So this last holiday season we had an amusing run-in with a black cat. We were all set to leave the house for a party, when this cat jumped into our front door. After a bit of failed coaxing, I had to grab him and escort him out.
The cat was no stray. Didn't smell like one, looked well-fed, and was too comfortable around people. Plus I've seen a black cat at the house next door, pretty sure it's the same one. I don't know what he was doing outside though, it wasn't exactly warm. My mom actually suggested we leave him inside the house while we were gone. I felt bad about leaving the cat in the cold, but I'd feel worse having to clean up cat droppings.
Although now that I think about it, we could have let him hang out in the basement. A door separates the basement from the rest of the house, and there's this small cupboard-type opening in the side wall that leads outside. It could be used as a cat escape-hatch, and hopefully the cat's been trained to go outside for litter. Also as I discovered later, the cat was declawed, so not much chance of cat-scratch damage.
Yesterday again I happened to run into the little black furball outside my door again. From his rubbing against the door he obviously wanted in. Again I was torn, there was a fairly nasty wind that day. I played with him for a bit, but didn't let him in. Besides the litter issue, I didn't have time to be entertaining a feline houseguest. (though in retrospect I ended up not doing much of anything that day). That and my dad worried I wouldn't be able to get him back outside again.
So I just wanted to know what other CS'ers would have done in my position.
The cat was no stray. Didn't smell like one, looked well-fed, and was too comfortable around people. Plus I've seen a black cat at the house next door, pretty sure it's the same one. I don't know what he was doing outside though, it wasn't exactly warm. My mom actually suggested we leave him inside the house while we were gone. I felt bad about leaving the cat in the cold, but I'd feel worse having to clean up cat droppings.
Although now that I think about it, we could have let him hang out in the basement. A door separates the basement from the rest of the house, and there's this small cupboard-type opening in the side wall that leads outside. It could be used as a cat escape-hatch, and hopefully the cat's been trained to go outside for litter. Also as I discovered later, the cat was declawed, so not much chance of cat-scratch damage.
Yesterday again I happened to run into the little black furball outside my door again. From his rubbing against the door he obviously wanted in. Again I was torn, there was a fairly nasty wind that day. I played with him for a bit, but didn't let him in. Besides the litter issue, I didn't have time to be entertaining a feline houseguest. (though in retrospect I ended up not doing much of anything that day). That and my dad worried I wouldn't be able to get him back outside again.
So I just wanted to know what other CS'ers would have done in my position.
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