Watering it out seems to be common based on the comments here, that’s definitely good to know.

How adorable 🥹 Appreciate your tip

Thanks for sharing 👍

Wow really? I always figured wet food was considered a treat only. I have some reading to do!

Certainly interesting!

Not seen that as an option in the close-by shops, but I could perhaps widen my search for this!

We take those wins though 🙌

Cat Magnet 😇

I didnt mean to come across cross… but my main point is that these cats are meant to be outdoors, as well as indoors. They love the mixture between being active outside and resting inside. I can’t keep these cats indoors only - thats not what they want nor what the vet recommends. I do see the problem of them ruining other wildlife, however, I can’t limit them to being indoors either. I love birds and wildlife myself, and at the cabin we have loooads of bird feeders and bird boxes setup, which is a very enjoyable sight all-year round. While I do, and will continue to let my cats outdoors, I try do my part for a better wildlife other places. Not perfect, but something.

Wow… How thoughtful…

Norwegian Forest cat is the most normal cat breed there is here. If this had been as big of a problem you mention it would have been in our news already. These cats came here in the Vikings era, it would have been a noticeable problem by now…

Yes all my cats are neutered at the age of 6months or so.

And again, this cat breed is a very normal breed here. Even if I were to not get another doesn’t mean the rest of Norway isn’t.

I believe it to be different for us, Norway is extremely rich on wildlife. These cats are meant to be outdoors, and have for a long time, and is likely to stay that way for generations. It’s fraud upon keeping cats indoors here.

Mate, it sounds like you’re living on a different planet… I’ve had cats my whole life, all of them have lived out their full expected lifetime. I’m well aware of the possible dangers and sicknesses cats can get.

Based on the comments in this post I imagine pet culture being vastly different between Norway and the US.

Literally 90% of cats in Norway live and enjoy being outdoors. If it had been a major problem the government would have said something about it. In fact, it’s looked bad upon keeping cats indoors here.

Norwegian forest cats are meant to be outdoors throughout the year even. Forcing these cats to stay indoors is considered animal abuse here. I’m not going to do that. While they do hunt sometimes, they also help get rid of rats and other pesty things… So they’re not all that bad…

Even the people we got these cats from refused to give them away to people who would keep them indoors only. It’s much like people who get Huskies while only keeping them in as pets in cities. They’re not meant for that. These cats are outdoor animals like many other, wether you like it or not.

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Good I don’t live in near any traffic then 👍

I dont live near any trafficed road, and my house is at the end of a one-way-driven road. The only car getting my house is my own. In Scandinavia most cats live outdoors regardless of this, they are usually just fine.

Shorter lives? My first cat became 17 years old before she passed away. Of course cats can live outdoors, especially here in Scandiavia, the majority of cats cats live outdoors.

what…? Cats dont die by being outdoors…?

fuck.