Should my kitten stay inside the house?

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Yes

Yes, until it's older

No, it's used to being outside

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I recently adopted a 6 week old kitten that was born outside and has lived outside its whole life. It only wants to eat it's food outside and seems to like it outside better. But I feel so guilty leaving it on my screened in porch because it's so young and I don't want anything bad to happen. A lot of stray animals live in the area. Plus I feel like the kitten may think I'm pushing it away when all I want is for it to be comfortable. Help please. 😧

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pennynoodles · 56-60, F

My cat was an indoor and outdoor cat, came and went as she pleased. Towards the end of her life she went virtually blind but still liked to walk down the garden to sniff things out. I can't imagine her having a full life by being kept indoors, they naturally like to climb trees and jump. Allowing the freedom to exercise freely also keeps their weight down. Overweight cats can have a shorter life because of health issues caused by obesity. She passed away in January but had a very happy 20 years of being with us :O)