Thank you for sharing that. I also have a declawed cat. I'm much too worried for her own safety to allow her outside without supervision, but she does have a very nice fenced-in backyard to play in with the other cats. I'm mostly worried about dogs coming around, finding her defenseless. Not to mention she's too fat to run very fast...
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LOL.... I'm glad you're letting the kitty out. I may be nuts, but to me people who never let a cat outside better have a damn good number of reasons........ and there aren't very many!