This is my old cat Fluffy who passed away a good 3 years ago after we had to put her down. My mom, sister and I always called her a 'chocolate brown' cat; she looks black, but in the light her fur would look brownish and have multiple tone. Was she actually a black cat? At least to me, she looks...
I do agree; it's hard to control where cats go once they venture outside. My mom has actually claimed a cat she saw in her complex as her own now - it started with the cat just being friendly then it turned into feeding then it turned into sleeping there then more cats came along and began...