Thanks all for the advice! I will not declaw the cat. My girlfriend suggested getting it declawed but I've done a lot of research on pet care for cats and understand it's a bad thing to do.
We've decided to look around the neighborhood for a couple days before taking her in. I am freaking out...
Hi! If we decide to keep it, we'll take it to the vet and if there's a chip we'll return it for sure. Checking with neighbors is a good idea.
We have never fed the cat and the only reasons I can think of why'd it'd stay in our backyard are (1) we have a pool without chemicals, so easy water...
My girlfriend and I have been wanting a cat for a while now. We currently don't own a pet and neither of us have had a cat before, though we're both very good with dogs.
There's a cat that stays near our house most of the day though we don't feed it and until the last week haven't given it much...