Hello,
first off, I am new to this forum and am trying to get some feedback on how to handle my unique situation. About 6 weeks ago a beautiful calico cat starting showing up in the neighborhood. She is very friendly and lovable, obviously was someones cat, but no collar. She would show up every few days for a couple of weeks. One very hot day (90) she was in my yard trying to get water from my fountain. I gave her some water which she drank right up. I then gave her some food, which she also ate very hungrily. She started coming to my deck all the time and I would find her sleeping in the morning. I fed her a few more times. I looked in the paper for any lost pets and I did take a picture of her and posted a found notice in a few block area. It looks like she has been spayed, but she is a young cat and in good health. After about a week one of my neighbors told me another family on the next block were also taking care of her, although I dont know when, since she seems to always be at my house. I went and talked to him and he said yes, it was a stray and they are keeping it, but it does not want to go inside. I told him fine, I would not feed it again. It was gone for 2 days and since then has been at my door every morning and sleeping in a cat carrier on my deck every night. It does want to come inside. I have 2 indoor cats and a dog. If I took this cat it would be an indoor cat, as I do not believe cats are safe outside here. We live in a tourist area on the south carolina coast. There is another outdoor cat in the neighborhood that trys to fight with this sweet cat all the time and it has had several sores on it. The other family is never home, work all day and then kids activities. I think this cat just wants love and being retired and around all day, I have given that. I do feel badly to just take this cat, so I have tried to get it to go home, but it keeps coming here. After a few days, I feed it again, because I cannot stand it any longer. Help!
first off, I am new to this forum and am trying to get some feedback on how to handle my unique situation. About 6 weeks ago a beautiful calico cat starting showing up in the neighborhood. She is very friendly and lovable, obviously was someones cat, but no collar. She would show up every few days for a couple of weeks. One very hot day (90) she was in my yard trying to get water from my fountain. I gave her some water which she drank right up. I then gave her some food, which she also ate very hungrily. She started coming to my deck all the time and I would find her sleeping in the morning. I fed her a few more times. I looked in the paper for any lost pets and I did take a picture of her and posted a found notice in a few block area. It looks like she has been spayed, but she is a young cat and in good health. After about a week one of my neighbors told me another family on the next block were also taking care of her, although I dont know when, since she seems to always be at my house. I went and talked to him and he said yes, it was a stray and they are keeping it, but it does not want to go inside. I told him fine, I would not feed it again. It was gone for 2 days and since then has been at my door every morning and sleeping in a cat carrier on my deck every night. It does want to come inside. I have 2 indoor cats and a dog. If I took this cat it would be an indoor cat, as I do not believe cats are safe outside here. We live in a tourist area on the south carolina coast. There is another outdoor cat in the neighborhood that trys to fight with this sweet cat all the time and it has had several sores on it. The other family is never home, work all day and then kids activities. I think this cat just wants love and being retired and around all day, I have given that. I do feel badly to just take this cat, so I have tried to get it to go home, but it keeps coming here. After a few days, I feed it again, because I cannot stand it any longer. Help!