Orange Cat just walked up on my porch, meowed at me and is now sleeping

[irisblue]

I must have a sign.
I did get a bowl of water, it's hot & my house cats have me trained.
Looks about 1~3 yrs old, fur looks clean, I do not need more cats.

[Catmusicfan]

1. perhaps he just needed a rest on his journey? Lost?

[angstlessk]

2. Orange cats are the smarty cats of the cat kingdom

I LOVE orange cats...orange presidents...not so much!

[TexasBushwhacker]

8. They have great personalities. I've had 2 n/t

[MosheFeingold]

12. Orange Cats

Are the result of a mutation that occurred in Northern Europe.

The Vikings liked them and spread them all over, as they were welcome on their boats.

Seriously. Saw this on the "Lion in Your Livingroom" documentary on Netflicks.

[angstlessk]

13. WOW, thanks...going to watch now!

[irisblue]

3. She ? at this angle can't tell.

A long drink then a sprawl out head down, eyes close rest. When I move the ears twitch & the eyes open, but she hasn't left yet.
My beauties are in the AC, sleeping somewhere.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. Probably he. About 80% of orange cats are male.

https://www.petcha.com/are-all-orange-tabby-cats-male-and-are-all-calico-cats-female/

[Motley13]

4. maybe he has a microchip

[Warpy]

5. My first cat buddy was a very grumpy old ginger tomcat named Pete

I was four and he hated kids. However, he liked to be around me and would sit next to me while I was playing quietly out in the yard. I could pet him once in a while when he was really in the mood, but he didn't like being touched by kids. He did like the occasional quick hug and was a leaner on those occasions.

I've had a major soft spot for grumpy old ginger tomcats ever since.

[Freddie]

6. Orange cats are the best

My beloved late Freddie (my DU alias) was an oversized orange lump o'purr. We now have Charlie (gray) and Andy (tuxedo) and I promised DH that 2 cats at a time was it. But if an orange one appeared and needed a home...
Genetically your friend is most likely male.

[pansypoo53219]

16. i was always 2, but then i discovered SPARES when i had only 1. 3 was even better.

i neeeeeeeeeeeed spares to endure turnip. i miss my basil.

[irisblue]

7. Well, Ginger got up, stretched, took a dainty drink

And strutted off.
I have never had a neighbors cat or a feral do that before. Weird.

[Runningdawg]

9. The Egyptians would say

when a cat comes up to your door, a relative has come to visit.
I came home from work one day to find a kitty I had never seen before curled up on the door mat. She made herself at home immediately. I went to listen to my phone messages and was told my aunt had died. I had already decided to keep the kitty, she fit right in with the other dogs and cats and since she was inside/outside, I let her out sometimes when I would leave. A week later I came home from my aunts funeral and she wasn't there. I never saw her again.
Thanks for that last visit Aunt Vera.

[lunasun]

15. I never heard that saying before . Thanks

[Iggo]

10. CHOSEN!!!

[irisblue]

17. I have 3 cats now

A 15 yr old neutered male, Majik cat, and 2 7 month old sisters who were born to a feral cat under the storage shed, Pixie is the grey tabby, Dixie is a white footed tabby. I am maxed out on cats.

[alittlelark]

18. Only 3 ?? ......

I live in a rural area, so I have a few more than that, about half fixed ferals..

[NCjack]

11. I have two cats and a dog. The orange tabby male cat and the Labrador female dog

automatically assume protective duties. The orange cat was born feral and is now semi-feral. He comes inside for his morning feeding, and I keep him against his will to stay inside during the daytime so he is not tormented by fire ants. At 9 PM, he insists on going outside, where he spends the night patrolling my rural house's perimeter for rodents and snakes. Each morning, his victims' corpses are stretched out on the car porch for me to admire. In the early evening after supper, he gets in my lap for some strokes before going out for evening patrol. He's a hard working cat. I regret that I did not learn about the merits of orange tabby males until late in life. I was wrong in regarding them with low esteem and having no superior merits.