In March 2020 we had 4 newcomers show up semi-regular in our neighborhood, adding to the 3 siblings that had been around for a year by then.
One of these newbies is a fluffball my mom decided to name Pony because he looks like a white-brown Pinto with an all-brown tail. (He's really cute).
We think he's a he due to frequent spraying, prowling, and the fact that my two most frequent customers (who I think are both female) are avoidant of him.
Lately he's been around a lot more, crying out while prowling. Short, high-pitched, curious sounds very unlike yowling. Sounds more like he's calling out, looking for another cat. (Sounds very similar to one of the siblings when she's looking for her sister).
The behavior I'm wondering about however is from what happened yesterday.
Pony arrived while the two sisters were having an early dinner. The two sisters stopped eating, and all three ended up on the lawn in a triangle separated by about 10 feet. The sisters watched Pony, who just lay there waiting and grooming himself. This lasted about 10 minutes. They let him eat, one sister left the area and the other went to nap on a covered woodpile. An hour or so later, Pony returned and hopped onto the same woodpile where the cat was still sleeping. I would have expected the female cat to flee like she usually did from Pony, but she didn't. She remained where she was, continuing to lie there like the melting kitty she was (it was hot yesterday!). Pony then proceeded to walk up to her and sit himself down mere inches from her, then groom himself. They sat together this way for a good while.
So my question is: is Pony attempting to cozy himself into the sisters' colony? I wonder this in particular because he's also quite skinny, and I wonder if he's trying to befriend them because he realized they are very well fed (mostly by me). I suppose it's also possible he's just flirting for some... temporary coziness.
It's unknown if any of these cats are fixed, though one of the presumed sisters does have an ear that appears to have been tipped when she was young, unlike her sister. I have seen all three cats spray, but the two presumed sisters only do it once in a long while, assuming when they're in heat.
(I'm in the process of looking for TNR help).
One of these newbies is a fluffball my mom decided to name Pony because he looks like a white-brown Pinto with an all-brown tail. (He's really cute).
We think he's a he due to frequent spraying, prowling, and the fact that my two most frequent customers (who I think are both female) are avoidant of him.
Lately he's been around a lot more, crying out while prowling. Short, high-pitched, curious sounds very unlike yowling. Sounds more like he's calling out, looking for another cat. (Sounds very similar to one of the siblings when she's looking for her sister).
The behavior I'm wondering about however is from what happened yesterday.
Pony arrived while the two sisters were having an early dinner. The two sisters stopped eating, and all three ended up on the lawn in a triangle separated by about 10 feet. The sisters watched Pony, who just lay there waiting and grooming himself. This lasted about 10 minutes. They let him eat, one sister left the area and the other went to nap on a covered woodpile. An hour or so later, Pony returned and hopped onto the same woodpile where the cat was still sleeping. I would have expected the female cat to flee like she usually did from Pony, but she didn't. She remained where she was, continuing to lie there like the melting kitty she was (it was hot yesterday!). Pony then proceeded to walk up to her and sit himself down mere inches from her, then groom himself. They sat together this way for a good while.
So my question is: is Pony attempting to cozy himself into the sisters' colony? I wonder this in particular because he's also quite skinny, and I wonder if he's trying to befriend them because he realized they are very well fed (mostly by me). I suppose it's also possible he's just flirting for some... temporary coziness.
It's unknown if any of these cats are fixed, though one of the presumed sisters does have an ear that appears to have been tipped when she was young, unlike her sister. I have seen all three cats spray, but the two presumed sisters only do it once in a long while, assuming when they're in heat.
(I'm in the process of looking for TNR help).
I would try to TNR them as soon as possible. That will help them avoid fights when other intact cats come by (which is inevitable) and cause intacts to move on to find a mate. 
