Why is my cat suddenly spooked by everything outside?

by Anonymous
(Edmonton Canada )

I leash trained my kitten at around 5 months old (he's almost 8 months now). He loved it and would beg to go outside.

In the past month, almost every time we'd go outside, he would get spooked and want to go back inside.

I can't figure out what happened. :( I don't want to stop taking him out and he still asks to go.

There's nothing out of the ordinary outside. There aren't strays that approach us or dogs barking at him.

Does anyone have any ideas?