The Dude Abides said...
You used to put your cat in a harness and take him for a walk?
How did that go?
As for their memories, yes, cats are believed to be capable of having memories that are quite long.
How did it go?
It was rather funny - he would just lay down on the lawn.
Why we did this?
We felt bad that he was an indoor cat only.
We used to let our previous cats go in and out as they pleased.
But someone in the neighbourhood decided to trap cats and we figured he was using bait in rat traps.
Our first cat went missing - and then our second cat went missing.
Then a few years later one of them appeared on our back fence. His face looked like it had been beaten - one eye was not working - it was partly out of the socket.
He wouldn’t let us approach him. We put food out for him - hoping he’d get used to us - but after a week or two - he left and we never saw him again.
We don’t take any chances with our kitties anymore.
This one we have now is smart as a whip.
He sits for his treats and comes when we call him … usually… lol.