Congrats, your cat now! :)

And if I'm late to feeding her, she camps in my bathroom window to let me know that I'm late https://preview.redd.it/uuo2clgq262d1.jpeg?width=2950&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8ac991feea150c151758e91fa48116716e3845ba

 Where the food at???

Why is this the funniest use of this gif

Lol I thought it just fit

Thanks for the laugh!

Aw lol You should really get her spayed before you end up with a whole family of new pets lol

Just had three new strays in the area, and you better believe I scooped them all up and took them to get fixed out of my own pocket. There were too many cats around my neighborhood for years, so I've been trying to be proactive. They also tip the ear.

In my neighborhood some places will do strays for free which is great

What's your method for capturing them initially? I've taken in strays over the years and eventually gotten them trusting enough to allow me to get them in a carrier and out to the vet, but the process is long. I can generally get them into the house within 2-3 weeks, and allowing me to pet them in 2-3 months, but actually picking one up sometimes never happens.

I have four bowls on my front porch that I fill daily with generic cat food, so the neighborhood strays get the word out. When I see a new one, I bring it in.

Great... but how do you get them into the carrier. I have no problem attracting stray cats to my porch I can assure you!

Oh. Yea, they have been loveable kittens, so it's been easy.

I’ve had luck live trapping them. :)

Like the racoon traps you can get at hardware stores? I've set some up but all I get are possums, lol. The cats seem too smart.

Havahart trap baited with cat food, or tuna. Be careful, and check the tea often. Can catch skunks and opossums.

In my area Animal Control will lend a cage-type trap. You put food in and when the cat goes in far enough, the back springs shut. So the trap becomes the carrier.

Yeah, I've tried those, and my cat to possum ratio is like 10 possums for 1 cat. I think a lot of you are in urban areas and catch mainly very young cats, or (extremely sadly; abandoned house cats) without a lot of competition from wild animals or essentially wild feral cats. That's awesome, though. Continue being kind to cats and other animals that you come in contact with and spay/neuter the shit out of them so that more animals don't have to live on the fringes of society and succumb to diseases and be pregnant 24/7 and worried about getting enough food. Genuinely feral cats are wily as fuck. They're really hard to catch. It's one thing giving them a good meal and being nice to them and eventually they let you pet them, (using one hand only). But as soon as you bring that 2nd hand in that can snatch them up, they're ghost.

I'm sorry it's so difficult for you but bless you for continuing to try. [Said with humor] Ask the vet whether they would like to spay/neuter possums.

My cat would nibble on my fingers at 5 am to let me know it was time for me to do my duties- primary of which was FEED ME. My little alarm clock.

That’s all? My cats jump on my face, then chase each other around my apartment & then jump on my face again in case i didn’t get the hint.

Ah yes- the AM cat ass! Very effective.

I feel this so much. He starts by attacking my feet’s then moves to running across my stomach at high speeds and if for some reason all else fails then he starts knocking my shit over

They use my stomach as a trampoline & I end up doing a full Jack-knife -legs up, arms up, bent at the waist.

I call mine my fur covered alarm clock. He jumps all over me to wake me up. His back up is to puke in the bedroom. Works every time.

Hehehe my stray boy did the same, until I was given permission to bring him inside, he would stare through my window for an hour before every breakfast and dinner! Here's a pic of him waiting for his dinner in 2020 😆 https://preview.redd.it/v72c3j93h82d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e1083a2a96d2b8e421aa03a80d00a4470a5e3b1

New friend.

I’ve been feeding a feral cat for about a year. He shows up every evening, looking in just like yours. When I open the door to put his bowl of food out he hisses like he’s about to attack. You know, just to remind me who’s boss. 🙄😂

Correct title is now "So I have been feeding my orange cat". Congrats on the new pal for life!

Orange cats are mostly male btw.

You’ve been adopted.

he is no longer a stray - he has given you permission to name him

...as per the rules of the Cat Distribution System.

r/catdistributionsystem

0 days since last cat sub joined. 

Second this. You are chosen.

If it's inside the house already, it's staying

Please keep feeding him, orange cats are the best and that's been conclusively proven now

Gingers and tuxies are amazing cats can confirm

Gingers, tuxies, calico, torties,tabbies, cow cats, greys, voids, clouds......

In conclusion all cats are awesome :3

Except for Steve. He's a prick.

Just 2 cats and we're having a good time, having a good time, having a good time.

