“Dear PoPville,

My outdoor camera captured this animal early in the morning. Not sure if it’s a cat or less likely a raccoon but my dog is too afraid to walk down the stairs lately. Can anyone help identify this?!

UPDATE:

I did move my camera, and caught the culprit on camera last night. Alley cat.

My only hope is that a bird was making that noise and it was just a coincidence! My 70lb pit mix is terrified to go down the basement stairs so fingers crossed it’s really just the cat!”

Video here (you’ll want to turn up the sound).