Having cats is usually a highly recommended option for those who do not want to have dogs. And cats do not need the daily walks that dogs do, some walks that are sometimes very difficult to combine with the working life of its owners.
However, the truth is that although it is not usual, taking cats for a walk It can also be advantageous for them. This is what the veterinary ethologist has expressed, for example. Diego Diezfrom the Elviña Vets clinic, in an interview published in The Voice of Galicia, where he assures that going for a walk with the cat has “many benefits.”
“Cats are very intelligent animals, very active and, “If they spend their whole lives in an apartment, eventually they get bored,” explains the expert, who assures that these trips to the street would help solve what is known as ‘feline stress’.
“Many cat owners come to my consultation with problems of urinating outside the litter box, aggressively… These are behavioral problems often derived from what is called feline stress. Since they do not have adequate environmental stimulation, because They cannot climb trees, they cannot hunt; so then they live with a little anxiety due to boredom,” says Diez.
Furthermore, for this veterinarian it is important to understand that the cat It is a “semi-domesticated” animal, not like dogs, which are totally domesticated. “Cats need their hunting game, their territorial marking…”, he comments in this sense.
And, to be able to walk it, Díez asserts that it is best to do it as soon as possible: “The ideal is to get him used to it from a young age, before the socialization phase ends.which in cats lasts up to four months. So, we would have to start lowering it before that date.” However, although it is a little more difficult, he also recommends that it begin to be done in adult cats.
When taking our feline outside, the expert assures that, for safety, It is very normal to do it with a harness and leashas if it were a dog. “And it should be lowered at times when there is less movement because cats are more skittish animals than dogs,” he adds about this habit.
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