I can think of a really easy solution to this problem.
If the cat is preferring to be at someone else’s house when you let them outside…. I’d say that cat is definitely choosing them over you.
Someone at my work recently found a roughly 7 month old intact male cat who is extremely friendly and has been hanging around her house more and more and more. They live near an extremely busy road. They’re going to contact the local shelter and see what they need to do legally, but when there was no microchip I looked this person in the eye and said “Please welcome your new cat.” Provided they don’t find owners, and I’m hoping to everything they *don’t*, he is going to live out the rest of his life as an indoor-only cat.
amhrancas 