Invasion of the futon snatcher....

[abendgules]

The Cute is strong with this one.

Madam NoName followed us home last Monday - one of the very few cats in our neighbourhood to respond to friendly overtures by humans. Most of them slink away, or run faster.
This one trotted into our yard, and after some coaxing, up the stairs. Robert prepared some off-the-cuff lamb mince and oatmeal, which was gratefully received, then proceeded to case the flat, settling on the couch with much kneading, purring and head-butting.
We put her out that night, and she seemed unperturbed, and woke us again in the morning.
This 'routine' carried on all week - her spending days on the couch, chatting to Robert, eating and drinking, but more or less contentedly going out for the night - so on Friday we took her to a vet. No chip, no collar. Very good condition, about 1.5 - 2 yrs old. Can't tell if she's spayed (or pregnant) w/out opening her up.
She looks clean and healthy, and is evidently housetrained, used to bowls, couches, and catflaps (though not quite confident enough to open one on her own), so she shows every sign of domestication. So I'm wondering where her owners are.
She's very, very sweet. Very easy to get used to.
Robert is, of course, allergic  - but he's the one offering warm snacks, fresh laps, and cat toys.
Yesterday she didn't show up at all. Robert was very sad, and purred and headbutted me looking for cuddles.
This morning Madame was back - no explanation. Some thanks we get!
So this evening, we're trying a paper collar, courtesy of RSPCA, on her, to indicate that she's visiting us, does she belong to you? I'm going to make up notices for local telephone poles.
I'm still not sure if we're being adopted - we may be a relationship of convenience! But we seem to be going through the motions with intent.

Comments

[maryf.livejournal.com]

She does look very cute!

[sismith42.livejournal.com]

What a sweetie! I want one!

[amykb.livejournal.com]

After a welcome of lamb, of course she wants to stay around!!

[aryanhwy.livejournal.com]

Madame certainly looks completely at home in that picture!

[bend-gules.livejournal.com]

See? she even likes heraldry - she parked herself next to the heraldry shelf. :-)

[aryanhwy.livejournal.com]

Smart kitty!

[ingaborg.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you're doing the right things - at the start of the post, I was worried that you were feeding an already "owned" cat, but clearly you are doing your best to avoid that eventuality :) That's a nice thing to do and she looks like a lovely cat.

[ingaborg.livejournal.com]

When I saw "Madame NoName", I thought of the really nice Japanese anime series "Nodame cantabile" (pronounced Noh-Dah-May) about classical music students. And I read the name as Noh-Nah-Me. I've no idea if it's a real Japanese name, it just amused me.

[ethnowoman.livejournal.com]

What a pretty princess! And great idea about the paper collar. Post how it all turns out!

[idaho-smith.livejournal.com]

>> Robert was very sad, and purred and headbutted me looking for cuddles.

Ha ha ha, ho ho ho!

She is cute. I hope the putative other owners aren't just using you as a meal ticket for "their" cat. (A cynical, but objective observation on the paper colalr going missing without a phone-back).
For years I thought I wasn't cat-allergic, until I spent a year+ with my wildlife-mad landlady's moggies. My thoughts do go out to Robert/Dan as a fellow cat-nut who's a bit allergic. Yeah, keep the bedding cat-free.

I'll spare you the full details of my Mum's hypothesis, but out last Siamese tended to rest her chin on an out-stretched hind-paw like Mme-NoName is doing in your pic, and Mum was convinced that her birth was a "Breech presentation"!