Hi there

I would keep her in until she is at *least* 10 months - the weather is better and it's light for a decent portion of the day - as a black cat you really are best keeping her in for at least 2 hours after dawn/before dusk as so hard to see on the roads even if wearing a reflective collar (true for all cats but especially darker babies)

10 months is big enough to fend off other cats to a certain degree too

but tbh unless you live in the middle of farmland/roughland and well away from roads/people etc then I would keep her in/restricted to your garden as it is just so dangerous out there

another thing to consider this time of year is antifreeze - accidental spillages happen as well as deliberate poisonings and the end result is the same - horrendous suffering for animals

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