Couple of months ago a very young cat/kitten started hanging out in our garden A LOT! It was unusually friendly and part Bengal (crossed with a tabby I think) so very vocal to! With the warm weather it started coming in through open windows and doors and was very reluctant to leave!
We were worried it was stray as VERY thin (we had a petite female moggy when I was growing up and this cat was much thinner - concave at the back end) but coat in good condition. No collar -so I tried both putting a paper collar on it (managed to rip it off in minutes) and also knocked on a lot of local doors to try and find it's owner!
No luck with either.
We like the little cat and feel sorry for it, but didn't have any intention of getting one! I'm also allergic - although this being part Bengal I'm beginning to suspect I may not be to this one - no reaction so far!
Anyway - in the end (when it was yowling outside the back door again one weekend morning) we called Cat's Protection. We thought then that if it was a stray it could go through the proper channels to be rehomed. They took it to a local vets - and surprisingly - it was microchipped! Obviously Cat's Protection didn't tell me who owned it, but they said it was an address in a road near us! The owners must have collected it... but no surprises - it's back - more than ever!
It just wants some love and affection, it seems to be outside pretty much ALL the time. I have heard my neighbours trying to stop it from going into their house this week. We have relented begun to let it come and go as it pleases - the door is open for it, but yesterday we had to out it out or I think it would have stayed all night! And if we try to ignore it, it just jumps on to a windowsill and non-stop yowls!! Yesterday - it looked so thin and was yowling so much I (probably stupidly) gave it some food.
I'm never going to get rid of it now am I? But how much responsibility should I take? I have no desire to steal someone's cat, but I can't see a little thing looking so desperate either! I don't know much about Bengals, other than they need attention more than some other breeds and have loud voices. Any advice welcome - I've not had a cat since I was a child!!