Early one rainy morning back in December of 2012 a mangy
starving tabby cat appeared out of our bushes. He was scared and he wouldn’t
allow me to touch him plus he was bleeding from an open wound on his hip. First
thing to do was get some food in him, which wasn’t easy but after about 30
minutes he cleaned out his bowl. Now if
I could just get my hands on him to give him a good once over. Around 2 pm I
had gain his trust and checked out his bloody hip but it needed more attention
than I was able to provide. Got him into a pet taxi (after some kicking & squirming)
and away we went to Dr. Michele at Graham Animal Hospital. His injury wasn’t as
bad as I had feared and with some meds for pain and some to prevent infection he was
bandaged up with TLC. An appointment was set up for a recheck of the hip and a
round of prevention shoots (rabies, leukemia etc) .
On
the way home I picked up a Rubber Made storage container so he would have a
warm dry place to sleep. He took to it like a duck to water and hasn’t missed a
meal since
We got him fixed in March of 2012 and for the most part he
hangs with Tigger on and around the front porch close to his tubs, food and
water.
He did give me a scare in June when he went missing for a
couple of days, I scoured the neighborhood in search of him with no success.
Jean suggested I check the dog pound and low and behold he was there crying up
a storm when he saw me. He was scheduled to be euthanized the following day. I
made his bail (45.00) and away we went back home. We bonded that day on the
trip home, He’s my Fat Cat Now!
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| Tigger (6 yr old female) shares the tubs with Cheeto |
