A responsible breeder will ask you to keep your pet as an indoor only cat. You may wonder about the reasons for this and you may wonder why letting your pet play in the garden for a while may be dangerous. Well, there are so many and good reasons that I don't know where to start.

Contrary to what you may now believe, your garden is not really a safe place.Cats are absolutly able to easily pass from your garden to the neighbours one, to the street so they may explore all the interesting things that are in your area. Here are the common dangers of an outdoor life (even if done just a few hours
a day).

- The risk of disease.
Letting your pet outside means you must accept the risk your pet
will become infected by FIV or FeLV. This because your pet will meet other cats who may have been infected.

- The risk of an accident.
Your pet doesn't know what a street or a car is. Your pet is used to trusting humans and often has learned to trust dogs. Letting your pet outside means you must accept the risk your cat may die in an accident or by being injured by an unfriendly dog or even a cruel or mentally ill human being.

- The risk of being stolen.
Your pet is a pedigreed cat. This means that someone who knows the breed may think the cat to be abandoned and bring him home.

- Your cat is not used to the dangers and noise of outside life so he may become frightened and feel the need to hide or to run far away and, consequently, get lost.

- Your cat can pick up parasites that will annoy him and bring fleas into your home or even ringworm, which can be passed from cats to humans.

- Your cat may be picked up by someone and sold as a laboratory animal.

If your cat is never let outside he will loose the desire to go outside and will be fully satisfied with the cat trees, toys, and human love in his safe indoor world.
If you feel that your cat deserves an outdoor life or that a cat must enjoy a garden and the sunshine, then build an outdoor enclosed area so that your cat can enjoy outdoor life without harm or danger.