I have six kitties, one of which is feral. She will NEVER be allowed outside, as I would fear she would run off, and I would never get over it.

My other five are strange bizarre kitties. They stay in my completely fenced back yard. They stay within ten feet of my front door, if I let them out front. I do not leave them outside alone. They are always in my sight. I have, just recently, noticed another kitty close to my house. That makes me keep them inside.

They do pester me some to go outside, I ignore them. "I" know what is best for them, not them...if that was the case, they would eat junk food, stay up late, throw up on the table cloth, have the faucet running all the time, have me not work, etc..