Originally posted by WPRESTO Our primary concern for Annie is that she likes to go out at night, sometimes hunting voles, and her hearing is none too good (I can relate to that). There are grey fox, red fox, coyote, big weasels (probably fisher, but it could be mink), bears and owls in the neighborhood. The owls worry me the most as Annie strolls boldly right across the middle of the lawn. I fear she may one night be taken up by an big owl, as she is about the size of local bunnies. We cannot lock her in as then Dahlia couldn't get out if required, and Annabelle would complain so the neighbors could not sleep.
Still, she ought to be in. I know you know that. Our indoor gang are 100% indoors -- they never go out. None seems to mind very much, for which thanks.
It's been a while, I don't remember where I saw this, but it was an article about some cat-folk who built an outdoor "run" for their cats, an enclosure in the backyard wherein the cats could get outdoors, roam a little, climb a little, watch the birdies, etc. but were always inside the mesh/screen. It was rather elaborate, as I recall, cats used it a lot, safe from predators and other hazards.