Street cats, i have 2 street cats, that just come to my house for food and then they leave. They won’t let me pet them or hold them
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u/EvilBillSing 6h ago
I have one , been feeding him for three years. Just took him to be fixed. I could get within a few feet and he would bolt. I was always nice to him. Never loud or made any movements towards him.
He is on my closed in front porch. Im giving him space and then im going to try and socialize him. I thought he was older but the vet said he was around 3. Broke my heart he has been outside his whole life.
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u/Smooth-Review-2614 7h ago
If you don’t think they are pets then consider asking a shelter for a trap. Lots of them are willing to help with TNR for strays.
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u/n00b04 5h ago
I thought bout it but I rather just let them be and feed them.
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u/tammyszu 5h ago
TNR is just trap, neuter, release. You would just take them to get fixed and vaccinated and then release them back into your backyard. It’s basically just letting them be and feeding them, but preventing them from having a bunch of babies.
I was feeding 1 female cat and she had 2 litters of kittens before I could get her fixed. She would’ve kept bringing me kittens every couple of months if I didn’t get her fixed.
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u/dgcamero 5h ago
And picture 1 kitty either is, or is nearly pregnant, if she's not spayed. They look fairly healthy and clean in the pictures, so they may be someone's spayed, neutered, and vaccinated pets that go on adventures together.
Hopefully it's the latter or you're gonna end up with at least one litter of kittens.
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u/n00b04 5h ago
Mmm 🤔 maybe that why it’s been eating more then usually… I am in trouble if it is.. lol
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u/dgcamero 5h ago
Look into TNR programs for real...or stop feeding them unless they are so tame they'll eat out of your hands...
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u/summonsays 4h ago
My mother in law started that way. Now she's feeding about 20 cats a day... Spending hundreds a month on food. And she's their entire source of food, so she can't stop or they'll starve.... But they also keep having more kittens.
So yeah, you really aren't doing them or future you any favors if you don't trap them and get them fixed.
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u/FlipMyWigBaby 5h ago edited 4h ago
Yeah, don’t approach the cat, they need to be curious and comfortable to approach you. When they eat, sit low, close by, but not too close by, don’t stare. Put some treats between you and them, so that they might turn closer in your direction.
Just sit there, with sleepy eyes, no sudden movements and let them eat in peace. After a few weeks of sitting nearby calmly, put some treats in your hand, and slowly toss a few at them, to get them closer. They might get comfortable and sniff your hands after a while due to the scent of treats. No sudden movements. Then one day they might let you ‘accidentally’ brush your hand on their side. Never attempt to pick them up. One day they might brush up against your leg, and thats when you can finally attempt to give them a little scritch of mutual friendship and trust.
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u/unkyduck 3h ago
We had a big orange cat watch us from across the yard for 3 years.
Now he's under my feet whenever I'm in the garden.
We've been trying to lure him inside for the last couple of winters. We live North of 50
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u/fry_that_chicken 3h ago
We love TNRs and spay aborts!!! A fixed cat is a happy cat 😺thanks for feeding them and giving them a place to chill
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u/TrueGlich 5h ago
I have one in my compex that i have made into a Tube addict. he sees me and hes cuddling my feet and following me around complex for a tube a week. hes pet shy but ironicly he wil sometimes come into my codo and look around and he will let me pick him up and place him outside..
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u/carthuscrass 4h ago
We have like six of those, and some just won't let you pet them for a while. Those cats up there just need to get used to you. If it's already been a while, and you have a chair outside, sit quietly in it when you know they will be coming to eat. Do that a few times, maybe offer a special treat after several days of that, then see if they will smell your hand. Remember to be quiet, and also remember that this just won't work sometimes.
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u/onemorecoffeeplease 2h ago
I have an indoor cat; been with us from when she was just a kitten. Three years later, she treats us exactly like your street cats except that she is terrified when we try to take her outside. All show… but we love her all the same.
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u/EvelynnTM_ 1h ago
I’ve been feeding this void at work for about 8 months now, closest I’ve gotten is 2 feet away while reaching for the food bowl. It will come lay on my steps for food and will slow blink at me but runs off if anyone gets too close. The calico is a recent member and she will meow at you very cutely and will approach for minimal pets. All cats are different and have different backgrounds.
Like will I ever get to pet the black cat? Probably not, unless I trap it and force it to be around humans. I know that one is fixed tho (ear clipped). I’d love to find a home for the calico tho before it gets cold as she is very friendly and probably was a pet at some point.
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u/pauvcloche 7h ago
Look at their fur, they aren't stray cats, but beautiful, well-groomed and loved cats. Please do not feed them anymore.
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u/Another_Guy_In_Ohio 7h ago
As a lifelong cat owner, I will never understand the people who expect to just pick up and hold a cat. Will some cats let you pick them up, or hold them? Yes. Will most cats, especially ones that don’t know you really well? In my experience, absolutely not.
My wife complains that our 4 cats all like me better because they snuggle me more, sit on my lap, rub against me more. Guess which of us tries to pick a cat up daily and which doesn’t?