We went through that today, although when we got home, Raiden was already laying on our bed, so I just closed the door. He is fine until we have everything in and the doors closed. It may be a hassle at times. We don't always do that. He will usually be at the back door when we are bringing the bird feeders in for the night. And there are times he is right the back door (it has glass, so I can see him) when I want to come in. He understands the word "back" and he will retreat so I can open it. This is not to say he has never gotten out. He has slipped through my legs many times, but he has no sense to take off running. He stops. Or he will continue walking around the outside of the house. Eventually, he will stop and smell a shrub and I grab him. Since we go for daily walks and he was an outdoor cat for six years with his previous owner, he knows his way home. That maybe something for you -- walking your cat, however, once they get outside, they always seem to want outside, although Raiden is great about settling down once we return. Just know that when an indoor cat gets outside, they are usually scared to death and have no idea where they are. They don't usually wander too far from home, but some of them may like open garages, crawl spaces, etc.
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