outdoor cat
Free-ranging house pet
An outdoor cat is a domestic cat that lives primarily or entirely outside, rather than being kept indoors.
The term often appears in debates about pet care and wildlife conservation, since outdoor cats face more dangers and kill birds and small mammals.
Some people distinguish between outdoor cats and indoor-outdoor cats, which split time between house and yard.
The neighbors have an outdoor cat that's always in our garden.
- feralWild after domestication
- strayWander from course
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
- free roamingMoving without restriction
- prowlingMoving stealthily while hunting
night prowler · tomcat · hunter · wanderer · nocturnal · mouser · territory · collar · flea collar · bell · wildlife · birds · bird watcher · porch · neighborhood · scratching · scratching post · yowling
- cat carescratching post, litter box, collar, water fountain, scratching pad
- catskitten, kitty, feline, tabby, calico
- pet lifepets, dog owner, fur baby, pet ownership, puppy
- stray animalsstray dog, stray kitten, feral kitten, street dog, abandoned pet
- petsdog, dogs, puppy, kitten, puppies