There's a new cat on the block. He's a very gorgeous spotted tabby with large, emerald green eyes (looks pedigree or part pedigree to me). He's not very old (I'd say around 9 months) and judging by shaved patch on his leg and look of his rear end I'd say he's recently been neutured. He's very friendly (possibly too friendly for his own good) and seems well fed so I'm fairly certain he lives somewhere on our street. What worries me is that whilst I've seen him pass through the back garden several times over the past couple of weeks, I caught him out at the front earlier (fast asleep on the recycling bin bless him!). The thing is. we front onto a road that's used as a rat run in rush hour and gets both busy and fast. The houses on our road are mainly victorian terraces with a few semi-detached houses further up. The Munchkin isn't allowed out at the front (and being a sedate 7 year old is quite happy to stay in our garden with occasional forries into next door) but a young cat could quite easily travel the length of the back gardens and get onto the road via the semi-detached houses further up (which is why we decided to adopt a slightly older cat rather than a real youngster). I don't know what to do for the best. I was thinking of taking him through the house earlier and letting him out at the back but The Munchkin woke up just at the wrong moment and there was no way he'd countenance me doing that (it would have ended in a scrap I fear) and when I went looking a few minutes later he'd gone. What do I do if I see him out there again? If I knew where he lived I'd be tempted to have a word with his people but at the moment I have no idea. However, I'm worried he'll have an accident if he keeps going out front. Anyone have any suggestions?
