Cat Sudoku Level 171 Hint
Find a colored region with only a few safe cells, then compare those cells against the row and column limits.
Cat Sudoku Level 171 Strategy
Hard Level 171 uses a 8x8 board with 8 colored regions. It starts without fixed cats, so the region shapes and no-touch rule do the work. Work from the tightest rows and regions before placing a cat.
Cat Sudoku Level 171 Solution
Solution cells: R1C2, R2C8, R3C5, R4C7, R5C4, R6C1, R7C6, R8C3.