Hi, This is a little off topic,but our cat Smokey(7yrs old,neutered male,he weighs probably about 8lbs maybe a bit more) He's decided to hang out at house a block or so behind our house. Its like he's picked a new place to live. We can't figure out why he never comes home anymore. He started out as an indoor kitty when he was small. But we live in the desert in texas and he had free roam, and lots of hunting so he's been an outdoor/indoor whenever he wants for the last 7 years. All of the sudden hes just stop coming home. The nice lady where he's been living/hanging out said it took her a week or so before she got brave enough to look at the tag ("he's so big!"). Once she did she brought him home and told us where she lived. Its really not far away. She also said that she'd been feeding him regularily, but now she would stop since she knew he had a home.   She does have an indoor female cat, but she is spayed. We don't understand. He's got free roam of our house, plenty of food and water. We do have a dog we got Dec 2003 but they acclimated to each other just fine. The dog will sniff and smokey will let the dog know in no uncertain terms to back off! They don't bother each other. Anybody got any ideas why our Smokey has chosen a new home? How do I get my cat to come home regularily again like he use to?