# "That's not my cat!" - do you have any stray cats that visit? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Love of Pets & Other Fun Stuff\ **Tags:** featured\ **Created:** [19 March 2026 10:00 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/thats-not-my-cat-do-you-have-any-stray-cats-that-visit/75507 "2026-03-19T10:00:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Catgoddess\_99](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/catgoddess_99/32/6233_2.png) [@Catgoddess\_99](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Catgoddess_99)\ **Post date:** [2 April 2026 15:11 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/thats-not-my-cat-do-you-have-any-stray-cats-that-visit/75507/21 "2026-04-02T15:11:13Z")
A couple of years ago, while doing my overseas sits in England, one host rescued strays and kept a few of them that ultimately became hers. Also, I have done some repeat sits in Monterey, and the host was part of a rescue group that trapped, spayed, and neutered strays. Two of them became hers, and she did feed a couple of other strays. ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85e7bf/32.png) [@Matt\_J](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Matt_J)\ **Post date:** [13 September 2026 09:30 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/thats-not-my-cat-do-you-have-any-stray-cats-that-visit/75507/22 "2026-09-13T09:30:18Z")
> [@botvot](#): > > On stray cats: we visited Cyprus and there’s also quite a lot of stray cats I can confirm this is true! The question becomes, do you put out food and water for them or not, because the urge to help is there and we have done so but then they can start thinking they own the place and try to get inside, and damage plants and screen doors etc. It’s so hard to strike a balance with these beautiful creatures that we so want to help! ---
**Author:** ![SeniorSitter1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@SeniorSitter1](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/SeniorSitter1)\ **Post date:** [13 September 2026 13:02 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/thats-not-my-cat-do-you-have-any-stray-cats-that-visit/75507/23 "2026-09-13T13:02:38Z")
I have fed strays in the past but then additional responsibilities come with it. If it starts to bring you kittens I feel now I have to trap and get spayed. Then trap kittens and bring to a rescue center. You start to bond with the stray on some level so if you see they are sick I feel obligated to trap and get to vet. A lot of responsibility so always hope no strays find me. ---
**Author:** ![toml](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/toml/32/2049_2.png) [@toml](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/toml)\ **Post date:** [17 September 2026 19:26 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/thats-not-my-cat-do-you-have-any-stray-cats-that-visit/75507/24 "2026-09-17T19:26:41Z")
Within the last few years I’ve had 3 sits with responsibility for neighborhood cats. One was for a pair who stayed outside the house all the time & 2 indoor cats - tidewater Virginia and when the river behind the house froze over, the buzzards who fed from the river showed up to eat cat food and the semi-feral pair moved to the other side of the house. ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/trustedhousesitters/original/3X/f/8/f89e4636886fd00fe13a01a57da2f5c8a4d5ba3b.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/trustedhousesitters/original/3X/5/b/5b22502aa20d1004e191289cdfadcd2c770804d9.jpeg) New Orleans with 5 ferals who came for breakfast and dinner ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/trustedhousesitters/original/3X/1/b/1bfc56b6b536ee23589738f74c0de1ace9ee6b35.jpeg) Phoenix with 3 ferals who had breakfast with me and dinner with a neighbor ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/trustedhousesitters/original/3X/1/a/1aa292125efde8b0cec923b750acaa935f471214.jpeg) One of my first sits was with Turbo on Naples Island, Long Beach, CA. Turbo had a cat flap and a pal next door - the pair would go back and forth for meals - maybe depending on who was serving the better food? ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/trustedhousesitters/original/3X/b/0/b03f2e84a13d0e27cf64ba84188dfdb622a97788.jpeg) And a 3 dog and cat sit in WV - a few times when I’d open the door to let the dogs in, a fourth dog from down the road would join for a meal. The cat was a semi-feral who moused in the basement but a few times when the weather was bad he would come in through the front door and walk straight to the back door to be let out - he didn’t want to get rained on and the back door had a sheltered path to his catflap in the basement. ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/trustedhousesitters/original/3X/e/3/e3bb74a23ac4ac94ab7dd23db6417e6ae22beed5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![toml](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/toml/32/2049_2.png) [@toml](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/toml)\ **Post date:** [17 September 2026 19:50 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/thats-not-my-cat-do-you-have-any-stray-cats-that-visit/75507/25 "2026-09-17T19:50:15Z")
And related but There is a wonderful feature-length documentary about the cats of Istanbul - Kedi. The only way to watch for free is if your library is part of Kanopy. Otherwise, for rent on Amazon or AppleTV. [Kedi streaming: where to watch movie online?](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/kedi) [Previous page](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/thats-not-my-cat-do-you-have-any-stray-cats-that-visit/75507.md?page=1)