This little lady has been around our place for awhile,I didn't really notice her much until she had a couple of kittens in the Valiant Pacer that sits in the corner next to my neighbour.....the one with 4 cars in his back yard,not the otherside who has 10 on the front yard.So we watched the frollicking kittens over summer - and it dawned on me a little late that the family has no home.....I tried to catch the kittens,but they have had no human contact and are now cunning as a stray cat is.
I still don't know if someone owns them,they all look well fed and healthy.I have worked on the mother all year,not offering food,but offering encouragment.At first just getting close enough to touch her tail,then a stroke...it's been hard work.But now she runs up the drive when I come home,I can pick her up for a cuddle.....and the Double AA Plus of a nose butt,I think she thinks I'm a good guy.I cut her flea collar off a few weeks ago,another clue that no one cares for her.....and sometimes she'll come inside for a little while,but not long.
Over the weekend with all the rain I kept looking out onto the back porch to see if she was there looking for shelter - but it faces north/noreast,so the rain was pounding in.But on monday evening with a southerly she was sitting huddled on the doormat,so I brought her in to the warmth.She stayed most of the evening,doing a full grooming and getting lot's of attention.
She's a cute gal for a casual visitor eh? Who wouldn't want a cat like this....why abandon her?
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