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Do not let your cats outside unsupervised. I cannot tell you the number of dead cats I’ve seen laying in the road in recent weeks. During a recent road trip across three western states, I saw cat carcasses every other day. It’s heartbreaking because it’s preventable.
This week alone, on the road going from the street I live on to the freeway, I’ve seen four cats laying dead. Three of them were killed almost in the same place. As I write this, there are two laying within three feet of each other, killed just hours apart. I’m certain at least one cat I saw alive the night before. Outdoor cats live fast and die young.
Not all cats by cats are killed instantly. Many don’t die right away and run off only to suffer in pain for hours before dying. Years ago, I had a black cat dart out from a hedge into the tire of my car. It wasn’t killed, but it was so horribly mangled, there was no way it could be saved. It broke my heart, but I had to put the poor creature out of it’s misery. A tragedy that could have been avoided by simply keeping the cat inside, that dark night.
If your cat insists on going outside, build a catio. Harness train your cat. Get a cat stroller. Get a cat backpack. Catify your home. Go outside with your cat. But don’t let it go outside alone and unsupervised. Do what ever it takes to keep your cat indoors, because if you don’t, there will be that time, that agony, when it never comes back.
This week alone, on the road going from the street I live on to the freeway, I’ve seen four cats laying dead. Three of them were killed almost in the same place. As I write this, there are two laying within three feet of each other, killed just hours apart. I’m certain at least one cat I saw alive the night before. Outdoor cats live fast and die young.
Not all cats by cats are killed instantly. Many don’t die right away and run off only to suffer in pain for hours before dying. Years ago, I had a black cat dart out from a hedge into the tire of my car. It wasn’t killed, but it was so horribly mangled, there was no way it could be saved. It broke my heart, but I had to put the poor creature out of it’s misery. A tragedy that could have been avoided by simply keeping the cat inside, that dark night.
If your cat insists on going outside, build a catio. Harness train your cat. Get a cat stroller. Get a cat backpack. Catify your home. Go outside with your cat. But don’t let it go outside alone and unsupervised. Do what ever it takes to keep your cat indoors, because if you don’t, there will be that time, that agony, when it never comes back.