tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post6917283366969161129..comments2023-05-04T06:39:13.501-04:00Comments on Idyll Haven: The Great Outdoor Cat DilemmaSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-23949174496328703692014-07-21T18:33:27.227-04:002014-07-21T18:33:27.227-04:00Thank you for letting this angel into your heart a...Thank you for letting this angel into your heart and home- he is a beauty, and I am sure will love you all your days for being his human! And we love you just because! * Lavinia*https://www.blogger.com/profile/09280814980186764627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-57582444413870022742012-08-14T19:30:00.107-04:002012-08-14T19:30:00.107-04:00I adopted a young stray tortoiseshell kitty too. ...I adopted a young stray tortoiseshell kitty too. She just showed up in the backyard one day, injured and hungry. She hung around for at least a week, looking lost and lonely. After gaining her trust, I took her to the vet, concerned about her injury which, thank goodness, turned out to be a minor one. I was going to turn her over to the humane society, but they couldn't promise the ending would be a happy one so I kept her. Once she got into the house, she never wanted to leave. If a door was open, she'd go hide. Never once did she try to return to the outdoors. She was sweet and content and happy to have a home. Unfortunately I developed an allergy to cats, so she's now fat and happy living in a new home. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-19201308729690526182012-08-14T17:39:28.335-04:002012-08-14T17:39:28.335-04:00What a great Twerp-o-log Sue ! Loved seeing the st...What a great Twerp-o-log Sue ! Loved seeing the story all laid out in order here with all the great pics of the fur-kids.kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-21897608310609028102012-08-14T13:41:57.434-04:002012-08-14T13:41:57.434-04:00That was a heartwarming story! We have three resid...That was a heartwarming story! We have three resident strays we started feeing. I think two of them may have owners, though. I think they just enjoy the ambiance of our backyard. And I have never seen one of them catch a bird, thank goodness!<br />dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338187523349055470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-89902484540477509942012-08-14T07:45:20.327-04:002012-08-14T07:45:20.327-04:00So far he shifts for himself OK when I'm away....So far he shifts for himself OK when I'm away. My friend who comes to water the containers feeds him on the nights she's here and another friend in town fills in on the off days. He doesn't starve :).Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-50921557517341930752012-08-13T15:51:18.612-04:002012-08-13T15:51:18.612-04:00Wonderful post! I smiled all the way through it. I...Wonderful post! I smiled all the way through it. I'm so happy BOTH cats found a happy home! Twerpster turned in to quite the lovely cat!Leslie's Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08934030162946774736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-27259724280818728082012-08-13T12:04:06.960-04:002012-08-13T12:04:06.960-04:00From one "crazy cat woman with the garden&quo...From one "crazy cat woman with the garden" to another, you old softie, Sue! The photo of the two of them in the sun by the door really chokes me up. My tortoiseshell stray came with a litter of kittens, including a white one like your Twerp, and I managed to find homes for all but the mom and the white one, who was such a puny runt. They're both still here, indoor/outdoor. No mice here either. Denisehttp://agrowingobsession.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-89244806376800878782012-08-13T06:58:20.025-04:002012-08-13T06:58:20.025-04:00What a great post Sue. Even though I've been &...What a great post Sue. Even though I've been 'in' on the cat drama from the outset it was really fun seeing and reading the "How Sue Came to Be Owned By a Cat" story from the beginning. Picture me giving you a big standing ovation for taking care of these great kitties. It's heartbreaking to see how many abandoned and abused cats there are. So glad this story has a happy ending.Deanne Fortnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792741755739983035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-81747424235526047682012-08-13T06:44:16.509-04:002012-08-13T06:44:16.509-04:00The Twerpster is one very lucky guy! (So was his M...The Twerpster is one very lucky guy! (So was his Mom!) I think it is a very fair deal. A gift from above having the rodents under control. You'd really miss him if he left for a different home....<br /><br />It seems to me that tortoiseshells (females) are the most "dumped" cats. I just can't believe that people do this, but certainly 2 of my 3 cats are dumped tortoiseshells. I am that lady "out in the country" where these morons dump boxes of kittens by the mailbox on the roadside...a perfect spot for them to be run over. I have warned my vet that the next cat to arrive here is hers.<br /><br />By the way, anyone who photographs a stray cat so beautifully has a definite emotional connection to him! Now I hope there's someone to care for him when you travel.Gardenbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397016484686334001noreply@blogger.com