No stray cats in my neighbourhood at all. Even the house cats have to be extremely wily to survive. Lots of coyotes and the occasional cougar wandering through makes for a somewhat fraught environment for housepets in general.
That said, my cat is 15 years old and has managed to survive all of this, despite being an indoor-outdoor cat. My theory is that he is both wily and a bit insane, which keeps him alert and distant from other animals. All the friendly kitties tend to become coyote chow fairly quickly.
When we moved here and realized that there were so many wild predators around we briefly considered trying to keep him indoors, but it is impossible. He would be miserable, we have 5 doors and kids coming and going all the time, and when we do lock him in he tends to piss on the kids beds as a form of protest. So out he goes, and he always comes back.
We have just accepted that he will get eaten at some point. He is 15, already in overtime. He loves his life. I have been severely criticized for his freedom, as if keeping him indoors, obese and miserable would be better for him. I hope when I am old that I have freedom of mobility, freedom to be myself.
