So true.
The other day there was a beautiful gray cat on the deck. He lives across the road and wears a collar. I went out and started talking to him, and he came to me and rolled over on his back, and I had the happiest time, just petting him, scratching his belly and under his chin.
He followed me into the garage, carefully investigated everything, and then sat down near me with his tail wrapped around his feet. Every now and then he would come over for some more petting. Finally he walked out, went around the house and sat on the front steps, where he watched the road for a while. And then he went home.
Cats are such deliberate animals. You can almost see the wheels turning in their little heads as they sit, watching and weighing things. We don't have a cat at the moment, so every encounter with one is a pleasure for me.
Very nice. Thanks Catherine.
I came very close to acquiring a fourth cat recently. A little calico showed up where I work last Thursday. We have one or two ferals living on the property already.
This calico probably belonged to someone at some point; although she initially wouldn’t approach any of us she would meow at us and eventually started following a couple of the yard guys around. In general she was friendly with people and she LOVED being petted.
When I came back to work Monday she was still here (I had taken Friday off). I brought her into the office, gave her some food, and then dropped her off at a shelter on my way home. I would have loved to take her, but I really don’t want a fourth cat right now! Besides, she appeared to be hurt, and those of you who know much about cat behavior know if you can see a cat is hurt it is probably pretty badly injured.
I sure hope she finds a good home.