Wednesday, 2 June 2021

I'm scared of letting our cat go outside. I'm afraid he'll get lost or run over.

Our cat is a rescue, he was found outside at a young age (~6 months), famished, hurt, and sick.

Someone took him in, fed him and took care of him before putting him up for adoption.

We got him when he was about a year old, he's now a bit older than 5.

We used to live in an apartment on the 3rd floor, next to a very busy boulevard and no backyard so going out was not an option.

We just moved to a house with a small backyard, surrounded by other backyards (and it extends towards a small green area). The front is a way less busy road but still a road with cars going up to 60km/h.

He wants to go out (we moved in a week ago so it's too soon anyway) and we plan to let him out in a few weeks once he's 100% acclimated to the house because we know he'll be happier this way.

However, my wife and I are worried he'll get lost, or worse, hit by a car. We'd be devastated, he's like a son to us.

He's a bit shy but more importantly he's curious, I'm sure he'll wander around.

Any tips to help either avoid him doing stupid things or just ease our worries?

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