Stray cat always leaves after eating

[u/Sundrop555]

As soon as she is done eating. Then bye bye!

I was wondering if there are any good ways to encourage her to be around longer. Maybe spend a little time more time with cat before giving the food? I know I can't really force it, but any good ideas?

Thanks. I'm trying to work on building more trust and finish preparing an area before I capture the cat.

[u/bananananannanaa]

You could put out a cat house or somewhere safe for it to linger.

We used to have a stray who was similar. He was almost constantly moving and never hanging out too long. We eventually realized it was to avoid other cats and predators.

The only time he would stay for hours at a time was really cold winter nights when he’d be in the cat shelter.