We have had Baz (on the left) with us for seven weeks now. First we had him in a big cage and Ginger (above) was very aggressive towards him. Then we gave him the freedom of the dining room. Next we moved him to a bedroom and I have been spending time, and sleeping in with him for the last month. For the past week we have given him the run of the house.
The situation at the moment is that Baz will come much closer to us, he often sleeps on my legs in bed. He will come when called for sweeties. We can't touch him, this may be the best we can hope for as he was nearly two when we brought him home. He desperately wants to play with Fred and Ginger. Ginger is not very interested now and more or less ignores him. Fred is still a bit scared but has realized that Baz will always back down in a (mild) confrontation, or will run if chased. It makes us sad that our original two are not very friendly but there is no longer any real aggression.
So my question is, can I risk letting him outside yet? He is desperate to go out and it is difficult to keep him in especially as it is really hot here in Spain at present. I have been scattering his used litter (minus lumps!) around the garden for a couple of weeks. His original 'home' was with a group of ferals around a rubbish bin area in our village which is about a kilometre from our house. I am terrified that he might return there, even more so since I saw this week that one of his main friends who already had an injured eye, has lost the other one completely. This is very common among these cats.
So, should I risk letting him out yet, or should I leave it a little longer?
Is there anything else I can do to get him to return to our house?
Thank you for reading this, I will really appreciate advice.