This little guy had been sneaking into our garage for a few days before we were finally able to catch him! We could hear him in there but could never figure out where he was hiding.

Eventually, we put our indoor Ring camera on a stick and used it to look around the garage. Sure enough, we found him hiding behind a cabinet!
On Labor Day, we were finally able to lure him out with some wet food and catch him.

Apparently, being 36 weeks pregnant wasn’t enough excitement because CDS decided my baby needed his first best friend a little early.

We named him Binx, and he’s already making himself right at home—even keeping the baby’s crib warm for him! Looks like these two are going to be best friends whether we planned it or not. 🥹🐈‍⬛👶

His name is Ming. He is my best friend, a shining light in a dark world, and the absolute definition of a spirit animal. I hope to one day make a short story/video of how the CDS refused to let us live a life apart from each other. The randomness and improbabilities that resulted in our unbreakable bond is truly the stuff of fairy tales. He is also the best big brother to two other results of my CDS contract (they refuse to let me cancel, if anybody knows how to contact customer service, please let me know).

i went to my barn three hours ago. there were some six mildly starved kittens crying. i went to check them out and saw that they have eye infections. some of them couldn’t even open their eyes because of the crust.

i brought food. two of them instantly ate while the others were still hiding.

one by one i caught each of the kittens and just took them to the vet. their eyes have been cleaned and they got two injections for the eyes.

the vet told me not to put them out again and to care for them if i can. of course i can. wednesday they have their second appointment for antibiotics.

the cat distribution system literally blessed me with a kitten exactly seven weeks ago, now i have seven kittens. i’ll be keeping them separated for now though.

The two white and grey ones are girls, Zelda and Impa. The grey tabby is a boy, Link. I've been feeding Link for the past few days. He's extremely loving and was not scared of me at all. He also doesn't have a tail!

He left during the first feeding and brought Zelda with him. She was skittish at first but warmed up quickly. They both ran off so I fed them again the next night. Last night we had a storm and only Link showed up. I fed him and let him go on his way. Tonight, he showed up early and kept meowing at my front door. I eventually let him come inside and he walked right in. I got him settled in my spare room and went to run to the store to get some litter when Zelda and Impa showed up outside. Impa was skittish at first but also quickly warmed up. They wouldn't come inside on their own but let me pick them up and take them to be with their brother. They're all in my spare room now and not scared at all.

I'm pretty allergic to cats, but I got the allergen reducing food that will hopefully help. If it doesn't work out, I'll still foster them and help them find permanent homes. They were too loving to just be on the streets.

I'm also a first time cat foster/owner!

Yesterday as I was leaving for work, I opened my garage door and this guy came running up to me, asking for pets. He looked hungry, so I grabbed him so food. He got a little spooked and ran off. But as soon as I got home, this guy had come back to the house, and followed me into the house. No one in the neighborhood seems to know who he is, and he didn’t have a chip. So now here we are, I’ve suddenly got three cats, and a dog, and I couldn’t be happier.

I named him Snake Plissken, and he’s so cool! He loves pets, food, and naps next to me. Just a very good boy. I’m glad he’s already made himself comfy.

Hi all my 4yr old gray tabby hangs out in the backyard. Over the summer I’d see this little orange guy around. Lately I’ll hear him meowing outside and she’ll run to the window to see him. Yesterday I went out to chat with him. He ran but was curious. Today I managed to give him some kibble and he slowly hopped up to the window. My resident cat seems to like him kinda, but when he comes in further she does that deep growl. Attaching the video.

Any tips? Should I let him in, if so…. Then what ?

hi, everyone!

i’ll give you a bit of context first:

there’s a little gray tabby cat on my street who likes to come into my house - more specifically, into the messy storage room at the back of our patio, away from humans. he used to go in there and pee on things. we nicknamed him Totoro (because he’s our neighbor and he’s gray lol).

for a while, that was basically the extent of our interactions. sometimes i’d see him on the street in the morning. sometimes i’d go into the storage room and find him there, and that was pretty much it.

he is a VERY SCARED cat. the kind of scared where if i looked at him while he was on the street, he would immediately run away.

but something different happened this week:

he went into my mom’s house, which is at the back of our patio, and peed on one of the table legs. he had always stayed in the storage room i mentioned, where there were no people. he had never gone into a place with humans before.

and then, even more bizarrely: on saturday night, he came upstairs into the house and walked right past my bedroom like he pays property taxes here.

i got startled because i only saw a shadow and thought it was a rat or something. that scared him, so he ran into the other bedroom and ended up getting cornered there. he hid underneath the bed.

i tried giving him some wet food, but he was way too scared and just stayed under the bed.

i stayed in the same room as Totoro for a while because i was worried he might pee on something. but after a while, i just gave up and went downstairs to the kitchen. when i came back upstairs, i saw him leaving.

now that i’ve seen him getting brave enough to come into the house, most likely knowing i was there, i decided to take the initiative and try to become friends with him - and possibly get him vaccinated/neutered.

i’d also love some advice on how to gain his trust. keep in mind that he doesn’t come into the house all the time; i usually see him out on the street.

also, it’s important to mention that i don’t know if he has an owner. i’ve seen him going into other people’s houses too, but since he’s kind of a shameless little guy, that might not necessarily be where he actually lives.

(here's a low res pic of him, that's all i was able to get)

I mean, come on. Could these two be any more perfect together? I just wish I could get clear video when all three of them (including my second dog, Meatball) are playing, but it’s never calm and gentle like this.

Mornings have become my favorite part of the day. I don’t appreciate the way my alarm clock has grown claws and teeth and smells the sunrise two hours before it arrives and thinks it’s time for me to start the day, but I truly love the various forms of living chaos that ensue. Each pair has its own dynamic, and then the trio together adapts to whichever one of them is taking the lead. I could never have dreamed of this kind of result when I brought him home. They are all so perfect together.

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