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hlthe2b

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1. Dogs typically have a far better chance at surviving. It doesn't say if this was an indoor/outdoor cat...

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2026, 11:36 AM

4 hrs ago

Totally indoor cats would certainly have quite the challenge of adapting. Give the hungry predators this time of year and snakes, that cat was truly lucky. That said, there would have been plenty of rodents if he was a "hunter."

Very lucky...

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Fridge the cat reunited with human after 40 days in Colorado wilderness [View all] Beringia 5 hrs ago OP

Dogs typically have a far better chance at surviving. It doesn't say if this was an indoor/outdoor cat... hlthe2b 4 hrs ago #1

Dogs tend to just run and run and are lost. Most cats stay close to where they got lost. multigraincracker 4 hrs ago #2

This was Colorado wilderness. They were from Minnesota returning from Los Angeles... hlthe2b 4 hrs ago #3

So, cat, you tried to escape. Ve haf ways uf dealing mit zat! Take ze cat to ze camps! Wonder Why 2 hrs ago #4

awwwww Skittles 1 hr ago #5