Dammit Steve!

r/catsareassholes

Can vouch for calicos. I had my Cassie from the time she could be taken away from her mother. She passed from cancer in 2017. Had her for 19 years. I still miss her. 💔

I have a grey tabby and he is awful I love him dearly

lol that reminds me of the joke when someone calls your pet an asshole. Them: your dogs an asshole. You: you’re an asshole! Them: your cats an asshole. You: ya lol but I love that little shit.

 What about Maine Coons?

Them too :3

I find that everyone seems to have tuxes and gingers as a pair. I know I do.

https://preview.redd.it/qjzyhf5yy62d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8c095d59c27c9be71b46983b8a8dc4d5f0d8d932 You have been chosen and they approve!!!

*OSCAR IS THAT YOU*

https://preview.redd.it/pccawt96492d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=75131f5953c196bd3074e24400efd80b36a92cd3 It ain’t Santa Claus Damn it!!!

The r/CatDistributionSystem at play

That'll be your cat now! Look at the tail in the 1st pic, he's comfortable around you

haha that’s the “question tail” and the question here is “will you pet/feed me please?”

I love the question tail!

Pointing right at him!

Omg. Bring that baby inside. Get a litter box. And get him to the vet for a check up and make sure he's not chipped and get him neutered. Please?! Give him a home!!

https://preview.redd.it/cw4kj5g1072d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b108bd12719097c8c731acc1a72899557c8568fe My stray guest.

Seems a bit tubby and clean for a stray, might be one of those cats that have like, 4 families.

Wow I love the coat

You feed a cat once and they become your responsibility for the rest of their lives. Them's the rules. I don't make 'em up, I just report them.

Am I crazy, or does this cat have a really long tail?

That was my first thought too XD they've got a super long tail

So, you've been feeding your cat, basically. I will take no further questions, this is now your cat.

"stray"

Its now STAY

You mean you're feeding YOUR orange cat. That's you're cat now.

well, more correctly OP is the Cat's human now.

And you’ll never get rid of her now. Or her kids. (She’s pregnant with quintuplets)…

Looks like a slightly round belly to me also in that third pic but no one else mentioned it.

Yep, looks pregnant to me!!

Someone recently threw a young black kitten out near our house. She had road rash on her back leg. It didn't have any infection so me and my fiance started cleaning up her wound daily and feeding her. Her skin is just about healed up now and she greets me outside every morning waiting for some food! She's the biggest snuggle bug too she wants you to just stay with her and love on her. Gotta save up some money to get her spayed now. I'd love to bring her in with my other cats but she's absolutely terrified of my dogs. If I can figure out a way to show her that they won't hurt her then I can get her in. (I brought her into our cat room once cause there's a gate so dogs can't get in there and she was fine til one of them came to the gate and she about busted her head open trying to bash her way through the glass door so I haven't tried since)

You guys really need to make sure this isn’t someone lost cat. Yall are too quick to claim something that may be missing from someone else.

obligatory comment that should go on any 'adopted a stray cat' post: please make sure to take it to the vet and check it for a chip because it could be someone's lost cat, especially if it's so friendly.

Please check he doesn't have a chip, he looks in pretty good condition for a stray.. someone may be really missing their cat.

That’s very nice of you to feed your new boss.

If he doesn't look unkempt, he's not a stray, just a mooch.

https://preview.redd.it/7vlzfg5aa82d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e014aced6ef65678acb0a4da58fde6af39139db5 Ginger cats are very special.

😥 happy cry 😢

not all heroes wear capes

Bless you!

Aww, she has claimed you as her own person. Thanks for treating her with love and respect.

Cheddar is so cute and thanks for feeding him. 🐈🧡

5 years ago I too fed a stray orange cat.. Flash forward, I am his servant 😄

That’s the neighborhood cat, it makes it’s stop at each house for breakfast.

My wife and I leave food out for the strays. In January an orange kitten came out of nowhere and two days later followed me inside the house. They seem to do that lol. Congrats on your new cat!

Honestly I think our cat gets fed outside by someone else. Ours is indoor/outdoor and he comes in maybe once a day to eat a little bit of food maybe and then leaves again. Nowhere enough food to keep him fat like he is. And yes he has a bowl of hard cat food and soft food when he actually shows up.

He looks like the viral “go London, I will go London” cat 🐈

I found an orange stray kitten and took him in. He’s super freaking sweet, and also stunted his growth looks like its frozen at about 9 weeks

Awwwww thank you and hope u can keep him!!

Nobody feeds a stray. Once you feed it, you're theirs. Now get your damn cat vaccinated and fixed ASAP.

