I cared for him when he was clearly lost, took him to a no-kill shelter in my state, after several days, and later had a call from the owner who saw my "lost" posters.
They went to the no-kill and retrieved him (and the shelter neutered him...yah!). Within a little over a week, he was at my back deck window again, screaming to come in. He began a pattern of visiting daily, sometimes twice, and each time I'd take him home (I had learned when they called that one time, that he lived one block over on a parallel road...so went driving to see if I could find his house by names on the mailbox. I found his home because the door was wide open, with a bengal sitting on the front porch step).
I let them know if they ever wanted to give him up, I'd find him a good home. He kept coming over - making it clear to me and the owners that he really liked me, and seemed to think he now had two homes. We all worried he'd get hit by a car. They just could not keep him in, he kept getting out and running to my house.
Last week, they drove by while I was watering one of my flower gardens, stopped and asked if I would like him. I quickly said "yes!", and then wrote to MA, who had been kind enough to listen to all my frustrations and worries about him.
He is such a love...the look on his face when I finally "let him in" and picked him up for a good hug and kiss, was precious. I do love this boy
