12-04-2021, 07:00 PM
PeterB wrote:
Two words for you:
MULTI-CAT HOUSEHOLD
(ok, so maybe it's really three words)
I literally LOL'd at that one.... "Then 7 it is".
I am feeding a new Feral cat (along with 2 others that have been around for years) that popped up this summer and now that it is getting colder here in Michigan I am getting concerned. This one knows my work schedule and is usually setting near my porch within the 3 hour window when I arrive home.
Problem is this one is super friendly.
The two original ferals are skittish and essentially "wild". They see me, stay a lawn distance away from the food bowl on the side of the driveway. wait until I go into the house and then run and check the food bowl. If i feed them and step back out of the house - they retreat to nearby safety.
This new friendly one. comes to my vehicle, meowing when I open the car door. Will hop on the hood and look at me if I take too long opening the door. Will follow me on the front porch and act like he wants to follow me into the house.
I already "own" a cat that i was supposed to "foster" for a short period time that i got "stuck with" about 6 years ago.
I'm afraid that when we really really cold nights (teens or below) here in Michigan, I will feel bad and let him in.
Cat people help me: I wonder if I put a cat bed, food and water in the foyer (4ft x5ft maybe) and let him sleep there overnight would it stress him out? Would he go back out in the morning?
I also think "my" girl may try and fight him. I have seen/heard the friendly cat fight a new stays that may come into the yard on 2 occasions.
I don't want to be like the pic above - lol