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Mom, did you see my cat? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by WtfEvenIsExistence@lemmy.ca to c/memes@sopuli.xyz

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What? The cat ran outside and you forgot about it? 😧

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My cat is fine, she wants to wander outside all the time, sometimes you don't even notice that she slipped outside when someone opens the door. There's some bushes in my front yard that she hides in for safety.

Last week, my cat spent the night wandering outside. Then at 3-5 AM next morning, my mother woke up to a loud cat meow and opened the front door to check. There it is, my cat dashing toward the door. She slipped outside the night before when the door was opened.

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[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Stop letting your cat roam

[+] WtfEvenIsExistence@lemmy.ca -33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One does not simply "not let the cat out"

Cat will find a way out even when you don't let them out.

[–] Player2@sopuli.xyz 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You have holes in your walls or something?

[+] WtfEvenIsExistence@lemmy.ca -28 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Please explain to me how a family member coming home from work from a tiring day is going to notice my cat sneaking out?

I can't lock my cat in a cage, that's animal cruelty. Are you suggesting I commit an act of animal cruelty?

[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago

So many people have cats and don't have this problem.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Making sure the cat doesn't run by when entering or exiting a room when it's not supposed to, let alone my entire home, has literally never ever, not even once, been an issue.

You have no excuse.

[–] Player2@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 year ago

Note that the initial post is about intentionally letting the cat out.

I have had several cats over my lifetime and them escaping has never really been an issue for us, though of course I don't know your particular situation. Still, it is pretty important that cats are not allowed out. I know all the animal shelters across two countries I have worked with will simply not allow someone to adopt a cat unless they sign a document stating that the cat will be indoors only, with the exception of leashed walking.

[–] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Here is an honest solution I hope your household works on.... watch your feet when you come and go out the front door and only open enough to get through. That way you can more easily try to block them from escaping with your body or bags or whatever.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

We open the door only wide enough to get though. Do you not notice a cat darting between your legs?

[–] Alteon@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Stop letting your cat outside. It's not only dangerous for that cat, but dangerous for literally every other animal smaller than it. Your cat is contributing to the destruction of your local ecosystem. They kill for sport, not food, and are responsible for literally millions upon millions of dead birds, small mammals, frogs, toads, and insects. Please please please be a responsible pet owner. Learn how to entertain your cat indoors.

[+] WtfEvenIsExistence@lemmy.ca -32 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Seem like you didn't read the text. My cat often sneaks outside when someone comes home from work, often at late hours.

Please cease making false and harmful accusations before you have understood the situation. Thank you!

[–] Alteon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Okay....so. irresponsible pet owners that can't manage to keep their pet inside. Got it.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Like through your legs while your waking though the door? We're careful how wide we open the door to prevent that very thing from happening.

[–] Neato@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Please cease making false and harmful accusations before you have understood the situation.

You made a bait-and-switch meme. No one's impressed. Most people are seeing the meme on their feed, not reading your "excuse" text.

[+] seathru@lemm.ee -11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The internet has been on a "OMG cats cannot be outside" kick for a few months now. Probably an article that came out. So I wouldn't take it to personal. I post pictures of my cats in leashes and they still come shit up the thread.

Like housing/urban development doesn't kill orders of magnitude more wildlife. We are the baddies, not cats.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Dude, it's never been a good idea. It's crazy you've only been paying attention for a few months...

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Few months?

The cat shelter I adopted my cat from had a no roaming clause in the adoption agreement, eight years ago.

This stuff ain't new.

Leashed outing is fine.

[–] seathru@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't say the concept was new. I've been looking at cat pictures on the internet for a long time. And only recently have there been so many people that felt compelled to go into any tangentially related post and strongly voice their opinion about outside cats. The fad is new.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And I'm happy it's finally hitting cultural critical mass where people who don't properly care for their pets get told off, instead of everyone shrugging it off because it's "normal". People get shamed for a variety of inappropriate actions, and a lot of it society just lets slide because its just what "everyone" does.

But that's not how you get cultural norms to develop towards being more fair. When you see BS, you call it out. That too is something that's happening more. People are growing increasingly aware that the world sucks, and more and more are taking action to incite improvement in whatever small way they can.

That should be lauded, not condemned.

And while its unfortunate, any such thing will gain momentum, and have idiots pushing the pendulum past middle and the other direction, because they aren't actually self-aware enough to understand the movement, but are just caught up in it, enjoying the dopamine or whatever.

But it seldom gets pushed further up the other way. Once it is swinging freely, it's just a matter of time until it settles in a new middle.

[–] dipshit@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

My cats used to be indoor-outdoor cats until one day the apartment complex manager knocked on my door and returned my cats, saying they weren’t allowed outside. I was pretty upset but I complied. I later learned tht indoor cats live on average about 11 years, compared to outdoor cats which live on average about 4 years.

I’m not telling you want to do with your cat, but I am saying that on top of the usual risks for outdoor cats, you also have to contend with assholes who will try to kill your outdoor cats too.

Food for thought.

[–] cleverusername@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

536,000,000 animals are killed every year by wandering domestic cats in just Australia alone.

Keep your cat inside!

[–] Moxvallix@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Jeezums how out of touch is this comments section? Do people not know that cats escape outside regardless of whether you want them too or not? Not every cat is content to live it’s life indoors and unfortunately there is little you can do about it.

[–] crashoverride@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's like, not true at all. You most definitely can control your cat. And then going outside isn't good for them or the environment either.

[–] Moxvallix@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Firstly, unless every single person that enters your house stays fully vigilant, you can’t expect that the cat never gets out. Secondly, yes letting it out is bad for the wildlife, but I fail to see how it’s bad for the cat itself to be outdoors.

[–] Stuka@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Well my cat once got out for less than a day, came back with feline leukemia, infected her sister, and they both died long before they should have.

But yes, I expect anyone at my house to be vigilant about not letting my animal(s) outside.

[–] crashoverride@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Also, they can get to fights with other cats or other animals. So that's another danger, not to mention getting hit by a car or getting stolen. We're getting picked up a animal control and you not knowing where it is. There's a lot of things

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

But this meme is about letting them out.

[–] Thisfox@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

My cat is the exact opposite. It's bad to let cats out during the times crepuscular animals are out, especially in our country, and so we bring the cat in before dusk and let her out well after dawn. She happily comes in when she's meant to, because dinner is delicious. She wants out again at 3AM, just before the best hunting starts, and has loud arguments with us at dawn when we're getting ready for work.

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've tried and failed to train mine to not do this, if he goes out at 8 he isn't coming back in till I wake up, he's still pissed in the morning but never seems to connect the dots

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago

Why is it 9 at "night" when its clearly evening at that point?