you could be right. its hard to know. he was homeless for about four or five months. a friend moved into a house with her four cats. and he showed up the first day. she really couldnt take on another cat (it was july) so she just started feeding him outside. he stayed in her yard and under her house til october. the night of the first freeze she brought him to me! she had asked neighbors. talked about him up and down the street... no one claimed him. she thinks the people she took over the house from left him. poor guy. he is so beautiful. and sweet! dummies.