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This one lady called to 'complain' because this "friendly fat cat" showed up to eat every day so she wanted to bring him in to make sure he was healthy so she could keep him indoors. "He shows up and my door and cries every day so I feed it."
me: ummm ... he's crying because he's trained you to feed it. (I tried to say this as nice as possible.)
The woman on the phone GASPED ... then silence.
me: you said he's fat ... he probably roams around during the day. He's friendly so he's used to people ... he probably stops at several houses and 'cries' to be fed ...
her: OMG! I never thought of that! (she sounded like I was a genius) ... (I am.) ;)
me: if you stop feeding him, he'll stop coming around.
She said she was gonna try that. She never called back.

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To all you people picking up "sweet" cats that you find in the street:
*There's no such thing as a lost or stray cat. It has a home, that's why it's used to humans.

*That poor thing was out strolling the 'hood, hoping to get laid and you scooped it up.

*Leave it alone, don't make eye contact, go on with your life. If it was really homeless it would be trying to take out your eye and you wouldn't want it.