Quote Originally Posted by Barbara View Post
We are living in an area where there is high traffic and most of our neighbors cats do not survive their first year. So Filou and his brother Tigris live indoors, they have a nice netted balcony with flowers, a ceiling-high cat tree and lots of bookshelves. In an ideal world they would also have a garden- but although we do not have coyotes or cougars I would not want them to meet the dangers outdoors.
I completely understand this, and in a way I wish I didn't have to let out my vinnie until he was a bit older and less hyperactive although he now sees Phoebe go out and cries at the backdoor :-S
True, in an ideal world we would all live in the countryside with no busy roads or dangers.
The problem I face with mine is that we live in a semi busy area, with busy roads fairly close, but not close enough to deny them the chance to meet other cats and experience the freedom of the outdoors.
Everytime Phoebe goes out I panic! lol I really wish that people would slow down in their cars to allow time to stop if there is a cat in the road :-(
Phoebe screams and looks distressed when we don't let her out, so we just accept that we are taking a risk in letting her out. Such a dilema for loving cat owners! :-(