Florida-specific guides for keeping indoor-outdoor cats safer, written by a cat owner in Central Florida and checked against veterinary and wildlife sources.
Why lizard-hunting Florida cats can pick up the Platynosomum liver fluke, how to tell an invasive cane toad from a native southern toad, and what to do if your cat bites one. Sourced from CAPC, Merck, FWC, and UF/IFAS.
Our real twice-a-day backyard routine for two cats in Central Florida (fenced yard, unsupervised time, microchips and breakaway collars), plus what FWC, UF/IFAS, ASPCA, Merck, CAPC, and AHS say about heat, dusk wildlife, parasites, and getting cats back inside.
Turning a pool cage or screened lanai into a catio: materials, escape points, and real costs
Cat-proof fence systems compared for Florida yards
Fi vs. Tractive vs. AirTag for an indoor-outdoor cat
Toad-proofing a Florida yard, plus cane toad vs. southern toad ID