Sellers moved away and left their family cats

[Jason Lovemore]

Dear BP Community,

I bought a house in Chicago and the sellers decided to abandon their 2 family cats inside the property.   What’s the best course of action to get rid of these cats?  Thank you

[Colin Reid]

I ended up with cats outside my house. One acts like he used to live in my unit, always trying to get in. He's been outside, and the property vacant, since the first time I looked at it, so I don't know if he was born feral, or if he used to be a pet. I'm allergic, so he's never coming in, but I was fine with a "barn cat" model, keeping pests away. The advice I got was to keep him fed, because cats don't hunt for food, they hunt for fun, and if they're hungry, they're not going to hunt. So I found the cheapest cat food Walmart had, and a $3 pet food bowl, and now Mooch is my loyal outside guard cat. He also brings all his friends (at least half a dozen strays and/or outside cats on my block) for chow in the morning, and the rain in FL usually keeps the water full. If not, I fill it up when I see it empty.