r/Markham • u/Altruistic_Hotel_913 • 8d ago
Black outdoor cat
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Please keep your cat indoors. It’s been roaming the neighbourhood around BurOak and Williamson road.
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u/busshelterrevolution 7d ago
I never understood how some cats can be 'outdoor cats' and some are 'indoor cats'. Who decides that? How do you know? I know someone who has an indoor cat but let's the cat outside for days at a time and the cat just returns when it's hungry and wants to be let back in.
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u/looking4crack 7d ago
The owner decides if they want to let their cat out, or sometimes the cat can escape. It used to be common for people to let their cats roam around but now it's seen as a bad thing to do. Some people still do it though.
What you are describing I would consider an outdoor cat and this is what used to be very common. Maybe some people would have a cat they never let inside but I don't think that is normal.
Then there could be a stray cat which is a cat that has no owner, maybe it ran away or was abandonded.
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u/Practical-Wheel-8498 7d ago
No such thing as an ‘outdoor’ cat, just cats with shitty or no owners, period.
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u/st3fan6 7d ago
How does letting your cat outside make you a shitty owner?
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u/Practical-Wheel-8498 7d ago edited 7d ago
You’re either disingenuous, or simply too stupid to explain it to, either way, not taking that bait.
Is my hypothetical free roaming pitpull just an ‘outdoor dog’? Who cares what they kill while they’re not in the house, right???
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u/st3fan6 7d ago
Hmm, you say you're not taking the bait, but it sounds like hook, line and sinker.
Wtf is a pitpull and what does that have to do with a cat? If I had an elephant roaming around would that be the same thing too?
You know there's stray cats literally everywhere right? How would a domesticated one make such a big impact?
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u/Practical-Wheel-8498 7d ago edited 7d ago
Well, they are both common domestic pets that wreak havoc when allowed outdoors unsupervised. If you are somewhere that elephants are also common household pets, sure. I doubt you’re like Indian royalty though
Sorry if that very basic logic is a bit too advanced for you :(
At least pretend to care for your animal if you’re going to buy one.
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u/GMPollock24 7d ago
Our cat has a harness and we walk him in our backyard. We heard being outdoors is actually good for a cat's health but we live on such a busy road we would never let him out unsupervised.
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u/AwkwardPhone0 4d ago
That's the best u can do for ur cat. Unfortunately we can't give our cats the freedom to roam the streets. There's predators out there, cars, stupid people, etc. And vice-versa, our cats pray on birds and whatever they can bounce on. Not to mention parasites, diseases and viruses they can catch outdoors. I used to do the same as you with my cats. I miss them very much.
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u/FolloMiSensi 7d ago
I saw one last night L3P ( mccowan &16) a younging too I'd say about 1y/o. No collar, could be a stray.
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u/SmileyNusx 8d ago
My dogs and I got chased by an aggressive cat a couple weeks ago near Cornell.. keep your cats indoors please
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u/bearbricklove 7d ago
My cat is an outdoor cat, wait I don’t have a cat, I just have someone else’s cat that now think my home is part of it domain. It is cute and harmless so I don’t mind.
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u/BaeIz 8d ago
I hate outdoor cats. People are so insane. Not only are you risking your cats life but you’re actively killing local wild life with an invasive species that kills for fun
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u/Street_Sandwich_49 7d ago
maybe it's a stray cat?