A Furry Visitor and Overnight Guest

A couple days ago we had an unexpected guest ~ meet “Cat Doe #1” …

Last Tuesday evening, I was in my driveway taking in the groceries from my car when I spotted an “animal” in the middle of street; it appeared to be eating something.  At this point I have to say that I have very bad vision and my eyeglasses need to be updated – which means I couldn’t tell what it was.

“It” was not a dog and “it” appeared to be too big for a household cat.  I continued taking in my groceries, but with a wary eye toward this animal.  At some point, a passing car startled “it” and “it” ran onto the sidewalk two houses away.  This animal looked a little too big, and I started thinking “it” might be a bobcat.  I really began panicking when “it” started sauntering towards me and my little Chihuahua Mimi … I’m thinking its hungry and Mimi looks like a delicious little morsel!  As I was tripping over my bags in a rush to get Mimi, “it” got closer and started meowing.  What a relief when I realized it was just a big tom cat!

He came right up to me and when he let me pick him up, I could tell he was (or had been) someone’s pet.  My suspicions were confirmed when he followed me into my house and quickly made himself at home.  He also did not appear to be malnourished and was not interested in the cat food we offered him.

My three dogs came right away to meet this new guest, and after a few sniffs here and there, quickly lost interest.  On the other hand, my cat Checkers was not very happy at all!!  “Cat Doe” was not fazed by any of it and decided to take the grand tour, visiting every nook and cranny.

I was too busy with dinner and too tired to deal with all of this, so DS#2 and I decided that he would stay until the following morning.  Then we would canvas the neighborhood looking for his owner/s.  As it turns out, we had a busy schedule the following day and didn’t really have the time, so we let him outside and we left to do some shopping.

When we returned a few hours later, “Cat Doe” was nowhere to be found.  We hope he’s returned to his home and anxious family, but part of us keeps hoping he’ll come back.  And, if he does, we’ll be here waiting … for this sweet and lovable guy!