Steve expounded:

There's nothing unrealistic about keeping cats indoors. The only people
who ever object are those who think it's "unnatural" in some way. Ask
your vet -- she'll tell you that it's much healthier for your cat to
stay in. It's hard to catch a disease when you don't come in contact
with it.

It is totally unnatural to keep a cat in, unfortunately, we don't live
in an area where it's safe to let them out, so they do stay in - but
it remains true that it's an unnatural state of affairs to keep a cat
indoors.
--
Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
South of Boston, Massachusetts
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