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My parents aren't huge animal lovers but I always have been so they let me and my sisters have cats because we live near a grainery and have mice. So they are pretty much "barn cats"...except they are my pets : ) but they have to be outside. We have three but I rescued MY baby from a shelter almost 4.5 years ago. she was 1-2 years old when I got her so she is around 5-6 years old now...which for an outdoor cat is "getting up there". I live in Indiana and we have pretty cold winters, and if we have another winter like last year I'm afraid she won't survive outside. however, because she sheds like crazy, my parents aren't fond of cats ,and I am actually slightly allergic, its just not possible for her to be inside at all. I'm 19 but in college so I still live at home and am not prepared to move out before winter...and I'm really, really worried about leaving her outside. But I can't stand the thought of giving her up...I rescued her because my kitten before her was poisoned by neighbors and she looks almost exactly like that kitten, plus she was going to be euthanized the next day... so she has always held an extra special place in my heart. she is MY cat and has never really taken to my sisters and i would absolutely hate for her to feel abandoned by me. So i was wondering about buying/building a shed for her to stay in...so she can be an "indoor" kitty, at least through the winter. But I'm just wondering if it will stay warm enough? And will she be happy inside a limited space, having been an outdoor cat most of her life? I plan to go outside and spend plenty of time with her out there...I just don't want her to feel penned in. Any tips?