We have 2 semi-feral cats - a momma and her kitten - that live in the back yard, and 3 semi-feral cats that live in the front yard. We used to have just one food bowl, in the front, but the mom would come around from the back yard and mix it up with the "front" kitties to get to the food. We tried moving the food bowl to the back yard, but the front kitties knew they weren't welcome back there. The solution was a food bowl in the front and one in the back - everyone is fat and happy, but we're spending $10 a week to feed the outside cats; we tried the cheep $5 cat food, but they wouldn't eat it. When a feral cat doesn't touch a bowl for food for 2 days, you know it's crap grub. She'll wolf down a bowl of food in a matter of minutes. Every morning when we get up, she's sitting at the sliding door with her face pressed against the glass; it's kind of sad, actually. I think she really wants to be an inside cat.
Momma will let us pet her, but not pick her up. Tigger (so-nammed because he bounces on his hind feet) won't let you get within 20' of him.
The two black-and-white 'front' cats (Phantom and Carlotta) are very tame now, and we can pick them up. We had them fixed, too. The Calico - Callie - is still too skittish, but she's getting there.
It looks like Callie and Momma are both preggers. I'm guessing it was Phantom, before he went under the knife.
I'm not a "cat person" per se, and I don't mind feeding them and all, but when I found cat pee all over my car cover, I was less than pleased.
The wife came with 2 elderly cats, and then she just had to adopt an 11-month old kitten. The inside kitten likes to play with the outside kitten through the screen.
Front yard cats
Backyard cats
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