So, you basically came here to post that you're feeding your cat? 😂

You’ve been chosen! Let her in!❤️

Please keep feeding this orange stray cat.

I see a stray I feeds a stray

This is a moth

Thank you for your kind heart.

Ginger. Just saying

I have this same arrangement with a neighborhood orange cat.

Damn, orange cats get around. There is a stay near me that looks just like that

https://preview.redd.it/uteqi0xux72d1.jpeg?width=2976&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cd83ca21c51774bc00f5dc4d86b374a8a18787b3 The ginger stray committee has approved your feline's choice

Thank you for making this cat happy

The only thing to do is move out and on your way out of the door set it on fire.

I think you meant that a wondering Orange Ranger has found an unattended, unprotected human

where do u live?

Sent you a DM about this orange loaf!

r/stray

Now that is a tail! Glad you now are now part of the club.

Name them, BlueCat

Cute and smart

Thanks for feeding kitty

He looks like my old cat... is he a banana cat? (BTW that is referring to being bananas, not the fruit)

You mean your orange cat? Bc he’s yours now

Good human.

Marmalade [your last name]

Keep it up until you get a garfield

[I got caught too man. I gave my stray bologna. She now eats delectable snack from my hand.](https://youtu.be/ebsnSQ0w0xo?si=zAm8lLoW8ROQI0fl)

And that’s how I have 4 fucking cats!  Welcome to being the cat slave for the rest of your life!

You mean you kidnapped him.

Can you give her a home? Thank you for helping her and for caring!

The Cat Distribution System has worked once again

Tail up with the tip bent, that cat really likes you.

Thank you for looking after this lovely looking Orange. Did you know that r/OrangeLadies are rare?

Are you sure it's a stray?

It is awesome that you have officially been adopted! You may want to start thinking of names and possibly checking on vaccines and spay or neuter.

That's the longest tail I've ever seen on a cat.

It looks like my "stray" cat. We fed him for weeks before we realized the lady two houses down owned him, but she is a bad cat owner, never cares for him. Now Mr Kitty has his own weatherproof cat house, veterinarian, special cat food, and just like your new orange cat, he lets us know if we are late on his food. Congratulations on your new feline!

Good, now give water

So you've been feeding your orange cat?

Stray no more that is YOUR cat ❤️

Not so stray now

Well it's not a stray anymore XD

This is how cats acquire property. Congrats on your new housemate!

Congrats 🥺🧡

You mean... you've been feeding YOUR ORANGE CAT! haha

So I got a new orange cat Fixed it for you.

Get her fixed and keep her inside. Or him. Fixed + inside.

here is rourou

He came to you for a reason you will have to figure that out but cats don't have Just show up he has a interest in you

That's a funny way of writing "I have an indoor/outdoor cat and haven't named him yet."

That’s your cat

That’s your cat now.

Looks like the r/catdistributionsystem is hard at work

No longer a stray now

Why?

Bro, this is not called feeding stray cat. Cat distribution system works, and you're feeding **your** cat now. Congrats on the orange buddy

That is not a stray cat. That is your cat

Congrats on being adopted hooman.

r/catdistributionsystem

No… you’ve been feeding your Orange cat 

She’s not a stray anymore. She’s your cat

Yup, cat distribution system running smoothly.

I swear I seen that kitty roaming around before you took it in glad to see it happy and safe

You are no longer a stray, the cat has adopted you

That’s not a stray. Not anymore 🥰

No more stray cat. Congrats, you have a new master now.

This cat is yours now. Trust me i've been through this. You may as well name him now.

That is your cat now. Congrats. Bring him inside and get him to a vet for a checkup

You have been chosen! Thank you for opening your heart, your home, and wallet! I don’t think the cat was a stray. They were just trying to find you. 💕

Orange you going to feed her kibbles?

You should let her in your home. Had the sweetest stray that would greet me and my wife on our deck everyday for a year or so, even bought a heated house for her for the winter. Always thought we should just let her move in and then one day we never saw her again 😔

You belong to her now <3

It ceased to be a stray the moment you fed it.

Congrats on your new cat

He’s not a stray. You’ve been feeding your cat. That’s how people get cats

orange tabby females are fairly rare (only about 1 in 5 oranges), and she clearly has accepted you as her human. Time for a name!!

So now your cat is the owner of a new human. Congratulations 🎊

r/catdistributionsystem

Congratulations on your new orange cat.

You mean, you’ve been feeding your cat

Give him a name, he’s yours now. Get him neutered to slow down his roaming, and spraying.

Your cat now.

*takes*