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I was in Louisiana. I had just lost my beloved cat of 19 years and was in mourning. I had a large, large yard... about the size of a football field with a 4-foot chain link fence. For 5 months I was feeding 3 feral cats, one mother cat and her two babies. I had been trying unsuccessfully to capture them to take them to vets and a no-kill facility to be adopted.
One lovely summer afternoon, I was sitting in a chair in my yard reading when one of the little ones, a tiny little thing, began to climb the fence! I was stunned. I watched as she struggled to get over the huge fence, falling down several times until she reached the top and fell over on my side of the fence. I did not move! She began to 'waddle' toward me, looking right at me.
About halfway across this long journey for her, she stopped, turned back, and looked at her mother and sibling - as if to say 'goodbye'. They were watching her in stunned silence as she chose to leave her wild family and enter into domestication with a human! What a decision!
She reached me and began to circle me. She did this for about 30 minutes as I spoke gently to her. She then jumped in my lap and began to lick my face! I kept her, needless to say, and she has been my wonderful little "wildcat" ever since. She chose to leave her feral existence and adopt ME. This is very unusual for a feral cat. She is an amazingly smart and loyal cat... my best friend.
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Sent in by Patricia Langston/Moran - Pittsburgh, PA... Fortunate mom adopted by my wild cat!
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Thank you, Susan, for your comment about my being such a good mama to my little Callie. She is easy to be a good mother to because she is, as you say, so smart and loving. Thanks for your words.
Patricia
What a wonderful story! I can attest Callie is a smart and lovable cat. Very smart that she found you to be her Mama, and you take such good care of her!!! Lucky girl.
And what a joy this story is, thanks!
I am commenting on my own story! Hope that is ok. The reason is because I am so happy to get this story published so everyone can know what a wonderful and unusual little cat Callie is! She has 'habits' that are astounding. She 'talks' to me. She has a little leash (she is an inside cat) but she loves this leash and when she wants something...like water, or food, or for me to feed the squirrels, or to get me up in the morning? She DRAGS that leash and HOWLS at the TOP of her lungs to 'alert' me as to what she wants. Like a little dog. She is amazing. Also, I take her out on the porch each morning to read the paper and she does not run away! She sits on the ledge and when the squirrels come to eat the peanuts I put out, she just looks at them...and they at her...they are friends. She is such a wonderful little girl and has made my 79-year-old life full and happy with such love. She sleeps with me...cuddled right up on my shoulder with her little head on my neck...snoring away...secure and happy. What a joy she is!
Patricia
Patricia Langston
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