This is a really hard one.

Until recently I had 2 cats both moggies and they had a cat flap and came and went as they wished. I then was lucky enough to get my 1st gorgeous Siamese kitten and after a LOT of thinking and soul searching I decided there was no way I would ever feel happy enough to let him outside. Even though my other two go out.

All was going smoothly until my female cat Star went missing for 72 hours, I was frantic. I was so lucky that she came back and was relatively unscathed but it made me seriously reconsider the whole indoor outdoor thing.

Currently my two moggies do still have some limited access to the outside world, but nothing like they had before. I'm also in the process of planning to totally catproof my garden or a build an outdoor run and also convert my cellar into Cat Heaven.

I'm also trying to harness train my Siamese so that I can take him for walks so he still gets some freashair. To be honest though he doesn't seem to miss going outside and the couple of times he has ventrued out into the back garden with me he has been terrified and run straight back in and sat by the open kitchen door watching me outside yelling at me to be careful and that I should come in as soon as possible....I don't think he likes the cold floor under his paws as he rarely goes on the lino in the kitchen either.

Anyway do what you think it right, but take ti slowly and you may want to consider taking your cat out on a lead to get them used to the outside world and also if they actually like it.

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Thanks & Best Wishes

Tracey

My gorgeous little baby Nero xxx