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LOL She wasn't hungry, though. I found her kibble still in her bowl downstairs later. And she didn't eat her kibble at my door either. But she did eat all the chicken breast cold cuts and milk I put down for her as a guest to my home. Who knows...she lets me go after her all the time...

When I'm with the cats, I have to remember that so much of the body language I'm used to and do automatically has a different meaning to a cat! Eg: Back to cat: non-threatening, trusting instead of hostile, indifferent. Smile: might be seen as threatening for showing teeth. Hand-wave: might be...

Wow! I had been hoping that one day, maybe years from now, I'd be able to bring her up to my apt somehow, and she beat me to it big time!

There's a semi-stray in this apt building, he's been here for like 3-4 years, on the low roofs outside the ground floor and getting inside when the weather is cold, wandering the stairs up and down, and sleeping on the underground floors where nobody ever goes. I've taken to feeding and...

LDG - Yes, we have a very good municipality for cats, for PR campaign reasons. Some rejected, suffering minorities get pampered in this city. They will also send an ambulance for free if you call about an injured or trapped stray!! But they're useless at helping with the trapping, that's why...

Hi LDG, thanks for the reassurance! I tried together with the guy from the municipality a couple weeks ago, but he said my cats are too well fed by the neighbors to be desperate enough to go into a cage. We weren't able to catch even one, and the only ones who ever came near the cage were the...

I'm terrified that they might not. They are 2 huge cats that look more like small tigers. I had never seen any cats like that. But they have the sweetest, humblest hearts.

I inherited a feeding station about half a block from my house, from a woman who's sick now and can't take care of them. Most of the cats there (except 2 or 3) come to my feeding station under my apt building and eat with us as well as in their own station. I'd like to transfer their station...

Well, I found out the history of the stray colony I feed, and found articles with photos of them in our feeding station, in the news of a couple years back, so all is fine. The colony's caretaker, a famous local radio and TV woman, died and her friend took care of the cats till some time ago...

I heard someone say that their cat would stand on purpose behind people in the house so they'd step on his tail and he'd get a treat when he cried. He had apparently learned the trick from a couple times it had happened by accident.

It should be straysmommy and it's very misleading!!!

More unusual questions, I'll be grateful for any insight...! 1. A woman a few blocks from me feeds several tens of cats. I wonder if she's been feeding the cats of all the neighbors in the apartment buildings around for years without knowing? 2. God spared all for 1 just. I wonder if...

Stefan, it's probably the neighbors stealing my money by sending their cats to feed from my purse. A few nights ago someone stole the cat food with the bowl (not the water, so it was theft and not cat-hatred). And even if some are real hungry strays, I can't afford to feed 14 cats when I...

You're right, Hissy. I have to stop feeding them. Tonight was the last time. I did know you don't feed stray cats if you can't pay vet bills. I just felt sorry for them and started feeding them. But I've vowed now never again. Anyway, there's a bully cat that didn't let anyone eat...

Thank you so much for sharing! I thoroughly enjoyed it! I wonder why there's hardly any talk of quality-time spent with colonies, on the web... Also, my friend who takes very good care of strays, never spends time with them, just feeds them. Do continue sharing about your colony if and...