coyote?

After some weeks of not seeing anything el gato and I saw the old raccoon and the light footed bushy tailed animal that I think is probably a coyote. Surprisingly we saw both after 6 am. The coyote like the last time was coming down the side road but it turned down our lane. For once el gato saw it before it saw us and ran back inside with a growl. Then it saw me, stopped and turned sideways for a minute as if it was considering before it decided to take another route.