We moved house a year ago. In the old place, our cat (pic attached just because I love him) was not allowed out at night. We would feed him at dinner time and then lock the cat flap. Worked fine - he didn't get run over and we didn't get too many little presents.
When we moved to our new place, he was super nervous about going out in the day (I think because it's a new estate and there are hardly any trees, shrubs etc and he felt exposed). So I let him go out at night, on the basis the roads are VERY quiet and I felt bad if he was stuck indoors.
Anyway, we've since had a couple of issues - one where he went missing for 24 hours (unheard of) and secondly he brings us truly the most enormous amount of prey (dead and alive) - about 1 poor little beast per night.
I decided to try shutting him in again - we have a lockable Petsafe flap - but bloody Houdini somehow always ends up outside anyway!! I suspect he just bashes his daft head against it till it opens. Idiot.
I am a bit worried that he will get run over eventually and I am sick of being up to my elbows in mice, shrews, blackbirds, magpies. Once even a slice of cheese on toast (god knows, don't ask).
Erm, help? Any advice/thoughts gratefully received...