Because everyone likes someone being literal about a joke, reminder to keep your cat indoors.
Outside cats live on average 5-10 years, indoor cats 10-20 years. ๐บ
this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2026
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I had two cats, one who goes out often, one who went out once in a blue moon. The tenses tell the tale here.
And I don't mean to suggest your statistics are incorrect, just that I find it funny to have experienced the opposite. Bruce Willis lives on, and it's entirely possible his life ends outside due to any number of reasons, but he just craves the outdoors, to the point of being really annoying about it.
And it's weird, I always attribute it to my wife having found him and our other cat on the streets, they were both 2-3 years old, but Rudi took to mainly living inside (maybe she'd hang on the porch from time to time, or sat some grass), whereas Bruce yearns for the neighbors' shrubberies. He's 14ish, and hopefully we get another 14 out of him, despite him clearly going crazy.
I had a cat the same as Bruce, he made it 23 years, happy and healthy as can be right up til the end, lost him to a stroke. Best cat ever.
Oddly enough Bruce was recently diagnosed with high blood pressure, so he takes a statin now. We thought he was just getting old and slowing down a bit, vet caught it, we've been doing meds, and he has returned to his old self again, with a touch of senility, a lot of meowing and nothing. But yeah, hopeful it'll help avoid a stroke.
If you let your cat outside, it had better be on a leash.
Ugh, these were exactly my thoughts about the indoor cat I once had. This little guy was so eager to explore the outside world. I felt bad for keeping him inside
You saved a lot of local wildlife and greatly increased your cat's life expectancy
well, it was nice knowing you