Tag: cats

zooophagous:

Reminder: even if you can’t be convinced to keep your damn cat inside any other day try to remember to do it on Halloween because yes there are more than enough deranged shitheads who will merrily kill it for a lark and use mischief making as an excuse.

Ideally you shouldn’t have any pet free roam ever but please just give yourself one day

PSA

momma-cry:

cheshiethevalkyran:

tinysaurus-rex:

theroyalfrogman:

Please don’t let your cat outside.

Please don’t let your cat outside.

Please don’t let your cat outside.

Cats decimate bird populations.

Cats can get lost.

Cats can be hit by cars.

Cats can get into fights.

Cats can get diseases.

You may say your cat is different.

Your cat is NOT different when it comes to instinct.

For the love of God. Please. Do. Not. Let. Your. Cat. Outside.

Alternatively:

Harness train your cat

Build a cat safe enclosure outside

Give your cat more of your time for play and training

Get your cat puzzle feeders

Create a cat room with all kinds of enrichment from outside like grasses, rocks, things to climb on, hides, scents, etc.

Play nature sounds on a radio

Set up a 10 gallon betta tank with a filter and heater (only healthy, happy, active fish will entertain your cat, don’t just toss a fish in a bowl)

Look into kitty play dates

Get a u-pet carrier or other carrier that you can take with to bring your cat on adventures

Consider rehoming your cat if you can’t give them proper enrichment without putting them and wild life in danger by letting them outside

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Cat PSA

snakeoftheday:

Over the course of running this blog, we have received a few messages about outdoor cats bringing home wild snakes. So, while this is certainly not the first post to bring up the issue, it bears repeating that outdoor cats are extremely damaging to the environment. 

A number of studies have shown that outdoor cats, along with feral cats, kill billions of native birds, mammals, and reptiles and have even contributed to or outright caused the extinction of entire species. While some, like the Lyall’s Wren, are and were particularly vulnerable due to their limited range, outdoor cats pose a significant threat everywhere. You probably live within the range of an endangered, threatened, or protected species without even knowing it. 

You can instantly and permanently improve the health of your local ecosystem just by keeping your cat indoors. This isn’t even to mention that outdoor cats live statistically shorter, more stressful, and less healthy lives. So, for the sake of your pet and the lives of many vulnerable creatures, don’t let them roam. 

If your cat needs to be outside that damn badly then it better be supervised or you better have an outdoor enclosure of some sort. Cats kill things for the heck of it and most of the time don’t even eat what they kill, so it’s not like they’re even hunting for food. Just because you haven’t seen yours bring prey home doesn’t mean your cat isn’t still a natural hunter.

Declawing linked to chronic pain and aggression in cats

justnoodlefishthings:

typhlonectes:

Cats scratch things. It’s part of being a cat – if people don’t want a
cat that acts like a cat, they shouldn’t get a cat. Unfortunately for
many a feline, however, humans get cats and then have their claws
removed so that they can’t scratch things. And then the humans don’t
understand why their cat is grumpy and bites them and doesn’t use the
litter box.

Now a new study
sheds a bit of light on the situation. The research, published in the
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, found that the poor cats who are
subjected to declawing surgery (onychectomy) are at significantly
increased risk of long-term or persistent pain; which can lead to a
number of unwanted behaviors…

Water is wet

Declawing linked to chronic pain and aggression in cats

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why-animals-do-the-thing:

neofeliis:

Wait for it! Working natural behaviors into a presentation for guests. #servals #keepertalks #enrichment

This is a great example of something people might consider a ‘trick’ without context if they see it in a show or presentation without context, but is actually a natural behavior put on cue. Servals can jump more than nine feet straight up – but it’s not a behavior they do frequently or one that guests could see just observing them in their habitat, as it’s a hunting behavior that requires a lot of energy and would only be used when necessary. Teaching the serval to jump on cue helps keep the cats active and fit, as well as providing a way for an educator to showcase a really cool and specialized skill.