Last year a cat appeared in our garden, he looked very unkept and was riddled with fleas. He would relax by our pond 24/7, didn't matter what time we went out there he was there. We ended up treating him with flea treatment and left him some water (as he kept drinking the pond water otherwise). He was very friendly and always wanted to say hello. He would come/go like this for a month at a time, then be off not to be seen for about a month.
Roll around to this year, he appeared again with fleas again and sore eyes. We have treated his fleas, given him a brush and that appears ro have sorted his eyes out too. Since his reappearance, he has now been living by our pond for almost 2 months now, his longest stint, and he has become very friendly with our toddler. The two of them hang out most of the day. They play around the slide and in the long grass. He rests his head on her when she sits down.
He never comes in our home, not even to follow our daughter into the house. He seems a bit wary about our house, he gives it a funny look as he watches her go back inside. He just sleeps by our pond 24/7.
I've posted on local FB groups but no ones said the cat belongs to them. He isn't our cat but I do feel the need to get him checked over by a vet, especially as this mornign he looks like he had a broke tail, but I think that would freak him out.
Can anyone advise.