Many people think that cats are like people and can be left alone because they need freedom. In fact, doing so will bring some safety hazards to the cat and pose a great threat to the growth and development of the cat. So cats can be kept free as pets. What problems will free-range breeding cause to cats?

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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 they may become infected. Infectious diseases such as feline distemper (detailed introduction), feline AIDS, peritonitis, or eating rotten and toxic food can lead to gastroenteritis, tapeworms, roundworms and other parasitic diseases, seriously endangering the 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, and can be transmitted through cats. Give to people. 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. Not only does it cost money and manpower to treat the disease , more likely to take 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 mate with stray cats outside during the period of heat. , if the kittens produced are not adopted, they will become stray cats, which will slowly double the number of stray cats and put pressure on the ecological balance.

4.Free-range cats are prone to car accidents: there are a lot of cars outside now, especially at night, and drivers drive faster. Cats can easily be dazzled by the headlights and fail to dodge in time and be hit by a car. In minor cases, they may suffer fractures, but most of them The cat will be crushed until its flesh and blood 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. With more and more high-rise buildings, it is easy for cats to stray once they are roaming. Lost in this steel jungle and unable to find the way home.

6. Free-range cats can also be caught: Nowadays, cat dealers are becoming more and more rampant, especially in recent years, when the cat meat market is booming. There is a group of cat dealers who catch stray cats and steal free-range cats in the community. Once they If a cat is caught, the cat will be sold to a street vendor selling mutton skewers, and the cat meat will be passed off as mutton and sold to consumers; or the cat will be sold 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 in and out of garbage dumps, woods and bushes, which will make 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 goes outside and brings it back to be raised, it must be dewormed first to prevent the cat from transmitting parasites infected outside. Bring insect pests home.