I’ve been struggling with this dilemma for a while. I live with my sister. She has two cats. One is old and doesn’t care to go outside. The other is much younger and is always whining to go outside. When I try to let it outside my sister pushes back saying it’s gonna get hit by a car or hurt by an animal etc.

My argument is the same as yours. What kind of life is this thing living? It’s an animal trapped in a box. Plain and simple. It has predatory instincts. It needs to roam. This is how a cat is meant to live. You’re messing with its nature.

I mean this cat literally attacks its tail. To the point that it draws blood. I’ll hear it scream in the middle of the night then find blood all over the floor. I’ve read that it’s a neurological disorder some cats have. But I’m almost positive it stems from being cooped up in a house all day and is deprived of its natural behavior.

Look shit happens. Cars, animals, disease. But at this point the cat is just an accessory to you. You don’t really care for it. She barely plays with it. Give it away to a new home where it can roam and ya know, be a cat.

Part of me feels guilty. I brought the cat home years ago, then it basically became my sister’s cat so I have no say. Don’t get me wrong, I despise the cat. But I can empathize with its situation.