Do I give up having the DCs in at night currently?

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My rule has always been cats in at night but with the heat they aren't coming back until the early hours of the morning and I'm sleep deprived. Do I allow them their freedom during the hot nights?

Well I do. My cats have free access to the outside all day and night. They are active at night. They come in when I call them for breakfast (though often inside waiting).

Mine have free access 24/7. When I come down for a wee or a drink they’re almost never home!

I don't really understand - if they're not coming back until the early hours then they're not in at night are they? I apologise if I'm misreading.

Mine has free access to outside too but I do understand keeping them in. If I were to do that I'd probably keep them in after their dinner.