Whiskers is an outside cat because some family members have allergies. He was a stray (which I adopted and fixed) and has always been outside. We live in a gated community so the majority of people drive slow. I still worry for him, but I think he’ll be okay. No predators that I am aware of.
My husband has allergies as well, but as he gets older, they seem to be well under control with
the latest medications. He has refused doctors’ advice to “get rid of the cats” for forty years.
I would have said, “Get rid of our ‘kids?’ Are you nuts?” ;-)