Hi...anyone care to share pics or stories about any stray cats
that you have befriended over time and so have become very close
together? Feel free to post them here.
This fine gent over here began appearing at the void deck of my
flat some time back last year in December. A very friendly and
affectionate tom, I was a bit unsettled by his die-hard pursuit of
me going up the stairs as it was late past midnight. Very soon, I
began to appreciate him more, because once a cat shows that he
likes you by rubbing his cheek and body repeatedly against your leg
using great strength, it is only appropriate and nice to return the
affection. One trait of him that made me like him even more was
whenever he rubs his head on my feet while looking like he wants to
sleep on them.
A rather old ginger tabby, I could tell he was around 12 years
old due to the cloudy lens in his eyes. Also, he used to be rather
burly around the backsides and upper shoulder blades but lost quite
a lot of weight over the months, so now he has the perfect animal
resemblance of an aging old man, albeit aging gracefully of
course.
In the past, he used to show his affection with only head rubs
to my legs. Right now, our relationship became close as family
members and there was once where he leapt up onto my lap to rest
while I wiped off his drool gently from his mouth. Whenever he got
abused by someone, I would phone the SPCA and tell them to take
action. I looked upon him as a 'brother' whom i would even shed my
blood for to protect him. He is also very particular about
cleaniness and would constantly groom himself or use excessive
earth/soil to cover his deed after nature's call. The way he
behaved in all aspects made me admire him for his way of life and
his freedom. He also quivered with righteous fury once when he saw
a neighbourhood black cat bully pick on his girl or a weaker cat
and went over to chase the intruder away.