So, we've been in our new house for around a month now and a cat from the neighbourhood seems to have adopted us.
He (I think is a he) initially came to the door a few weeks back, while I was having a cigarette outside, was really friendly and invited himself into the house, I'm a big softy when it comes to animals so I just let him stay in for about half an hour, OH came home and put him out immediately.
Since then, kitty has been a permanent fixture on our doorstep, he's there every day when I get up at 4:30am and when OH gets up at 8:30am and is there waiting when we get home from work, I've given him a bit of attention but refrained from feeding him until yesterday because he seems to have lost weight and is getting pretty skinny.
I've let him in the house a few times as it's been raining and he just sits at the patio window getting soaked and my heart melts a little bit.
The thing is, the last thing I would want to do is steal someone's pet, I'd hate to think someone was missing him but at the same time, I can't see him sitting out in the rain and getting all skinny all day and night. He's a lovely cat and we'd gladly keep him but don't want to be a catnapper!
He's not wearing a collar so I can't get in touch with his owners and our area can be a bit rough and don't know how well they'd take it if we did get in touch with them. ive checked all the lost cat posts online for the last week and nothing's come up. I'm not really sure what to do, I guess we should get him checked for a chip, I just worry that his actual owners might not look after him so well and that's why he's looking for a new home :(
Any words of wisdom or guidance are much appreciated :)
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