What you should bear in mind when making this decision

People who plan or are obliged to move house a lot, if they want to have a cat as a pet, should decide to opt for a cat who stays at home.

This is because basically cats do not cope well with a change of place. Outdoor cats frequently return to their original home territory, even if it is quite a few miles away from their new home.

To help a cat accommodate to its new surroundings, you shouldn’t let it go out for the first four weeks, or even longer – something that a pure outdoor cat is hardly going to put up with. It’s a real trial for an animal that has been living hitherto as a free and adventurous spirit suddenly to be shut up all day indoors.