Pet Update

Do you remember waaaay back in 2010 when I posted about the cats that moved into the neighborhood? Well they survived the first winter. That was a huge relief to our neighbor who has a soft spot for them and went to great pains to make sure they didn't freeze to death or starve. We usually saw three kitties. The kids named the twin cats (the ones that looked so similar) "Patches" and "Whiskers." The runt they named "Oreo." Well, eventually Oreo dropped off the scene. We are hoping that he found a good home (*cough, cough* either somewhere in the neighborhood or that great big catnip patch in the sky, if ya know what I mean!). This past winter we lost sight of Patches. This is somewhat sad because he was the friendliest of the bunch. The kids miss talking to him.

Well, the remaining cat has made it through another New England winter. (It wasn't a long, cold winter if you ask me! It was very, very mild!) Whiskers has made a guest appearance here and there, mostly to mooch off of us a scrap of chicken or turkey, but he will not allow us to get too close. He loves for us to talk to him through the patio glass door, and of course FEED him, but that's as far as the relationship goes. This is fine by me!

At some point during the winter he had obviously gotten into a fight and lost. His poor left eye was swollen shut and all scabbed over. (GROSS!) Poor kitty. But the last time he came by the scab was gone and his eye was looking much better (you can see it in the bottom picture).

We also have another cat that drops by occasionally. He's lost. We know he belongs to someone because he has a collar & license, but he won't let us near him at all in order to figure out who he belongs to. He looks healthy and pretty. He has a long-haired, cream coat with brown smudges here and there. Hopefully he'll find his way home soon. Someone is bound to miss this pretty kitty.