Many owners choose to raise cats in a free-range way so that their cats can grow freely. As everyone knows, free-range breeding can cause certain safety risks for cats. In fact, as long as domestic cats have toys prepared and the owner spends more time with the cat, the cat will not feel lonely.

1. The impact of free-range cats

Cats cannot control their outdoor behavior if they are free-range. They shuttle between woods and grass. When they are hungry, they will pick up unhealthy food on the roadside or in garbage dumps, causing their bodies to be covered with fleas, lice, mites and other parasites. ; Or infected with feline distemper, feline AIDS, peritonitis and other infectious diseases; or eating rotten and toxic food, leading to gastroenteritis, tapeworms, roundworms and other parasitic diseases; seriously endangering the life and health of cats and their owners.

The free-range breeding method is absolutely unhealthy for cats and will increase the number of stray cats in society. When a free-range cat is in heat, it will not control mating on its own. Cats will choose to mate with stray cats outdoors and then breed. Then it will be difficult for new-born cat puppies to escape the fate of straying. Gradually, the number of stray cats in society will increase several times, putting pressure on the social and ecological balance. .

In addition, cats are easy to get lost when roaming free, especially in high-rise buildings in cities. Cats can easily get lost in the bustling city and never be able to find their way home. At the same time, free-range cats will be arrested, slaughtered and eaten by unscrupulous cat dealers. Cats walking through busy streets are also prone to car accidents and loss of life.

2. The dangers of free-range cats

1. Free-range cats will bring back parasites and germs: Cats that live outdoors can easily bring back fleas, lice and other external parasites from grass and sand. These parasites carry tapeworms, roundworms and other parasites in their bodies, which can Transmitted to humans through cats. Free-range cats will inevitably catch mice, birds and other small animals, and will also bring back germs.

2. Free-range cats are prone to contracting diseases: Free-range cats will come into contact with nearby stray cats, and they can easily be infected with feline distemper, feline AIDS, peritonitis and other malignant infectious diseases during the period of high incidence of infectious diseases. It is not only necessary to treat diseases. It is a waste of money and manpower, and may even cost the cat’s life. In addition, if free-range cats eat unclean things outside, they can also cause gastrointestinal diseases such as vomiting and diarrhea.

3. The disordered breeding of free-range cats will lead to an increase in the number of stray cats: Families with free-range cats generally do not have the awareness to raise cats scientifically and will not sterilize the cats. In this case, the cats will definitely interact with outsiders during estrus. Stray cats mate and the kittens they produce will become stray cats if they are not adopted. This will slowly cause the number of stray cats to double and put pressure on the ecological balance.

4. Cats roaming freely are prone to car accidents: there are many vehicles outside now, especially at night, and drivers drivingCars are also faster. Cats can easily be dazzled by the headlights and hit by cars if they fail to dodge in time. In some cases, they may suffer fractures, but most cats will be crushed and their flesh and blood will fly everywhere.

5. Cats are easy to get lost if they roam freely: Nowadays, the buildings in the community are all built in the same way, especially the finely decorated houses, and even the security doors look the same. In addition, there are more and more high-rise buildings, and once the cats roam free , it’s easy to get lost in this steel jungle and find your way home.

6. Free-range cats can also be caught: Cat dealers are becoming more and more rampant now, especially the cat meat market has been booming in recent years. There is a group of cat dealers who catch stray cats and stolen free-range cats in the community. , once they catch the cat, they will sell the cat to a street vendor selling mutton skewers, and sell the cat meat as mutton to consumers; or sell the cat to Guangdong and other places where cat meat is eaten. This kind of thing happens often now. Volunteers who rescue stray cats have rescued stray cats that were sent to restaurants several times.

3. Precautions for free-range cats

Looking at stray cats, parents should have a general understanding of the problems that roaming cats will encounter. Even if parents can comb and bathe their cats regularly, and call them home to rest at night, cats living outside are more likely to be threatened by health and life than domestic pet cats.

For example, cats mix with stray cats all day long and often go into garbage dumps, woods and grass, which makes cats more susceptible to parasites such as fleas and lice. Moreover, there is a greater chance of contracting infectious diseases, such as feline plague, influenza, etc.; at the same time, cats having unrestricted activities outdoors will also encounter many dangers. As the saying goes, "Curiosity killed the cat." In addition to the cat's curiosity that may bring danger to its life, rolling wheels, food, medicines in the garbage, etc., are all potential threats to the cat's life.

In order for the cats to live more freely, owners keep their cats free-range, but little do they know that this will only harm the cats. If the cat accidentally runs outside and then brings it back to raise, it must be dewormed first to prevent the cat from being exposed outside. Infectious parasitic diseases are brought home.