nervous about skittish cat going outside.

[MakeupIsArt]

okay so, we decided we should start letting fuz go outside, but im nervous that she wont come back, or that she will get hit by a car. how should i get rid of my nerves?

[rainbownikki]

um idk if its such a good idea letting your cat go outside, bc they like roads, and once they become a indoors outdoors kitty, they always have a wild side for outside

[TheBabyEater]

How to reduce your nerves? Don't let your car go outside. =/ It's as simple as that. I hate to say it, but cats rarely come back. I mean, some do. I say that because I know I'll get replies "blahblahblah, mines comes back all the time"
My Aunt lets her cats out, but only when she's THERE, and they're not very... excitable cats anymore, kinda getting old and don't run much.

I know every time my cats have gotten outside, we had to hunt them down because they simply wouldn't come back. And why would they? They're cats. They don't realize that they're really not that good at catching food, and they don't realize cars hurt. like, a lot. Especially if you live near any sort of busy road, even a little subdivision road, I just wouldn't trust my cats to go wandering around outside.

But, that's just me. That's just my experience of seeing dead cats and dogs all the time on the side of the road, so perhaps I'm biased.