Thread: One indoor one outdoor cat-problems?

Well I absolutely agree with NCarver, having lost Benson (Poppy's kitten) our moggie last year to a RTA it proved to me my instincts were correct. Benson was pure grey and absolutely beautiful, he had a lovely disposition about him, but how can I put this, he wasn't the full shilling. People thought he was a pure bred cat so we were frightened someone would pick him up. He started to really cry at the door when Poppy went out and so (against my better judgement) began to let him in the garden. As he got older he went further afield, but a couple of times when we came home in the car we saw him run across the road infront of us. I don't want to go into any more details, still a bit raw, but it was one of the worst experiences I have had owning a pet. The reason I looked into getting a house cat was for this reason. I have cracked the harness thing now, and Harry loves it in the garden. I can't stop everything like normal illnesses, but I can prevent him from being killed on the road.

Having said all that, everyone's circumstances are different, where we all live are different, you have to look at your own particular circumstances and make that decision.