New Kitty

New Kitty

There is a little black and white tuxedo kitty in my neighborhood.  A few weeks ago I invited him in and he's been coming to my home 2-3 times each day for a bite to eat and some love of course since then.  But his behavior is puzzling because he's lovable and friendly inside, but afraid of me outside.I can't pick him up or pet him, but I can open my door and let him in.  Once in he's a lap cat, purrs loudly, pushes his head into my hand when I pet him and eats the cat food I give him.  He prefers the canned, pate, or ground.  He doesn't like the little cubes of "meat" and if I serve that he licks up the sauce and then walks away.  As a matter of fact so do my other cats.  I must remember that when I'm shopping for cat food.  Unfortunately I have several cans of the cubed stuff.  Perhaps if I mash it with a fork he'll give it a try.  But it seems that I shall have to remember those preferences next time I shop for cat food.  

It is now about 2-3 months since little Timothy Cat or TC for short  allowed me to

bring him inside.  I had to introduce him to the litter box 'bathroom', and he is doing

well in that area, but he wants to go outside howls everyday - early morning and 

after dark.  He wants to hunt the night creatures.  But I fear losing him if I let him

out, or that he might get injured or sick.  I have had him neutered and immunized 

against the usual cat diseases, but infections from injuries etc could be bad and 

expensive and maybe painful to treat.  So in he stays and he's not too happy with

that. But he is a lovable, if unpredictable little cat and very playful.  My other cats don't

interact much with him, but they don't seem to dislike him either.  So all is good except I now have one more mouth to feed and vet bills to pay.  He is a fun kitty, but he does
have a few rules.  

Cats know your every thought. They don't care, but they know