My three kitties are indoor only. Shadow and Whisper were previously owned by another person and were allowed outside. When I was moving to Alabama, I had to have the three tested for heartworms and Whisper was antibody positive. I'm not sure if he actually ever had heartworms but he has been exposed at one time or another in his life, and his chances would have been lessened if he had never been allowed outside.

I've always lived in a busy neighborhood and would never want anything to happen to the kitties--cars, other people, other animals, etc. They are also front declawed (2 were not done by me, and I did have Callie done before I knew how horrible the procedure really was ) so they would be utterly defenseless outside anyway. Shadow and Whisper have managed to slip outside several times but I've always been able to shoo them back in the house. I don't know what I would do if anything ever happened to my babies!

For themselves and my own piece of mind, I could never let them out and 99% of the time they seem completely content being inside--unless of course they see another kitty or a bird.