 | Build Outside Cat Enclosure One of the foremost reasons why people build outside cat enclosures is to stop their cats from wandering around the neighborhood unchecked. Of course one of the main reasons that people have their cats outside in the first place is because in the house cats often wreak havoc on household furniture, curtains and other personal items. One of the alternative solutions to putting your cats outside in a cat enclosure is having your feline declawed. Obviously declawing is a very drastic measure and it is in fact almost illegal in some European countries. In order to declaw your cat it is necessary to have a veterinarian sign a statement that it is essential to the well being of the cat to have its claws removed. In the United States of America declawing is more acceptable and fairly widely practiced. The process if it was performed on a human is similar to amputating the finger up to the second knuckle and the operation is permanent. If your cat is declawed then you must not let it outside on its own for any reason whatsoever. The reason is that once cats lose their claws they no longer have a means of defending themselves or making a quick get away up a tree in the face of danger. Or if your cat should somehow become lost it would have no way of catching prey and so would quickly starve. To build an outside cat enclosure is a much more humane choice and definitely more recommended. There is also the option of building an inside cat enclosure if you have the space in your house. This allows your cat the safety of your home while giving you the reassurance that your cat will not get into anything it shouldn't. |