# Is there a breed of cat that makes a good outdoor cat? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 25, 2002, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-breed-of-cat-that-makes-a-good-outdoor-cat/138556 "2002-11-25T00:10:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![EchoKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@EchoKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EchoKitty)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-breed-of-cat-that-makes-a-good-outdoor-cat/138556/21 "2002-11-25T22:27:07Z")
I’ve got three innies and one in/out. We will never have another outie. But this one is a sprayer and has never lived indoors. When it’s cold, he sleeps in the laundry room. We all get along famously. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-breed-of-cat-that-makes-a-good-outdoor-cat/138556/22 "2002-11-25T22:51:38Z")
Iteki- sure I agree that farm cats are the exception- they have a job- keeping rodents down. And, of course, in a rural area, they have far less risk of getting run over, or of contacting other cats with nasty diseases- like “kitty aids”. But for cities or suburban areas- keep your cat indoors. Better for the cat, better for you (no fleas!), better for the environment. And not cruel at all. My cats never go outside (they have a small fenced patio are, however), and they are healthy & happy- and the last two don’t even know what a flea IS. ---
**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-breed-of-cat-that-makes-a-good-outdoor-cat/138556/23 "2002-11-25T23:04:58Z")
Sorry, I was uncler, by farm cats I mean moggies, mongrel cats. They are called “farmcats” in Swedish. Just plain old cat-cats 🙂 I lived with my cats in a suburban area with small front and back gardens and both residential and main roads. Sorry about any confusion. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-breed-of-cat-that-makes-a-good-outdoor-cat/138556/24 "2002-11-26T01:27:25Z")
Sorry, I guess I was a little harsh. It was just the whole “politically incorrect” remark that I overreacted to. I will say that I just feel safer knowing my cats are indoors, and comparing them with neighbor cats that go outdoors, they seem healthier. And spoiled rotten. ---
**Author:** ![In\_Conceivable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@In\_Conceivable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Conceivable)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-breed-of-cat-that-makes-a-good-outdoor-cat/138556/25 "2002-11-26T01:31:36Z")
My indoor/outdoor cat doesn’t have fleas either. They make great medicine for that now. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-breed-of-cat-that-makes-a-good-outdoor-cat/138556/26 "2002-11-26T02:05:38Z")
My parents had five indoor/outdoor cats (not all at the same time) while I was growing up. Four disappeared without a trace, one was found dead in the driveway. Of the four that disappeared, all were less than three years old (and one was less than a year). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-breed-of-cat-that-makes-a-good-outdoor-cat/138556.md?page=1)