Fidget at 2 years old

by Teresa
(Mokelumne Hill, CA, USA)

I originally posted my story as a dilemma about whether to keep my kitten, Fidget indoors or let him be an outdoor cat as well. My vet had said that some cats are just fine and happy being indoor cats and others simply had to go out.

By the time Fidget was 6 or 7 months old it was obvious he was one of those that simply had to go outside.

Since then, he has transitioned just fine into an indoor/outdoor cat. We live in the woods, so traffic is not an issue, though predatory animals might be, but so far, he seems to take quite good care of himself and comes inside regularly to take refuge from the outdoors.

He hunts and brings in mice, rats, lizards in the summer and once a snake! He's slowing down on that a bit now and mostly just snuggles up to us and purrs.

Fidget is a sweetie and I am so glad he's in our life.
T.