I was walking the dog in the back yard and saw a face I didn't expect.
He or she must have gotten trapped in there a few days ago, maybe even a week or two. Poor thing!
I've put out some of our cat's food and some water. And a litter box. (This explains the poop I found in there a few days ago. And it explains how the moving blanket I had over a pinball machine in restoring was on the floor the other day.)
We think it's a neighborhood cat named Tubby. Her brother lives at another house, but she's more feral.
She definitely took off and hid in the back corner when I tried to get close. Unfortunately there's a bunch of stuff back there, and I don't see any reason to spook her further. I don't want to force her out into the rain. Now that I think about it, our dog was very interested in that corner a few days ago.
I'll open the door a bit so she can get out, but with the rain, she might not be interested in leaving. And how will I know if she's gone?
The garage is heated but I have the thermostat set to just keep it from freezing in there. Still warmer than outside though. I told my wife we may have just adopted a garage cat.
Yeah that's what worries me, as far as I'm aware, there are no critters in there. She did eat both servings of food I put out. I left the door open a bit to let her escape if she wanted.
It sounds like you've done what you can, other than maybe leaving another blanket out there until its warm enough for her to decide to leave.