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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think all animals would generally live longer if they were kept indoors all the time, so would people. All I can say in defense of people who let their cats outside is that my cats loved going outside. I'd leave the patio door open and they would come in and out as they pleased panting with their pink tongues hanging out. When outside they would sneak up on each other and play, and one used to love climbing up on the tree.[/quote]Just another thought. If vets now said that dog owners should keep their dogs inside and never take them out for walks or let them meet other dogs because this would make them live longer would it be OK to keep dogs indoors 24/7?[/quote]

That's not apples to apples with outdoor cats. The equivalent would be to let your dog roam free, off leash, and only return when it was hungry. Few people do that now. Outdoor cats are not walked on a leash like dogs.

I bet big city dogs that spend most of their time inside an apartment do live longer than rural dogs that roam the woods unsupervised.[/quote]

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