First, thank you so much for rescuing this cat from a sad situation that was not of his doing at all. I am so frustrated when I hear of the reasons people are dumping their loving furry family - I just don't get it. Most of us (if not all) are devastated when we lose our beloved kittycats to an illness or whatever takes them from us, so to willingly give them away, it boggles my mind. In any event, Obelix has a wonderful home with you now and he looks so much like my Angel Beyli - gorgeous. I have to agree with the previous poster about letting him outside though - many cats in Montreal have been hit by cars, mistreated (even poisoned) by nasty neighbors and maybe you are not aware, but because of the outrageous number of abandoned cats (statistics available on Montreal SPCA website) there is also the FIV/FELV issue, and you did mention that although he tries to make friends, he does get in fights. My cats do not go outside and I can assure you that they do not miss out on anything - and they will live a much healthier and longer life. We even had incidents of neighbors being fed up and catching cats with homes and releasing them far from where they live. The number of lost cats on petluck.ca is very sad. Please rethink your choice - I'm sure you love them and wouldn't want anything to happen to them now they both have such a great home.