, and back; balance is impaired.
If you believe it is inhumane and cruel to declaw a cat, please join the "Declawing Hurts" webring and spread the awareness!!
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