Any savannah outdoor cats?

[wbrett1027]

I don't think it is just the risk of losing your cat. It's posible your cat will consume something that isn't good for it's diet.

There is a Savannah that runs loose in town. It roams just like all the other cats. I've heard about it, and someone has sent me pictures. If I ever see it, I will catch it and bring it to live with me.

Why would you catch it and have it live with you, and not return it??


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[wbrett1027]

I don't think it is just the risk of losing your cat. It's posible your cat will consume something that isn't good for it's diet.

There is a Savannah that runs loose in town. It roams just like all the other cats. I've heard about it, and someone has sent me pictures. If I ever see it, I will catch it and bring it to live with me.

Coyotes are rare around here, we do have foxes though


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[Green eyed kitty]

Why would you catch it and have it live with you, and not return it??


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I've seen the difference between my previous outdoor cats life and my indoor cats life.

By bringing cats indoors, and building them outdoor enclosures, they live longer. Still get to enjoy the outdoors, but don't have the danger roaming has. Plus I can monitor what they eat, and don't have to worry about them being eaten by other animals or being bit by a rabid bat, etc, etc.

My cat goes outside, just on a leash or in a cage. When the next cat comes to live with me, a huge outdoor enclosure is next. Then I don't have to handle two leashes at the same time.

Another idea for fresh air is a cat stroller. They look awesome.

Plus I plan to take both cats out on my boat. So they still live the outdoor life, just in a safer environment. (Dog life jackets will fit my cats)

 

[cbain]

Even on a leash outdoors a cat could come in contact with Feline leukemia , a disease that spreads through urine , a friend who is a Savannah breeder has clear plastic 1 foot high at the bottom of her enclosures

 

[Brigitte Cowell]

Even on a leash outdoors a cat could come in contact with Feline leukemia , a disease that spreads through urine , a friend who is a Savannah breeder has clear plastic 1 foot high at the bottom of her enclosures

FeLV spreads through exchange of saliva and blood...so via fighting with other outdoor cats. I do not believe they contract it via urine on the ground...where did you see that published?

 

[Brigitte Cowell]

Why would you catch it and have it live with you, and not return it??


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That IS a risk of letting a gorgeous valuable cat run around outside. Someone sees it and thinks to themselves "well the owner doesn't value it letting it outside where there are so many dangers to its life, I would be doing the cat a favor by bringing it indoors where it will live on average three times longer."

There are a number of reasons it is better for a cat to live indoors, all contributing to that longer lifespan.

 

[cbain]

FeLV spreads through exchange of saliva and blood...so via fighting with other outdoor cats. I do not believe they contract it via urine on the ground...where did you see that published?

My Vet and it's on animal planet http://www.animalplanet.com/pets/5-feline-leukemia-virus/ and http://www.catvets.com/cat-owners/disease-and-conditions/felv

 

[Rafiki]

That IS a risk of letting a gorgeous valuable cat run around outside. Someone sees it and thinks to themselves "well the owner doesn't value it letting it outside where there are so many dangers to its life, I would be doing the cat a favor by bringing it indoors where it will live on average three times longer."

There are a number of reasons it is better for a cat to live indoors, all contributing to that longer lifespan.

My husband's analogy was that this was the equivalent of leaving a very precious and expensive piece of jewelry outside every day where everyone could see it and simply trusting no one to steal it. And not all vets check to see if the cat is micro-chipped.

 

[Brigitte Cowell]

My Vet and it's on animal planet http://www.animalplanet.com/pets/5-feline-leukemia-virus/ and http://www.catvets.com/cat-owners/disease-and-conditions/felv

Yes, both references state close contact is required...not walking outside on the ground. The virus is fragile and does not survive long in the environment. The only way it would be transmitted via urine is if the contact is freshly after the cat has peed. And likely the other cat has a break in the paw or something. It won't survive in soil like panleukopenia for example...

 

[dice]

Tink it's just best to get inoculated. Regardless .Hmn, thinking regardless, wouldn't risk my 1k pussy, let alone my 2k, 5k, or 6k pusssy cat to roam outside. Sure, my domestic grew up on the streets, and she purrfers to chit outside, but no, Savannah kids have no business, being left outside, unsupervised. Just saying.