Lynne and Purrley, I took your advice today and kept some of my most vulnerable furkids inside , to see how they like it. Those who will be kept inside are: Snow Cat, Snow Tiger, Jumper, Fawn, Orphan, Bluzette, Mackerella, and Cookie Cat. These constitute an acceptance to being inside all the time. The others want outside during the day, and it is difficult to restrain them especially when I go in and out the front door.

It is better understood the term " furkids" because those that stay inside act more like little "4-legged children" than those that want to go outside. And the house is in a bigger mess, but what else is new?