My 3 cats-all shelter cats-do not go out-I live in BFE, by the woods where there are lots of rabbits, turkeys, deer-and predators. Getting lost in the woods, found and brought to the shelter is how my guys ended up there in the first place-and even a big cat like Yeti boy the Maine Coon is no match for a mountain lion, coyotes or a wild hog...
My brother a veterinarian, said that outdoor cats “ live short violent lives” . I believe that is true and I wouldn’t have let Junior out except he insisted.