Hello everyone!
We've recently moved to a new house (rented), and after a few evenings, we noticed a cat that would sit by our backyard glass door and stare inside.
We opened the door, and she was scared but friendly. We petted her and let her go.
However, she was staring at us through the door each morning and evening, like in a good horror movie
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We thought that maybe the previous tenants fed her, and after a week, we gave up and bought some food. I think that was our mistake.
She has started to come more often and stay for longer.
We are not allowed to have pets at the house, so it was ok when she would come and go for occasional treats, but now, after several weeks, it has gone out of hand.
She is basically living at our house; she comes in the morning, sleeps in the chair, and sometimes leaves for a short break in the afternoon. She spends nights at our house too, leaving at around 5 pm and coming back after a few hours.
Neighbours don´t communicate much in our community, so we asked if someone knew whose cat it was, but people weren´t sure. But she definitely didn´t look stray or feral when she first came.
I doubt her owners (if she has any) are happy with her disappearance.
Our landlord absolutely won't be happy to find her on the premises.
Also, we are also going on vacation in a month, so we won't be home for about 3–4 weeks.
Should we stop feeding her and letting her inside the house? I'm worried she will be stressed and confused.
Also, what worries me is that sometimes we leave for the whole day, and when we come back late, she will be sitting on the fence waiting. If she sees that there is no one at home, why does she prefer to wait for us instead of going to her actual owners?
In hindsight, we shouldn´t have fed a cat we assumed had owners in the first place. But what's done is done.
What would be the best way to deal with the situation now?
Thank you!
We've recently moved to a new house (rented), and after a few evenings, we noticed a cat that would sit by our backyard glass door and stare inside.
We opened the door, and she was scared but friendly. We petted her and let her go.
However, she was staring at us through the door each morning and evening, like in a good horror movie
) We thought that maybe the previous tenants fed her, and after a week, we gave up and bought some food. I think that was our mistake.
She has started to come more often and stay for longer.
We are not allowed to have pets at the house, so it was ok when she would come and go for occasional treats, but now, after several weeks, it has gone out of hand.
She is basically living at our house; she comes in the morning, sleeps in the chair, and sometimes leaves for a short break in the afternoon. She spends nights at our house too, leaving at around 5 pm and coming back after a few hours.
Neighbours don´t communicate much in our community, so we asked if someone knew whose cat it was, but people weren´t sure. But she definitely didn´t look stray or feral when she first came.
I doubt her owners (if she has any) are happy with her disappearance.
Our landlord absolutely won't be happy to find her on the premises.
Also, we are also going on vacation in a month, so we won't be home for about 3–4 weeks.
Should we stop feeding her and letting her inside the house? I'm worried she will be stressed and confused.
Also, what worries me is that sometimes we leave for the whole day, and when we come back late, she will be sitting on the fence waiting. If she sees that there is no one at home, why does she prefer to wait for us instead of going to her actual owners?
In hindsight, we shouldn´t have fed a cat we assumed had owners in the first place. But what's done is done.
What would be the best way to deal with the situation now?
Thank you!
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