So this is my cat Tommy, yes he is a cat not a mountain lion.
Several years ago Tommy jumped into our backyard looking like nothing but a bag of bones and I felt quite sorry for him and fed him some scraps.
He was quite scared and didn't engage well.
The next day he returned and I fed him again.
Several years later, he hasn't left and has become our family cat.
He's also quite large and puts up a fight against our dog who learned not to go near him.
Goes to show, animals do recognize the good deeds we do for them.