Too young to live outside?

• Too young to live outside? Eric Vecchiola Posted : 4/12/2006 6:46:25 AM Hello,   Some folks I know got a cat yesterday who is only 6 weeks old.  They planned to keep him inside last night but put him outside today.  They do have alot of land and keep a cat house on their front porch with food and water.  Is this too young for a cat to survive?  I assume not because wild cats do it all the time but they also have their mother and the rest of the litter.  It just seems to me that this thing is so small and fragile.  Is this normal?   Thanks. LIKE 10 REPLIES 197 VIEWS LAST POST JENNIE-CARRA Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• marynh Posted : 4/12/2006 7:13:26 AM youi have got to be kidding me!!!! 6 weeks old it should still be with ITS MOTHER yes this kitten is too young to survive on its own outside. Some people simply should not have animals. This kitten has had no vaccines and now it's being exposed to all of the nasty cat viruses out there. Probably not dewormed and being exposed to parasites. Too young for flea control and tick control and now it's outside. Disgusting. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• garrettandpaul Posted : 4/12/2006 7:37:34 AM Good Grief! I think its time for you to do some kitty snatching. I personally do not allow my cat outside at all. Now some people disagree with that aswell but at 6wks & with all what Mary mentioned thats just and accident waiting to happen. Please try to talk to your friends. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• forpaws Posted : 4/12/2006 8:08:13 AM Please inform your friends this kitten is way too young to be left outside let alone being taken from it's mom at this stage of the game. Way too early. Just like human babies, they need to be protected, loved and cared for. Would they put a baby outside or leave it unattended? No it is NOT NORMAL and they should not have a pet if they are not going to be responsible for the care of it. Especially a baby! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• marlania Posted : 4/12/2006 1:59:19 PM I agree. 6 weeks is waaaaaaaaay too young. We adopted Charlie at 10 weeks and Deuce at 12 weeks, and even then, they were way too small for me to trust them inside. Please warn your friends and ask them to reconsider their plan because not only is the kitten exposed to the elements, diseases, parasites, etc., but it really is an accident waiting to happen. A cat that young is hardly the size of a guinea pig, and they're definitely going to be seen as easy prey for other animals. I hope you can convince your friends to bring the cat indoors. Good luck! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• lorib Posted : 4/12/2006 10:00:01 PM At that age, they are not cats, they a FOOD for many, many predators. My cats are indoor cats.  I learned this the hard way--a pair of dogs ripped one of my girls in half.Tell the fools to keep that tiny baby INSIDE for GOOD. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Eric Vecchiola Posted : 4/13/2006 7:23:55 AM Thanks everyone...I guess this is the response I expected because I (like all of you) have enough common sense to realize that this poor cat is too young for survival on his own.  Unfortunelty, there is no convincing this family that this is a stupid idea.  Some people just have no clue.  Even worse, the cat was a gift for a 6 year old daughter, who will now think nothing is wrong with doing this.    I will be sure to post in a few months and let you all know if this little guy makes it or not.  I'll be checking in on him regularly. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Vivian Posted : 4/15/2006 7:29:08 AM Makes me really angry to read that, if you can not keep a cat inside, then don't get one.  People are so irresponsible.  Our youngest cat Beau, who is now almost 3 was put outside by someone, I found him, only about 3-4 weeks old in our backyard, almost starved to death.  He has not been out of our house since, nor do my other cats go outside ever! for no reason at all! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Jennie-Carra Posted : 4/19/2006 11:06:47 PM Cats shouldnt be outside at ALL and especially when It`s still an infant! A hawk would probably eat it! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Ingrid Posted : 4/23/2006 12:07:01 AM All my cats are indoors but we occationally let them go out (on a harness and with supervision) but when Willow was a kitten (maybe 8 weeks old?) she and mom were outside and a crow actually flew down and picked her up. Fortunately she was a little too heavy, and mom was running at the crow like a maniac, so the crow dropped her. 2 years later, the same thing happened to Buffy. In both cases, neither cat was harmed but it sure changed our views on how strong a crow is. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Jennie-Carra Posted : 4/23/2006 1:11:00 AM Oh my gosh Aussie Dog I love that picture of your australian shepard! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login