I have one that I thought was a friend I made a suggestion that when he moves hiuse to keep the cat indoors for a couple weeks and he made openly hostile comments towards me since then. Then when I say there is no need for that since we are friends i got the "I am just straight forward and honest" response while he is openly attacking me. But this is extremely common way outdoor cat people react here in New Zealand. To the point where they got a political party leader to step down because he said he would make a law to keep xats confined to their properties. It's really horribly hostile then they just get nasty if you question it. Does this happen in other countries?

Hi there fellow indoor cat owners,

My very pleasant princess Momo, is a small black cat and has, for her entire life, been an indoor cat. She gets several supervised or leashed outdoor sessions a week in the yard. She’s generally a very well behaved cat and doesn’t run off, sometimes she jets out the door but doesn’t run away, will just go eat grass or roll in the dirt.

ANYWAY. I write this because she has started running out the door of an evening and CHASING a wallaby that comes regularly into our yard. I mean full prey drive FERAL chasing at an absurd speed this poor little creature. I simply do not understand where this is coming from. The wallaby would wallop her instantaneously. It’s happened twice. The wallaby returns as normal and is okay throughout the day so I don’t believe any harm has happened there but I want to know WHY???

Is she getting territorial over the yard because I’ve been taking her outside more??

She gets played with throughout the day and is generally a very calm cat, and this behaviour is so unpredictable.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Or thoughts? I live in Australia and am very aware of the cat/wildlife politics so am not needing any input in that regard please. Have I turned her EVIL by taking her outside????

Here's my cat enjoying the outdoors and staring at some Halloween decorations. I love taking my baby out on nightly walks in her stroller! She's safe, stimulated, and happy. I know a lot of people judge me and think it's ridiculous to have her in a stroller, but I always saw it as a win-win because not only is she getting enrichment, I get to hangout with my cat! Also, for those who worry it is too late for them to harness or stroller train your cat, I learned she is roughly 12 years old and I've had her for a bit over 9 weeks. It can definitely happen if your cat is interested in the outdoors.

I think we can get some tips from each other WHILE also showing people debating keeping their cats indoors how we keep our cats happy and satisfied.