No risk is acceptable? He lived 7.7 years with occasional jaunts outside for an hour or two, killed some rodents, feasted on gopher guts, smelled the brisk fall air.
Should people also never leave the house if it might extend their life a few years?
Cats hunt.
I think if he could have chosen, he’d have chosen to live as he did. Hell, I would.
Also we found him midattack and incurred a 1200.00 vet bill.
But I suppose reasonable minds can differ on what “responsible” means. To me, the unnatural state we keep our pets in to satisfy ur own neuroses is irresponsible.
