Well, so much for thinking that the orange cat was doing his best to keep the wildlife off the porch. And indeed he did, at least for a while. Now he's sharing his Meow Mix with the local raccoon population.
When that orange/white stray took up residence on our porch, we could hear him chasing any and all animals off the porch... he would meow loudly and then start running towards whatever was out there... mostly raccoons, but sometimes possums. We figured that if the orange cat couldn't be nice to us, then at least he was 'earning his keep' out there by chasing away unwanted critters.
So, what did I find out on the porch tonight? The orange cat, sitting within 12 inches of a raccoon, watching that masked bandit munching on the Meow Mix. Stupid me, for leaving the food out there after dark in the first place. In order to cut down on the wildlife porch-feedings, I had been bringing the food dish inside the house when it got dark, and then putting out a bowl of cat food for the orange cat when I heard him meowing out there.
I forgot all about the food dish tonight, and there it was, filled with Meow Mix and waiting for that raccoon. I opened the back door about an inch to shoo the raccoon away, and he just sat there in front of the dish, chewing on that cat food and looking at me with the sweetest eyes.... "Lady, will you just let me finish this and I'll be on my way, okay?"
I was not about to go out on the porch and take that food dish away... plus the orange cat was sitting right in front of the back door so I couldn't open it too wide anyway. I just gave up, closed the door, and let the raccoon eat the cat food. When he walked off the porch, I put a small bowl out there for the orange cat.... and I told him to eat quickly because I wasn't leaving the leftovers out there for a midnight snack for either him or his buddy.
So now that stupid orange cat has made friends with a raccoon. Give me a blessed break.
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