Two articles share information on cat health from ongoing wellness research on domesticated felines.
Source: Catster, February 17, 2021. Link. Keeping cats indoors is safer than letting them roam. So, it’s up to cat owners to make their home as stimulating as possible for their cat and to encourage it to exercise.
Source: Catster, February 16, 2021. Link. Outside of mealtime most cats have social needs. While some cats hate their own kind and must be the household’s only pet, feral cats form colonies, and many pet cats befriend each other.
Cats form bonds, but they only crave the company of the cats they are bonded with. A bond cannot be transferred from one individual to another.” – Leticia M.S. Dantas, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D.