06-03-2008, 06:20 AM
mrbigstuff I'm going to break with the pack and urge you to get that cat!
I"M KIDDING.
Your wish to help out an animal is admirable.
I could see maybe providing care for a stray (and making sure it was spayed or neutered) and letting hang around your place. Maybe. But if you're not much of a cat person maybe you'd be better helping a stray puppy.
Cats are better off indoors. I come to that viewpoint grudgingly, knowing how much fun outside can be for a cat. But the shortened life expectancy of the cat, as well as that of all local birds and reptiles makes inside the better way to go.
I"M KIDDING.
Your wish to help out an animal is admirable.
I could see maybe providing care for a stray (and making sure it was spayed or neutered) and letting hang around your place. Maybe. But if you're not much of a cat person maybe you'd be better helping a stray puppy.
Cats are better off indoors. I come to that viewpoint grudgingly, knowing how much fun outside can be for a cat. But the shortened life expectancy of the cat, as well as that of all local birds and reptiles makes inside the better way to go.