I have indoor/outdoor cats, but I know that most cat lovers would encourage you to keep your cats indoors and I totally agree. At the age my Mimi is at, it is too late to try and keep her inside, totally, but she really spends more time inside, than outside, and usually, when she is outside, she cuddles with the dogs on the deck, so is safe. Butter was an adult stray when he joined me 5 years ago. To even attempt to keep him indoors all the time would be disasterous for him and for us! But he tends to stay inside more and more as well. We keep a litter box set up at all times, but Mimi is really the only one who uses it.

If you can find a way to keep your cat inside, I would do it. Once they get a taste of the "great outdoors", it is hard to change that habit. And a fence isn't going to do any good. A cat enclosure is the best way to insure their safety if they go outdoors.

Logan