15 Reasons to Keep Your Cat Indoors

Summertime brings many outdoor temptations for cats, and it can be hard to convince your feline friend that staying inside is in his or her best interest.

It is much safer for them though. Indoor cats live much longer - an average age of 16 years, than outdoor cats, who have an average age of only 4 years. If you have one of those cats that cries at the door and are considering giving in, consider this list of reasons to keep your cat inside, provided by the Lenawee Humane Society in Michigan:

1. Cats are less likely to be hit by a car when crossing the living room then when crossing the street.


2. You are less likely to bite your cat than free-roaming animals.


3. Your cat is less likely to get rabies from you than from free-roaming animals.


4. You are not as likely to have fleas, fungus or worms as are free-roaming animals.


5. You won't transmit fatal, contagious diseases like Feline Leukemia and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus.


6. There is little chance of your cat's leg getting caught in a steel-jaw trap in your living room.


7. When it is 10:00 at night, you will know where your cat is.


8. Birds will like your cat better.


9. Crotchety neighbours will like your cat better.


10. Cats sleep most of the time anyway.


11. Your cat will never come home looking like something the cat dragged in.


12. It will be more difficult for people to steal your cat.


13. Your cat will disappear less often.


14. You will never have to bail your cat out of the local shelter.


15. Cats live longer, happier lives.

-Alanna