How to Find Cats in Other People’s Yards

People ask me how I find all of these cats. Sometimes, the cats find me, but once you know where to look, it is unfortunately very easy to find them yourself. Step one is when you see a cat, just follow him, and chances are he will take you straight to his colony.

I travel for work. This week I ended up in downtown Billings, MT. I decided to go for a run, and ended up in a quiet residential area. My run was not going very well because I am not used to the dry heat or the elevation there. So I slowed down and soon enough saw a black cat cross my path. I followed him, and saw him dart into some bushes.

Then he ran across the street and led me straight to a “cat house.”

The Cat House was next to an abandoned house, so I just walked into their yard and immediately saw some more cats. This one led me down a path. He had a collar on and seemed pretty curious about me.

Orange you going to follow me?

Another cat did not want anything to do with me.

This cat was checking me out from the next yard.

The orange cat was clearly the owner of the Cat House and blended right in.

Gnomes!

No one was home to talk to about TNR, but these cats were clearly cared for and I can only hope they were spayed and neutered as well.