The controversy over whether it is better to keep cats in cages or free-range has never ceased. Some people even judge whether the cattery is legal by observing whether it has a cage. There are still some people who think that catteries with cages are irregular, and catteries without cages are formal catteries. For cat lovers who have this idea, I can understand your feelings, but what I want to say here is that free-range breeding is sometimes not necessarily the best choice.

When I first started raising cats, I was also a supporter of the free-range breeding method. However, as the cattery grew and the number of cats increased, I discovered that there were more and more negative problems caused by free-range breeding. So much so that I finally had to consider a cage to solve the problem. The cage I am talking about here is not an extremely abusive cage. That kind of extreme method should be condemned. What this article will discuss is under what circumstances cats need to be caged. Especially in multi-cat households and catteries, we should consider keeping some cats in cages.

1. Cats love to fight

Usually catteries are just starting out and there aren’t too many cats, so there isn’t much demand for cages at that time. Once the number of cats increases, many problems will arise. Cat fighting is one of the prominent problems. Many catteries are run part-time, and the owners are often away from the cattery. Cat fights are sometimes invisible. Cats are very tolerant animals, and they often wait until the injured cat’s wound becomes inflamed. problem found. It is necessary to cage and isolate such aggressive cats.

2. Prevent the spread of disease

Besides vaccination, the best physical way to prevent infectious diseases is isolation. When a cat at home suffers from an infectious disease, it is best to isolate it to prevent other healthy cats from being infected and reduce the risk of disease transmission.

3. Get familiar with the new environment

New breeding cats in the cattery will be nervous and uneasy when they first arrive in a new home and are unfamiliar with the environment. In severe cases, they may also develop stress reactions. Putting it in a cage at this time can create some sense of security for it, allowing it to slowly observe and become familiar with the new environment in the cage. The same approach applies to pet families welcoming cats to their new homes.

4. Help diagnose and treat diseases

In multi-cat households, especially catteries, there are too many cats and it is impossible to accurately determine which cat has a problem. For example, if you have diarrhea, if you live free-range, you can't tell which cat has the problem at all, because they all share the cat toilet, unless the cat's butt is covered with feces. At this time, cage keeping can not only determine the cat's health problems faster, but also provide better treatment in the cage.

5. Cat breeding

When you have not yet planned to start a new breeding plan,It is necessary to separate male and female cats. When adult cats are kept in a mixed environment, they are prone to indiscriminate mating. When you plan to mate your cats, a breeding cage is a better choice. Because for most female cats, it is difficult to mate in an open place. The middle of the breeding cage is a removable partition. The partition can be removed when the cat needs it, and the isolation can be installed after mating.

6. Female cat birth and lactation

Female cats need a quiet environment to give birth to avoid being disturbed by the outside world, especially other cats. Postpartum breastfeeding requires cage care. Many female cats are sensitive after giving birth and have the habit of moving their nests to hide their kittens. Some like to run away and play without caring about the kittens in the nest. Keeping a pregnant cat in a cage can help it focus on raising its baby.

7. Training to use the cat litter box

Using the litter box is instinctive for most cats, but it is not so easy for some cats. They may not have developed the habit of using the litter box since they were young. They like to poop everywhere, and some even regard the litter box as a Toy. To address this type of problem, you can put cats in cages when they are young and develop the habit of using the cat litter box to prevent the problem of random urination.

In general, it is necessary to cage cats at certain times. Especially in households with many cats, not cage-keeping will do more harm than good to the cats. I hope everyone will look at the issue of cage keeping rationally and don’t think that cage keeping is an irregular cattery or cat abuse. Things have two sides, and special issues must be dealt with specially. It is those long-term cage behaviors that we need to pay attention to and condemn.