#1 This Is Homer!
#2 8 Years Ago This Beauty Was Eating Food With Ants Crawling All Over It, Had Fur That Felt Like Straw, And Would Cower Each Time Anyone Would Attempt To Pet Her
#3 This Is Marley. Marley Is My Upstairs Neighbors' Cat. This Is My Couch. I Don't Think Marley Got The Memo
To try and explain this common phenomenon of people spotting not their cats wandering around their homes, Bored Panda reached out to Molly DeVoss, a certified feline training and behavior specialist who runs the Cat Behavior Solutions agency.
When asked why cats go to the homes of strangers they don't even know, Molly said that it’s because more than 50% of people let their cats have access to the outdoors, so there are probably a lot of social cats roaming your neighborhood. “Cats are opportunists; they will hang out where the good food is. So perhaps they wander in because they smell something you’re cooking inside that appeals to them,” Molly explained.
#4 Furthermore, This Fella Has Greeted Me The Last Few Mornings. He’s Chonky And If His Collar Is To Be Believed, His Name Is ‘Do Not Feed!’
#5 The Little Fellow Has Become Cuddly Now … I Guess I Have A Cat. Kinda. It Turns Out He’s My Neighbor’s Cat And Lives With Two Other Cats. So He Basically Comes To My House For Some Piece And Quiet
#6 My Porch, One Of My Dogs...not My Cat
The feline behaviorist also said that it may be because there are territorial cats, dogs or predators chasing them, and they seek your home as a safe refuge. “It could be that your home is more peaceful and serene than where they live. Cats are also curious, often wandering up to a quarter mile from home, so it could be that something inside piques their interest and they feel it merits investigation,” Molly told us.
Moreover, “27% of cats are adopted from the streets, which tells me that cats are also playing a role in choosing their home and family,” she added.
#7 Please Enjoy This Crummy Picture Of Charlie The Neighbor Cat Waiting Politely Outside My Patio Door For His Supper
#8 Technically, Tony Isn’t Ours
#9 My House, Not My Cats
However, if you have cats of your own, it is not a good idea to encourage roaming cats to come near your home, Molly argues. “Your cat will see the cats outside, and in trying to protect their territory, may react with redirected aggression to you or other cats in your home,” she said and added that there are many humane deterrents that discourage cats from crossing your property.
“On the other hand, if you don’t have a cat, and enjoy the company of the feline visitor, then you can encourage them to stay more often by feeding them regularly. It is not uncommon for an outdoor cat to ‘live’ at many homes within a few blocks of the person who it belongs to,” Molly said.
#10 Not My Cat! I Guess She Heard I Feed Strays And Was Quite Demanding….later I Discovered She Was Eating For 4!
#11 This Guy Started Showing Up A Few Months Ago. He Has A Collar On But No Tags. One Day I Decided To Put A Note On His Collar To See If He Had A Home. He Does! His Lovely Mom Text Me All About Him And Thinks It’s Great He Comes By For Naps And Hangouts With Me
#12 19th November 2018…. This Little Guy Jumped Through My Window As I Was Sleeping On The Sofa And Started Eating My Food That Was On The Table, He Ended Up Staying The Night So I Called Him Rusty
3 months later he came back so I contacted his owners only to be told that they have moved over 300miles away so I knew I had to keep him
Since then he’s been my best friend and he’s happier than ever "
The feline behaviorist said that she has heard many stories of people whose cat eats dinner at one house, breakfast at another, and sleeps at home. “To be respectful of the owner, you should take the cat to your local shelter or veterinarian and have him scanned for a microchip; he may very well be someone’s missing cat.”
#13 Not My Cat, But He Heard The Thunder From The Storms Rolling In Here In Indiana Near Louisville And Was Pawing At The Door To Get In And Take Shelter. Lol. Sweet Guy
#14 Well, Seems We Have Another Mhnmc Sitch
Meet NMK (not my kitten) but probably will be."
#15 So We Moved In To A New Place In December
“If the cat visitor is not spayed or neutered, it’s also prudent to try to get that done as soon as possible, so they are not increasing the outdoor cat population,” Molly warned. Having said that in general, “If you provide a safe environment, with predictable feeding times, a cat is likely to become a frequent visitor – and may just adopt you,” Molly concluded in an interview.
#16 This Petite Démon Found A Cozy Place At My Car In A Rainy Evening, Then Found My Sofa And Tried To Eat My Soul
#18 This Was My Toby, He Turned Up As A Hungry Kitten, As They Often Do
We’d had him ten years, and he was very much loved by us and our neighbours.
It read “Toby, he was our little friend”.
They are shown here on a doggy bed bought by them)"
#19 Our Fishing Bivvy, Not Our Cat
In the morning, he got up from his snuggle with my partner when he noticed I was making tea, and required milk - which he got, of course. The bailiffs came by and told us he's called Leo. When we left he was still trying to get under things, on top of our pile of packed up kit! "
#20 My Cat And Not My Cat In My Desk …. The Red One Is Mine, White Boy Almost Mine
