A cat tale

[Bib]

We've had a very pretty Calico cat wandering around the yard where I work....been visiting for over a week. She's looking a bit plump so we figured she's looking for a place to present the world a litter of kittens. I work for a small oil distributor and, frankly, the yard is a mess....old trucks, fuel tanks, pallets, empty drums etc....lots of places for her to hide. My co-worker Carol (works in our office) offered to bring in a Rubbermade tub and food etc. The cat was nowhere to be seen this morning when I got there. I set up the shelter under a heavy truck that has been out of service for many years. I filled a bowl of water and another with food. I went inside to tell Carol where the shelter was then went back out to my truck to leave for delivery. I took a quick peek at the shelter and she was already in it but ran when she saw me! Around mid day I asked Carol if she saw the cat...yes, but it ran from her also. About 3:00 or so I get a text with the picture....she's sleeping like a baby in her new home. I filled her bowls for the weekend before I left for home. Meet Felina!

 

[D Brown]

God Bless you and Carol!

 

[D Brown]

You might want to consider gradually moving the food/water dishes further away from the sleeping quarters to avoid any possible confrontations with other scavenging wildlife.

Just a thought.

 

[Bob L]

Wonderful, Wonderful story. It is always nice to know that there are still caring people in this world, Thanks!

 

[Rustyt1953]

That's a nice thing you two have done.

Much respect.

 

[les.b]

Bless you!! You and Carol are to be commended!! Felina thanks you as well!!

Best Regards, Les

 

[Robspeire]

Your kindness will pay off in the long run. Cats rule & Dogs drool.

 

[FlyTyinFool]

That's a very kind thing to do for one of God's creatures.

Mama's just trying to make the best of things, and you're making life a little better for her.

 

[shouldazagged]

Pretty cat. I salute you and Carol.

If she sticks around after the kittens are born, I hope you can find a way to have her spayed and adopted.

 

[wilkoi]

Excellent.

 

[Rudi]

Good on ya! I wish the Lord would send one my way

 

[Doug627]

Good on both of you.

 

[Robspeire]

Actually there are 2 cats in photo. Her name is Callie

 

[Robspeire]

There are 2 more. besides these. All were dropped off as kittens as we are on a dead end road. All have been spayed & neutered. There are no more rats, or mice in barns or out buildings. They earn their keep. Grey Tabby is a Maine Coon Cat weighs about 30 lbs +

 

[Rustyt1953]

This is our Callie:

 

[Tom Kent]

Check around and you will probably find a person who feeds and befriends feral cats. That person will probably know a Vet who spays and neuters feral cats at a discount. If so, take Felina and her new family to see him when they arrive. The kittens will be easy to adopt out. Since Felina is a calico she may be also. At any rate, thank you for what you are doing.

 

[Smoke]

My work cats Mutt and Jeff.



I've been feeding them for a year. They live under a bus in the back of the lot where I work. I had to work during the "Bomb Cyclone" blizzard and I threw a blanket in the back of my car in case I got stuck. They showed up looking miserable so I let them in the car.

I didn't think they'd go for it but they did and they've been sleeping there since. I put an old fleece on an Army blanket and that's their bed and they know it's their bed.

I'd bring them home if I could but we're only allowed 2 animals.

 

[kmyers]

That is wonderful to be helping out the cat.

 

[Onomea]

And the world is a better place for these simple acts of kindness.

 

[Smoke]

My Wife Is Going To Beat My ***

So at some point last night somebody drove by where I work and threw and intact juvenile male purebred Siamese cat out of their car.

It is absolutely shell shocked and I'm absolutely positive it is not going to last the they so I'm taking it home

 

[Watchdog]

I believe people who do humane acts are different from the rest of us. Wired different or something. Maybe been that way since childhood. They look at animals as something other than objects; something other than property to be disposed of at the owner's whim.

I think the OP and his friend Carol are two of those people. A big "thumbs up" to both of them.

 

[Texas Star]

So much for welfare. Works better for cats, I guess. My favorite cat story is the one where Jim Corbett turned a corner in a ravine and was face to face with a man-eating tigress, and one hand was filled with birds eggs he'd collected.

Fortunately, his .275 Rigby rifle was just light enough for him tp aim and fire it with one hand.

 

[Old TexMex]

Marshall doing his “Al Bundy”

 

[Texas Star]

Actually there are 2 cats in photo. Her name is Callie

Taylor Swift has a cat she calls Olivia Benson, after a prosecutor on a TV crime drama.

She owns 7-8 houses. I wonder if she has cats at all...

 

[Watchdog]

Marshall doing his “Al Bundy”

I'm...speechless.

 

[Smoke]

Got My *** Beating

But we managed to find a cat rescue that was willing to take the cat. They told us that had he tried to join the feral cat colony at work they would have killed him.

I work at a shipping company, we have trucks entering a nd leaving the lot 24/7. I doubt very seriously he would have made it to the colony much less been able to join it.

 

[Bib]

Carol checked on her a couple of times over the weekend...she wasn't there Saturday but was there Sunday. She was gone when I got to work this morning...about half of her food was still there. She wasn't there at the end of the day either....food was untouched. Carol was off today and I texted her while I was fueling up my truck. I climbed into the truck to put it in the garage and there was Felina...across the street heading into our yard. I thought it was funny that she actually looked both ways before she crossed the street. I'm wondering if she actually has a home somewhere in the neighborhood, or someone else who is feeding her.