FAQ/ INDOOR CAT TIPS

Indoor cats are becoming a more & more popular choice by owners these days due to all the challenges cats face in the outdoors.

At QT Community CATs we support this, and have provided tips & tricks to help you contain your cat safely at home, while still enriching their lives through cat toys, scratch posts/ climbing trees and most importantly, a simple box! Affordable toys can be purchased from Kmart or The Warehouse, plus many more local online stores.

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Listed below are some options to create an outdoor 'catio', with the use of a cat door leading outside from a window or door. By giving your cat their own outdoor space you can be assured that your cat is always safe, and they have their own private space to have a cat nap & play with bugs in all while in the security of your own home.

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Pros to having indoor cats:

1. Being hit by a car

2. Animal traps

3. Poisoning- accidental or intentional (pinedone, anti-freeze, pest repellents etc)

4. Fighting with wild animals (possums, ferrets etc)

5. Exposure to disease from other animals

6. Complaints and threats from neighbours/ locals

7. Rain, wind and cold/ harsh winters

8. Loneliness and fear

9. Getting caught in a car engine, garage, holiday home etc

10. Fleas, ticks, parasites and worms

11. Getting collars caught

12. Being stolen/ used for dog bait

13. Cruelty from strangers

14. Infections from wounds

15. Contracting FIV, FIP or feline leukemia

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