Question
We live on a large piece of property with a long driveway (100 yards); the yard is fenced but the cat could easily get out if it wanted to. The driveway leads to a highway, and while I haven't seen my cat ever wander more than 40 yards from the house, I'm curious to know whether or not it may want to. Specifically, will a female cat wander away from its home for any common reason? Is it likely that she will stay somewhat close to the house, within the fence, and not wander off to the highway 150 yards away?
In other words, do cats have standard behavior in terms of how far they wander, or is it just random?
Answer
The size of a cat's patrolled territory depends on the lay of the land and the surrounding population of cats who object to yours coming through their territories, along with how energetic/curious/determined your cat feels. Fixed vs. unfixed probably also makes a difference.
Websearching "cat territory size" finds enough variation in "typical" estimates to make me hesitate to cite any of them.
So I believe the answer to your question "do cats have a standard behavior" is "no".
If you really want to know, there are GPS recording devices available which would let you see where your cat has been spending her time.
Answered By - keshlam