I wish I could keep all of mine indoors. One, Wobbles, is exclusively inside-only, and always has been, always will be. She doesn't like it outside, and when she's there, she sits by the door and cries. She's a happy cat indoors, and we're quite content to keep her that way.

Minette, on the other hand, was an outdoor kitty for a while, then became indoor-only for over a year and a half. When we moved back in with mom, she started urinating in inappropriate places. As in EVERYWHERE. On the bed, on the table, on walls...we couldn't get her to stop. Nothing we did worked, and the vet said she didn't have a urinary tract infection. At whits end, she's been evicted. I let her in as much as I can, when I can supervise her, but twice in the last month or so, while inside, with me watching, she's urinated. She uses the litterbox, too, when she's doing this. As far as the vet can tell, she's healthy as a horse. Go figure. So, she's outdoors almost exclusively.

Tinkerbell, we tried. We honestly tried to make him indoor only, but 15 years of old habits die hard. He's over 15, and has been indoor/outdoor his entire life. When we moved back in with my mom, we tried to make him indoor only, but he was supremely unhappy, and drove us up the walls. So we gave in, and he comes and goes as he pleases.

As for Ozzie...heh. He hates being inside. He was indoor-only for the first two years we had him, then he started going outside. Now, he freaks out indoors, and stares at the ceiling like its going to eat him. He's more than a little psychotic anyway, so we let him do as he pleases. LOL.

Ah well. That said, I advise anyone to keep their kitties indoors if at all possible. They are always catching worms, and getting in fights with the neighborhood cats. Tinkerbell's a scarred old tom (or rather, he would if he were whole ). As it stands, all of my kitties would be healthier if indoors. Not to mention rabies scares, cars, and neighborhood dogs that aren't at cat-friendly as mine.

And please, please, please, for your kitties' health and your sanity, have them all spayed or neutered. When Tink was young (he was neutered at 1 year) he would disappear for days meeting his lady friends. When we got him fixed, he stayed at home and got in fewer fights. And please, don't contribute to the feline overpopulation problem. Kittens are cute, but you wind up ith little sickly babies that are unloved and have little chance for survival. Tinkerbell has lived more than the average life expentancy for outdoor cats, but that's only due to our care and good feeding. Unwanted kittens don't have that luxury.

So be a responsible pet owner, please?