Thanks all for your kind comments.
It would of been rescue all the way for me, I have 2 rescues now, my last moggy was a rescue too, and he was out of a feral female, absolutely beautiful Cat but very much an outdoor Cat that could not be kept in. He used to tavel a LONG way to get to the golf course, where he spent his time, he rarely came back untill after midnight, regardless of the weather, and its strange to say but I was pleased around November because he hated fireworks and didnt go out. I put up inverted fencing and he still got out, I watched him literally run up next doors 8ft extension, hang onto the overhang, then swing his back end up onto the roof, just to get out. I knew the inevitable would happen, and just after his 3rd birthday it did, he got killed on the road where he crossed to get to the golf course, we were gutted.
I made the decision then, go for a Cat with a laid back, placid temperament and the BSH fitted the bill, I had always liked them anyway. They never ever attempt to get out of the garden, its secure as it was before, inverted fencing all the way round, and the Cats (including my others) are safe. The oldies are not interested in getting out anyway, but I am relieved in the knowledge no harm can come to them.
Our first Cat was a rescue and we have had 3 more rescues since.
Dawn.
