My situation is similar to Mollyrock and I do understand the other points made, in fact the first time we did let spotty out she slid thru the trellis into the garden at the back and was gone for nearly 2 hours and I was beside myself with worry, also being a parent of two fine teenagers I could teach them road sense, somthing I realise a cat wont necessarily gain or have, I have also owned dogs over the years as well as cats and do worry that sometimes we own them for our own selfish needs/love and its hard to get the balance right and give them somthing back they need, also, due to the poor health of spotty girl we have let her out to see if she would respond health wise and she does seem fitter and more content, less weepy eyes too,but, as was previously noted she only has us to yowl at and no bengal buddy.

Kimbo wanted to play with the other cats when we would let him out...but they didn't like him to much, would always chase him back in the yard, and one even gave him an eye infection (which is WAY better). We couldn't keep him from wanting to go out there, he would meow and meow, then one day a friend said she had some kinda kitten (11 months old) that she was looking to place, I took one in for a week and now he doesn't meow NEARLY as much. and Tom Tom isn't much of a meower thank goodness, I will be posting pictures soon....good luck to you about your kitty.

_________________
~*M.H*~