"Buddy" arrived on our outside back deck late last August, you could see his ribs through his fur and he had trouble walking. (hip broken?) HAD to feed him. I figure he might have been abused and just thrown away on moving day in Montreal, (everyone moves on July 1st) and just left to fend for himself. So it began, he came every morning and night to eat. When winter was coming I tried to order a shelter on line but they would not deliver to Quebec, so we went on line to build an outdoor shelter with rubbermaid storage units, styrophoam and hay from a farm. He would not come in.(only to eat )So he somehow survived all winter/coldest winter I can remember, but now he will come inside the sliding door to eat and drink,get his treats, just last week he started to let me brush him and then just sits there. We tried to close the door once,and he freaked out so much, I had to let him go. I don't want to worry about him all next winter, so how can I get him inside. Would have to take him to our vet to check him out and get neutered, but he is such a great little boy. Is that the right thing to do? He is sleeping outside by our sliding door most of the time,so scared of every noise.I would hate to traumatize him, but I worry about him all the time. I know we are the only human contact he has, and he purrs so loudly when he is inside, our girls(cats) are getting used to him being at the door all the time. So, can anyone help me ? He is fine right now, but I don't want to go through another winter!!!- Thank-you,-Nancy