Best to stay inside, as you well know. Good kitty!

she is good at slipping out when she wants to. she knows i won't let her out, but that has never stopped her from trying.

You obviously love this cat very much! And I know they like to go outside. But what if you hadn't found her and never knew what happened to her? To me, that would be very hard.

I am glad that everything worked out this time!

and that's not changing. i inherited the cats from a friend who moved to germany and i don't want to have to call her and tell her i lost one of them.

Stand strong and firm on that issue!!! And I wish you much luck because cats have a tendency to be persistent in what they want!

Best wishes!

If you don't have big windowsills, you can get window perches where they can look out and yell at birds, as well as catch some sun.

Here's a link to one that is sold by that Enemy of the DU State, but it will give you an idea of what I mean: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Ware-Mfg-Cozy-Kitty-Window-Perch/22071286?findingMethod=rr

not many birds as we're in a garden level, though.

my fat cat is fine staying indoors, but this is the time of year that the dim one always tries to make her jailbreaks. i've been arguing with her about this for three years now.

Muahahahahaha!! They'll be meowing up a storm, and ready to play cat fishin' when you get home from work!

http://www.amazon.com/Birdscapes-Clear-Window-Feeder-348/dp/B000NVM2L6

i could probably put one up on the on the fence on top of the patio walls, that would be close enough for entertainment. damn squirrel will probably eat everything.

It's a green metal box, and the platform where the bird perches is weighted so that a bird can alight on it and eat, but a squirrel is too heavy and when he tries to get the food, the thing snaps shut.

There are also some feeds that squirrels don't like (they'll go nuts for the sunflower seeds though).

i'm a bit slow on the uptake sometimes

It took me a couple of years of fretting before I went looking for a solution!

I've had my metal feeder for, hell, 13 years or more and it's held up in some really shitty weather. Not cheap, but a good investment!

and found some that might be workable in the space i have.

thanks for the input!