[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by MB.

Well if they live in a flat on the 10th floor then no

People in high rise flats shouldn't have cats fullstop really.

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Chaos

Bengals and other cats like Ragdoll cats are often targeted by humans because they are such a rare breed. If I owned any of those cats, I wouldn't let them outside either. Sorry to hear your cats went through so much sometimes some cats just arent meant for the outside

Thanks Chaos. I agree about cat thefts. Fortunately these two boys don't like strangers and certainly wouldn't go purring round some strangers legs.

I think Bengals are very much outdoor cats because they are adventurers and keen hunters. They are probably the best climbers of all breeds of cat and will happily climb a telegraph pole with the stealth of a leopard. They don't have a lot of common sense though, so when it comes to getting down, they won't wait for the fire brigade like a regular cat, but jump and hope for the best.

My friends Bengal is presently in intensive care after jumping 25ft out of a tree

[lostalex]

no, i think some cats are fine indoors, just like some humans. I'm an indoor human. some humans love and need to be outdoors though. it just depends on the cat. If the cat seems especially unhappy being indoors, you should try to find a home where they can be an outdoor cat though.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

We inherited 2 Bengal brothers who were house cats. After six months and much destruction...Bengals are notorious for this, we sold our house and decided to go off and spend our summer out in the sticks in a North American Indian teepee. The cats were in seventh heaven and although they never roamed far, they lived under the stars with us and had what I would call, a proper cat life. When we moved back into suburbia, there was no way these two lads were going to accept the confines of four walls and so we did, cautiously let them out after rush-hour in the evening for about four hours.

Within two weeks Jaz came back with an injured front leg. We will never know what happened but he just lost complete feeling in that leg and it had to be amputated. Jaz no longer wanted to go out and even if he'd wanted to we probably would of prevented it. Only a few months later, his brother Boe got into a cat fight with a tom cat and ended up so badly injured that it was touch and go for a while. His personality changed and he wouldn't even go near the door or sit looking out of the window for about a year.

I think it very much depends on what breed of cat you own. If its an expensive pedigree and overly friendly, chances of it getting stolen are really high. Siamese are meant to make great house cats because they are more like dogs in nature but I'd advise buying a Bengal as a house cat because they will drive you nuts!

Yeah mine is a Maine Coon, he trusts everyone and has literally no street sense he wouldn't last 2 hours roaming free. Like I said though he does have his enclosure and I let him in the garden when I'm home. If he was a normal cat and wanted to roam he would just jump our fence but he literally looks at it and thinks "Ugh nah too much effort" and stays in the garden

[Northern Monkey]

Our cat treats the house like a hotel.Out mostly but comes in for food and when the weather is bad.She loves to be outside.She stays close though.

[Livia]

My Reg only goes out by choice in the summer. I literally have to turf him out in the winter.