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Who is Oliver?

Today the morning sun came out for the first time in 2 weeks. I have missed the sun.

Last night, I missed dinner for the cats because Chris and I were both out. I saw that Pointy, Mookie, and Xixi came by. Thankfully Mookie and Xixi were back this morning for breakfast.

Mookie was being so cute today, doing a purr-y trill while resting and rolling on the outdoor lounge chair, which we don't really use anymore and essentially belongs to the cats now. The sound Mookie makes is the same sound Bug makes too. It's such a cute sound.

Xixi, Mookie, and Bug were hanging out in the back when all of a sudden there was a loud nasty cat howl. Some kind of fight was going on. I couldn't see who it was but I heard one of the neighbors behind us say "come here Canelo" and "come here Oliver." Who is Oliver??? Were they referring to Xixi? Xixi was sitting in the intersection of the wall/fence between us 4 neighbors. Is Xixi a boy? I later saw the "all-over tabby," who is quite aggressive so it must've been a fight between Canelo and that tabby. I don't have a name for the tabby yet. I have never fed it either, it does come by looking for food but usually only at night. It is a bit on the skinny side too.

A few days ago, Chris found a neighbor on NextDoor mention Pointy! It is the neighbor with the cool holiday decorations and when I went for a walk they had free loquats set outside their house. Which I grabbed. Yummy like a cross between a pear and apricot. I am very curious about that neighbor hehe.

That is Pointy and it seems like he gets fed by other people too. Which makes sense since he is not that skinny and even refuses dry food when I give it to him at times. But he never refuses the wet food I give him. I'm surprised Pointy ventures that far out, it is a 10-15 minute walk for me. I wonder where the cats go at night and where they sleep and if they stay safe. I hope they continue to be safe.

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Cozy hang and a disruption

Yesterday in the afternoon I caught Xixi and Mookie being so cute. Xixi always like to loaf and sleep on the outdoor chaise. But this time, Mookie was on there too! It was so cute. Xixi definitely feels safe on there and sleeps there for hours. I hope she gets to have a deep sleep on it. Mookie must've also realized it is a safe space and decided to join Xixi. They seem to like each other okay too. Both are chill, cautious, sweet cats.

Mookie has been consistently coming for breakfast and dinner the past few days. Which was great since she was MIA for a few days at a time and was also very weak over a week ago. I hope she continues to come. Today is a disruption unfortunately though because we have people working in the backyard with loud noises. And they are going to be scared to come by. I wish I woke up earlier and fed them because they were already around at 6:30am. I feel really bad. I put food out in the front door but I don't know if they will come. I tried to communicate with them through a "heart connection" but I don't know if it will work.

Mookie likes to eat a lot. She eats big full on meals. Even though I heard that cats have small stomachs and prefer to eat multiple small meals throughout the day. Maybe that's just her style? Hope she is okay eating that way. Seems to be fine.

I did feed Pointy this morning though, I caught him at the bottom of the steps in the front and he came right up. I brought the trap out front so that he could eat inside it and continue to get used to it. I don't know when I'm going to be able to trap him though. This week he has mostly come in the mornings and one time at 3pm. I need him to come in the afternoon/evening again so I can trap him at that time and take him to the spay/neuter clinic the next morning at like 6am. If he doesn't do so this week then I guess I'll have to try for next week.

Chris told me our neighbor Nicholas saw Pointy (he calls him D for deez nuts) and apparently Pointy's owners walked by saying "that's our cat!" and Nicholas told them you should get him fixed. The owners said he is fixed. Nicholas said no he isn't, he has balls. ...Pointy has owners?! He literally looks like a stray, he's so dirty all the time. He's not super skinny though I will say that. He is okay sized, so maybe someone's feeding him. I hope Pointy doesn't have a microchip so that the vet will neuter him. I read a nextdoor post yesterday about a person's cat who was pregnant and they couldn't find the cat for a few days, finally came back without babies and a tipped ear. Someone must've thought the cat was a stray. I mean, if there is no collar or chip and they are obviously not fixed then...I dunno. What an awkward situation.

Here's a picture of Pointy eating in the trap a few days ago (Xixi in the back lol). Now I put the food in deeper and he will go all the way in, no problem.