We had a mom cat and her kitten visit the deck at our old house and we gave them some food. Needless to say, they became regulars. Eventually, they went away, but then one of them returned with another cat and before you know it, there was a little kitten family. Sadly, some of the kittens didn’t make it, but three of them did, including our little fur baby Slate. At one point they had actually left Slate at our back door, but then came and took him back. When the kittens were older and eating hard food, we know we would take one in since my daughter had taken her cat with her when she moved out. There was no doubt in our minds it would be Slate and one night I found him tucked into one of our flower pots, sleeping alone. I picked him up, wrapped him in a towel, and he was totally cool with that. In no time he was trained and part of the household.
Slate is a really friendly, intelligent, and laid-back cat. I guess that’s why we can buy him Christmas outfits and he doesn’t complain. This was this year’s outfit where Santa helped us out by being Santa!
P.S. – If you want to contribute to a good cause, we love the Mount Pleasant Animal Shelter where we got my daughter’s cat and Rescue Ridge which fosters animals.