r/PartTimeCat Rules

This is the neighborhood hustler we call Oreo. Oreo comes to our window every morning and evening for food, takes 2 bites then gives his food away to other kitties. see cat behind him in the distance waiting his turn. we open our window like a little drive Thru and give him cat food, but he actually prefers cat treats because he isn’t starving obviously…

Looking for some honest advice because I'm torn on this one.

A neighbour's cat started visiting us last summer. She's now a permanent fixture. She comes by every day for hours, loves sitting inside with us, and has settled in like she belongs here. Sometimes she does go home, but she usually comes straight back to us quite quickly. We play with her a lot and give her plenty of attention. I've never had a pet before as I wasn't allowed one growing up, and everyone in the house loves her. I never trap her inside, and I always let her out whenever she wants to go.

Her owners live opposite and are neglectful. There's no cat flap, so she's left waiting outside their garden door, and they close their curtains and go to bed very early. There have also been occasions when they've gone away for days on end and left her locked out in bad weather, so we've stepped in and looked after her. We feed her as she's here for hours, and she sleeps in our garage most nights, which we've set up with bedding.

On Diwali she was terrified by the fireworks and the weather and wouldn't go back outside, so she slept in our living room overnight with a makeshift litter tray in case of an accident. Since the nights have got colder I've been letting her in during the evenings, but at bedtime I have to put her out to the garage to sleep, which honestly breaks my heart.

I do this because she seems to toilet at her own home. In all the time I've known her I've never seen her go at ours, so I don't know what would happen if she were shut in the house overnight. She also isn't mine, and I have no idea if she's microchipped. I don't want to "steal" someone's cat, and I'd rather avoid confrontation with her owners, so I'm looking for other options.

I'm extremely worried about her being in the garage overnight as it gets colder, even with bedding. I feel awful when she's sitting at my garden door meowing and I have to say no to letting her in or ignore her.

What would you do as the weather gets colder? Is it ok to let her sleep inside? Why doesn't she like being at home? Any experience from people in a similar situation would be really appreciated. Thank you!

He followed me home this Friday and almost came in. He hasn’t been inside my house in a long time. Then he showed up again on Saturday.

This is Mr. Kitty. He has no collar, so we don’t actually know his name. He lives somewhere nearby, but we’ve never figured out which house is his.
He started frequenting our front garden back in August after discovering a cozy little nap spot and quickly became a daily visitor. He’d spend hours lounging in our front and back yards, often waiting at the door to greet us.
Then October rolled around and he just disappeared. I wasn’t too worried, as he’s clearly well fed, groomed, and taken care of, but it broke my heart a little. I’d grown so accustomed to our daily visits, and they’d become one of the highlights of my day.
Well, guess who showed up four days ago and has already made himself at home. He’s now exclusively our evening visitor💕

Promoted to FullTimeCat with health insurance and everything.

My neighbor moved a few houses down 2 years ago and her cat started showing up to the yard. Then she discovered she can walk right up to our living room window. A few months later and she came inside. Over the past year she’s progressed from sleeping over every now and then to nearly every night. She is the most affectionate and wonderful 10 year old cat ever. Her owner comes to get her when she misses her, but overall is totally fine with it and says this cat always has a second home whoever ever they’ve lived. I feed her a tiny bit and she still goes home for food.

I’m going away for a month in December and I feel so sad and guilty to leave her behind. I can’t imagine her waiting outside my window all day. Is she going to forget us or move on?

She comes here every day for a sleep. We never feed her, neighbour knows where she is. Brings us a lot of happiness!

He got some pets and some wet food as well as treats. He meowed and purred. Good kitty cat.

(🔊sound: ON!)

He's cool with us, but has issues with other cats.. Depending on the day..

😅

Dunno why he has a jumpsuit and binging collar today. Last night he was fine in his natural cat ways.

I was on my nightly walks after dinner and randomly saw this baby a couple of times. Super fluffy, soft and asked for belly rubs (I got away with minimal scratches/bites, because the belly is too irresistible for me to stop rubbing 😫)