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Hello Everyone...I just joined TheCatSite and hopefully someone can give me some advice on what to do.
Okay, so I've been living in my apartment complex for about 6 months. I've seen this roughly medium size cat before hunting a frog around the pond in front of my apartment at night, one time. Then, periodically I would see it just at night, I figured it was good at staying out of sight. For whatever reason, this week I have been seeing it a lot. Recently, the weather started getting colder too maybe that's why? I came home from work yesterday and was startled to see it by my sliding glass door, which it ran away as soon as it saw me. I assumed it was interacting with my cats, who always are looking out the window. I was afraid maybe it was a stray, so of course, I put food and water out just in case. This morning I was leaving for work and saw it laying around the bank of the pond. It was dark when I left, so I couldn't see if it had ate anything. When I came home the food was basically gone, so I put more out today in hopes of catching a closer look at it. This evening, I went to close my curtains and the cat was coming up to eat, saw me and stared for a bit then ran off. Probably 10 minutes later, it was back eating the food. I distracted my cats away from the window because the cat seemed afraid of them, which I could understand because they are part Maine Coon and about double its' size.
So here is my problem, I cannot tell if this is someone's cat in my complex or a stray. The cat doesn't seem too skinny at all, however I cannot tell if it is a stray female cat that is pregnant or just an outdoor cat. When I have interaction with it, it runs but it has a long stare at me first and then takes off. Not quite sure why that is. I did see a part on its back that looks like the fur is a bit shorter than the rest of its' fur, I figured maybe it's a healing wound. It does look dirty, but it has short hair so I don't know if it's just a dirty outdoor cat or stray. Plus, I don't want to gain the cat's trust, capture it and take it to the vet just to find out I captured someone's cat. Any possible information would be greatly appreciated.
Okay, so I've been living in my apartment complex for about 6 months. I've seen this roughly medium size cat before hunting a frog around the pond in front of my apartment at night, one time. Then, periodically I would see it just at night, I figured it was good at staying out of sight. For whatever reason, this week I have been seeing it a lot. Recently, the weather started getting colder too maybe that's why? I came home from work yesterday and was startled to see it by my sliding glass door, which it ran away as soon as it saw me. I assumed it was interacting with my cats, who always are looking out the window. I was afraid maybe it was a stray, so of course, I put food and water out just in case. This morning I was leaving for work and saw it laying around the bank of the pond. It was dark when I left, so I couldn't see if it had ate anything. When I came home the food was basically gone, so I put more out today in hopes of catching a closer look at it. This evening, I went to close my curtains and the cat was coming up to eat, saw me and stared for a bit then ran off. Probably 10 minutes later, it was back eating the food. I distracted my cats away from the window because the cat seemed afraid of them, which I could understand because they are part Maine Coon and about double its' size.
So here is my problem, I cannot tell if this is someone's cat in my complex or a stray. The cat doesn't seem too skinny at all, however I cannot tell if it is a stray female cat that is pregnant or just an outdoor cat. When I have interaction with it, it runs but it has a long stare at me first and then takes off. Not quite sure why that is. I did see a part on its back that looks like the fur is a bit shorter than the rest of its' fur, I figured maybe it's a healing wound. It does look dirty, but it has short hair so I don't know if it's just a dirty outdoor cat or stray. Plus, I don't want to gain the cat's trust, capture it and take it to the vet just to find out I captured someone's cat. Any possible information would be greatly appreciated.