I now have 11 cats, instead of 9.
It was rather quite by accident...I wanted to share the story...
Last Thursday I stopped in at a store in town and there was a sweet grey cat hanging around outside the store.
The lady who owns the store said it was a stray, and would most likely be put to sleep if someone didn't take it home.
So being the kindhearted person I am
I told her I would take it home, however I live 7 miles out of town, and still had several errands to run in another nearby town, so I told her to keep an eye on the cat for me, (as I couldnt very well have it in my car for two hours) and I would pick it up on the way home.
Well a couple hours later...I went back...and it was gone.
I drove around the surrounding area for awhile, looking for it, but eventually gave up and went home.
So then the next day, (friday) when my husband got home from work...he comes in and says..."Why the heck did you take another cat?????"
I didn't have a clue what he was talking about, then he told me that the guy who is in charge on putting the stray cats to sleep in that town, came up to him with this cat in a cage, and said he had been told that I wanted it. (It's a small town, so he knew who my husband and I were, and the lady at the store mustve told him I would take it if he caught it)
So...we went out to the back of my husbands truck, and let the poor scared thing out of the cage...
I picked it up and was petting her...she's real friendly...when suddenly, around the corner comes my two dogs.
The cat arched straight up, and flew out of my arms and over my shoulders and down my back faster than lightening!!
She took off for the hills.
I looked and looked for her,to no avail.
The next morning I went out and looked some more...but she was gone.
So then that afternoon...my husband and I went into town to get some things, and there in front of the same store was the grey cat!!!
I couldn't beleive it had traveled seven miles!!!!!
So I made my husband pull over, much to his chagrin, and I picked the poor cat up. It was starving, I could feel her ribs...so as soon as we got home, this time I held on tightly to her until I could get her to the food dish, away from the dogs.
She ate and ate...and she was so loveable!!!
Then suddenly my husband says "What the heck???"
And I looked back and there were TWO grey cats eating out of the food dish!!!!
The one he brought home friday and the one we got that day!!! They were two different cats!!!
They both looked about starved, and the only way to tell them apart is that one has white feet.
So I named them Whiskers and Dolly.
I don't think hubby is too happy, but he'll just have to get over it!!!
Now I just have to get them both used to the dogs, and also to the other cats....neither of them is very sociable with other animals. But they are both great with people.
Just had to tell you about it!
It was rather quite by accident...I wanted to share the story...
Last Thursday I stopped in at a store in town and there was a sweet grey cat hanging around outside the store.
The lady who owns the store said it was a stray, and would most likely be put to sleep if someone didn't take it home.
So being the kindhearted person I am
Well a couple hours later...I went back...and it was gone.
I drove around the surrounding area for awhile, looking for it, but eventually gave up and went home.
So then the next day, (friday) when my husband got home from work...he comes in and says..."Why the heck did you take another cat?????"
I didn't have a clue what he was talking about, then he told me that the guy who is in charge on putting the stray cats to sleep in that town, came up to him with this cat in a cage, and said he had been told that I wanted it. (It's a small town, so he knew who my husband and I were, and the lady at the store mustve told him I would take it if he caught it)
So...we went out to the back of my husbands truck, and let the poor scared thing out of the cage...
I picked it up and was petting her...she's real friendly...when suddenly, around the corner comes my two dogs.
The cat arched straight up, and flew out of my arms and over my shoulders and down my back faster than lightening!!
She took off for the hills.
I looked and looked for her,to no avail.
The next morning I went out and looked some more...but she was gone.
So then that afternoon...my husband and I went into town to get some things, and there in front of the same store was the grey cat!!!
I couldn't beleive it had traveled seven miles!!!!!
So I made my husband pull over, much to his chagrin, and I picked the poor cat up. It was starving, I could feel her ribs...so as soon as we got home, this time I held on tightly to her until I could get her to the food dish, away from the dogs.
She ate and ate...and she was so loveable!!!
Then suddenly my husband says "What the heck???"
And I looked back and there were TWO grey cats eating out of the food dish!!!!
The one he brought home friday and the one we got that day!!! They were two different cats!!!
They both looked about starved, and the only way to tell them apart is that one has white feet.
So I named them Whiskers and Dolly.
I don't think hubby is too happy, but he'll just have to get over it!!!
Now I just have to get them both used to the dogs, and also to the other cats....neither of them is very sociable with other animals. But they are both great with people.
Just had to tell you about it!
