'I've been hearing howling for days': Kind person worries for stray cat, pspsps her until she comes and considers TNRing her

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Jan 23, 2026 6:00 PM EST

Pspsps…come here, kitty kitty. 

It can be so worrisome to hear stray cats outside. You hear a yelp, a scream, and you don't know what to do. Do you run outside and see what's going on? Do you ignore it and go about your day? The stress of wondering what it is and if an animal is in trouble can really get to someone. Not to mention the issue around stray cats. In some countries, stray cats are a normal occurrence, and people from individuals in neighborhoods, to businesses will put out food and water for all the stray cats around. It's especially common in Mediterranean countries. But for other countries without stray cat infestations, these poor critters are really at a disadvantage, and if you see one it's important to do the right thing. 

What is the right thing? Well, in the story below, the protagonist hears a cat crying and meowing for days. The kind person decides it's high time to take the cat in, and do TNR. After struggling to get her to come to him, he finally gets the cat to come, but she escapes. What he's really worried about is that she's not fixed yet, and that she's going to have kittens. The last thing he wants is for kittens to be born right under his house. So if you want to know the full story and everything involved, read below. Does he take the cat in and do TNR, or does he not? Read the full story below. 

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    I've been hearing howling and loud meowing for dayyyys. Always worse at night but I had
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    not gotten a glimpse at the culprits until today. I heard the crying really close in my backyard
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    so I went "pssp pssp pssp" and she came running from under my car straight to me. Meowing as if
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    to say finally you listen to me!!! No TNR mark and no collar so first I assumed stray but I'm not so sure now.
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  • To TNR a stray is the best thing you can do if you don't want to take in an animal. I completely understand if someone doesn't feel like they're at the place in the their life to adopt a cat. Sometimes people have other things going on. Maybe they're about to move, maybe they already have cats or pets. I know that my little kitty boy would never want another cat. So even if there was a poor rascal on the street, I wouldn't be able to take him or her home. A TNR would be the best case scenario. 

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    She is aggressively friendly, pushing me to get into my house. Very vocal, meowing and purring
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    while rubbing on me. Even standing to paw at me almost as if to be picked up. I've never seen
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    a stray act like that. There is another cat stalking her but that one is skittish and only watches
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    from afar. I gave her food and water but now I'm concerned because of the howling. These two have either been fighting or
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    worse making kittens! Whats next? Obvi I don't want more kittens in the world. She could already be fixed and was not
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    marked because she is a pet. Is it wrong to TNR a cat I just met who is not part of an obvious stray colony and might be a lost pet?
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    Easy_Olive1942 Have scanned for chip
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    Missing UAwesome Thank you for rescuing her. I would say the first thing you should do is check for a chip and see if she's spayed.
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    Areil26 She's beautiful. I don't have any advice that hasn't
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    already been given here - check for a chip, maybe call the local shelters and check social media. Have you given her a name?
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    Still-Lost25 This sounds like a "paper collar" situation! Put a temporary collar on her with
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    a "is this your cat ... call this #" message... no call, she's yours or you can start the
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    re-homing process. You're doing a good thing OP!!!
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    Beijing-China Why not to feed it?
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