I don't encourage Ron to go outside, but if he gets out, I don't freak out. I just let him be. He doesn't go anywhere, he just relaxes outside in the sun for a few hours. He gets along with all the neighbor cats including the stray that I feed. Of course, I worry about diseases, but so far he's never been sick. I don't worry about him getting hit by a car or attacked by a dog. He doesn't leave the yard, and he's fast enough if a dog came onto our property.

I do make sure he is in at night though. I hear cat fights at night often. I think the strays from the shopping center behind me come into the neighborhood looking for food at night.