Generally vets nowadays suggest to neuter cats pretty early, from 4 months and before 1 year. It won't help with roaming, but it would at least help with marking (which you do not want him to get any ideas about and most cats get that idea before 1 year of age). If you neuter him, it is very very important to feed him premium class cat food - male cats are inclined to get bladder stones from cheap cat food and it seems it is more common problem for neutered cats. Another reason is cat weight, you will have to control his noms after neutering him, for sometimes they have too high appetite after operation and get used to eat more than they need, which leads to obesity and health issues connected with that. Now about escaping part, it is difficult to convert inside cat into outside cat if he did not have a mother cat to beat into him where he can and cannot go. What often helps is to have another, older cat, to show him how to behave outside. Another cat also helps with entertainment, since they tend to be more busy with each other and less attention seeking. From more mechanical fixes, there are dog/cat doors with the special collars, so they open only when the cat or dog with that collar comes close. My in laws have them, since neighboring cats were used to drop by a bit too often, works quite well, except that there is a chance that he might loose his collar. Another thing is to simply leash him outside, or walk him on a leash. Of course, he won't like that in the beginning, but it is the same as with dogs, takes some training to get used to, but with dogs we don't even consider not training them as an option. Some people build enclosures outside for their cats, so they can venture out into it, but do not walk about in the hood. One note though, if you have windows that open on ventilation stand (small gap, usually roof windows and etc.), it is rather dangerous if cat can stick the head through it, for sometimes they jump, stick they head through and strangle themselves if they can't push the rest of the body through. On a bright note, when weather turns colder and more nasty, cat's wish to escape tends to diminish, especially when they discover the heater. :) That's how escapee cat looks in offseason ;):

Hello All! I put together two packages with the leftover seeds...I will post delivery conf# even though they probably wont come here looking. Jedone of the gw- 0310 2640 0002 3541 3910 liz of fb- 0310 2640 0002 3541 3927 They both have a young child that wants to grow plants/veggies. They each are getting approx. 100 packets of seeds, I paid postage. Lisa

Velvet we've received HUNDREDS from you on a continuous loop on multiple occasions! IÂm not kidding. :-) Well I'm really missing Jan & Jim, Mona & David and Norm & Barb already!!! Guys it just ain't nearly as much fun without you. Even Lucas and Bonnie are doing the "No Show" Holman thing again. At least Bonnie is a first time "no show" and not quite yet an actual Holman but Lucas... I'd have to take off my shoes to get an accurate count on that one.

I know you guy are going to have so much fun fixing up your packages and even more fun when your's arrives... I love doing the swaps.... One of these day....I will be able to do it again...but until them...Lot of pictures when you get them ...okay?? patti