Stray and Feral Cats

I don't know if I mentioned before that I am allergic to cats and there is this one gray stray cat that seems to have somewhat become attracted to me. I don't feed it. I had an unusual encounter with it.

I opened my backdoor only to see this cat standing a few paces away meowing. My usual response "What are you doing here, go home?" I proceed through the door and it walks toward me. I walk in another direction and into the yard. I'm standing near a flower bed and this cat follows me, meowing and then starts rubbing against my legs and persists even when I move away. For fear of it jumping up on me I hurried back in the house all the while telling it to go home. Yesterday it was at the backdoor wailing. It's weird.
 
Please let him come in.
Our sofa tiger found us. We adopted non adoptables she had to live with until they left us. Bengal with an attitude, feral torti with two attitudes.
 
Von Jones said:
I don't know if I mentioned before that I am allergic to cats and there is this one gray stray cat that seems to have somewhat become attracted to me. I don't feed it. I had an unusual encounter with it.

I opened my backdoor only to see this cat standing a few paces away meowing. My usual response "What are you doing here, go home?" I proceed through the door and it walks toward me. I walk in another direction and into the yard. I'm standing near a flower bed and this cat follows me, meowing and then starts rubbing against my legs and persists even when I move away. For fear of it jumping up on me I hurried back in the house all the while telling it to go home. Yesterday it was at the backdoor wailing. It's weird.
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Sorry you are allergic to cats, Von. If you don’t want the kitty hanging around, don’t feed it! It will never leave! :sneaky::DThey learn real quick where to get a free meal.😼 I have had my fair share of stray kitties over the years, but I like cats.

I know other people who can't touch cats because they are allergic and it would cause them great sneezing fits, or if they would rub their eyes after touching a cat their eyes would swell. My nephew is allergic to cats and dogs, yet he has furry critters because he has young kids who wanted them. He takes an allergy pill.
 
Krystal Shay said:
Sorry you are allergic to cats, Von. If you don’t want the kitty hanging around, don’t feed it! It will never leave! :sneaky::DThey learn real quick where to get a free meal.😼 I have had my fair share of stray kitties over the years, but I like cats.

I know other people who can't touch cats because they are allergic and it would cause them great sneezing fits, or if they would rub their eyes after touching a cat their eyes would swell. My nephew is allergic to cats and dogs, yet he has furry critters because he has young kids who wanted them. He takes an allergy pill.
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Not feeding stray cats I learned years ago. Learned that I was allergic to cats when my oldest son and wife had a cat. It behaved the same way, rubbing against me. After leaving I would start sneezing my head off and watery eyes. Put two and two together - voila!

I just think it's strange that this cat seems to know when I'm outside and appears in the most awkward places that makes me jump when I see it suddenly staring at me.
 
Von Jones said:
Not feeding stray cats I learned years ago. Learned that I was allergic to cats when my oldest son and wife had a cat. It behaved the same way, rubbing against me. After leaving I would start sneezing my head off and watery eyes. Put two and two together - voila!

I just think it's strange that this cat seems to know when I'm outside and appears in the most awkward places that makes me jump when I see it suddenly staring at me.
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I'm also allergic to cats and it is miserable; it especially affects my eyes making them itch and water. Maybe you could fix a spray bottle with water and give him a "spritz" to discourage him, Von. It won't hurt him but he will probably get the message.
 
I've amended my goal of Smoke walking into the house on his own to where the next time he lets me pick him up (he's only done that once), I'll bring him in. I have been holding the door open for him and inviting him in, sometimes with Ella calmly watching, sometimes, and he wants to come in, at least to explore. He has taken steps toward the door, once setting his front feet inside and stretching his neck to see around the corner into my office, but hasn't come up with the courage to come in on his own.

Often, after he has thought about coming in or after he has allowed me to pet him, he will temporarily revert to staying away from the porch for a day or two or refusing to come in until after I have left the porch and closed the door.
 
Ken Anderson said:
I've amended my goal of Smoke walking into the house on his own to where the next time he lets me pick him up (he's only done that once), I'll bring him in. I have been holding the door open for him and inviting him in, sometimes with Ella calmly watching, sometimes, and he wants to come in, at least to explore. He has taken steps toward the door, once setting his front feet inside and stretching his neck to see around the corner into my office, but hasn't come up with the courage to come in on his own.

Often, after he has thought about coming in or after he has allowed me to pet him, he will temporarily revert to staying away from the porch for a day or two or refusing to come in until after I have left the porch and closed the door.
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It is all in his court. Please be patient.
 
Marie Miller said:
It is all in his court. Please be patient.
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Oh, I am careful to be patient. I've domesticated a true feral (whom I named Bird) once before, and Smoke was someone's kitty once, I am sure. When he was running from me several years ago, I called "Kitty," and he stopped for a moment, and a true feral cat wouldn't do that. I expect that either his people dumped him when he was no longer the playful kitten they had wanted, or perhaps they moved and left him behind.
 
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Ken Anderson said:
Oh, I am careful to be patient. I've domesticated a true feral (whom I named Bird) once before, and Smoke was someone's kitty once, I am sure. When he was running from me several years ago, I called "Kitty," and he stopped for a moment, and a true feral cat wouldn't do that. I expect that either his people dumped when he was no longer the playful kitten they had wanted, or perhaps they moved and left him behind.
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Sometimes I wish they could talk not just communicate.
 
Okay. I told you about this cat that seems to come around me when I am outside. Well, last night I was watching Stargate: Atlantis and was startled by a sound on the door that set the security alert off. "Who could that be at this time?" I quickly accessed the video playback and didn't see anyone. I sat down and again the alert sounded and again I watched the playback, still no-one. Curiosity got me to look back over the first playback and then I saw the tail of that cat moving from full view of the camera. I hope this doesn't become a habit of this cat. :cautious:
 
Von Jones said:
Okay. I told you about this cat that seems to come around me when I am outside. Well, last night I was watching Stargate: Atlantis and was startled by a sound on the door that set the security alert off. "Who could that be at this time?" I quickly accessed the video playback and didn't see anyone. I sat down and again the alert sounded and again I watched the playback, still no-one. Curiosity got me to look back over the first playback and then I saw the tail of that cat moving from full view of the camera. I hope this doesn't become a habit of this cat. :cautious:
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They are creatures of habit. They usually take the same route around the neighborhood, when they are out. If your camera has settings, you can uncheck "animal detection" so your notifications won't go off.
 
I did that years ago because of the squirrels, buses and cars that pass by the house. It's great when the mailman arrives.

I guess I've just become a habit then. :rolleyes: :ROFLMAO:
 
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