[Twinkie]

You can’t just let a cat outside in a new place that they
aren’t used to. It mixes them up and they just wander off;
hopefully are able to find a new home where they are treated
well. - Years ago, we moved in to town, let our cat out and
she just disappeared. She was pretty; hope she did okay for
herself.

[Hot Tabasco]

You can’t just let a cat outside

I agree! My cat Squeek is afraid of the outside and while I let her out onto the back deck during the summer, the furthest she will venture is the bottom step.

Strangely enough, whenever I go out there, she immediately runs back into the house. Any thoughts as to why she does that?