yay! crazy cat is alive and well!

I know, that means nothing to you, lol.
There is a stray cat I have encountered frequently when I walk my dog.
He lives in someone’s yard, beneath their deck – he makes a little nest in the dry leaves and usually hisses and spits at my dog, and rarely would allow me to get near him (although I tried, a lot!)

Finally one day, he allowed me to pet him. He then bit me and drew blood, but it was a start. He trusted me! I bought some small, single serve things of food and treats for him to lure him into liking me – and it worked! Oh he’d still hiss at the dog and try to kill him through the fence (meanwhile, the dog only wanted to play with him) but he let me touch him and rub his fur.

Well, I haven’t seen him for over a week and I was afraid he got hit by a car and had died. (It happens around here – people don’t care about their animals, set them free to survive on their own, and invariably you’ll see dead cats in the street … very sad)

I had seen something smooshed in the middle of the street, but thought it might be a possum – I couldn’t be sure. So I was sad to think Crazy Cat was gone I stopped bringing food with me to feed him.

I brought Augie for a walk tonight, and there he was! Crazy Cat – alive and well! After I walked him, I went home, got a can of food and went back to feed him — he was thrilled with my gift. I got to pet him for about 3 minutes and was very pleased. I left him to enjoy the food and went home smiling.

My crazy cat is ok — whew!