THE STRAY~"BELOVED"!
About 5 or 6 years ago, there came a visitor to our backyard!!! He was a small male gray Tiger with much affection--! he must have been about 6 months old!
I already had 4 cats of my own & now here comes another to join the family only this was a differant experience!!!
He would come every day for food & petting!!!! We have a plastic window for my cats & so he soon learned that he could get into the house that way too!
At first he came in slowly & my cats did not bother him which I thought was quite unusual to have happen! He would come & find their food dishes & eat tons of food! I wondered if he came from near by & was not getting fed!!!
So this went on for a month or 2, he would hardly let me touch him at first!!! He was very scared!!! He had a great purr!!! After he ate, he would scamper out of the plastic window & I might see him that night or next day!!! (to EAT again!!!!) I have trepidation about some humane societies sometimes so we all got along for awhile very well!
Then one day he came begging at the plastic window & I could see he was badly hurt~~~We wanted to take him to the vets but we really could not have another full time pet! (he would have become permantly ours!) A MIRACLE HAPPPENS!!!!
After I fed him & did what I could to speak to him, & have him rest, as he would not let me touch him much~he dissapeared for several long waiting days!
I was so crest fallen, I thought something bad had completely befallen him!!!!!
SURPRISE!!!!!!
He came back one day (((FIXED! & healed!)))) Someone else was his benefactor too! HIs real HOME, I at least hope!!! Then he started coming to visit only about once a week!!!! For a long time after that he did not come, then in a late January, it was a warm 70 degree day, here in Eastern New Hampshire, we saw him & we called to him the name BELOVED!!!
He came right up to us & we felt good that he was now being very well taken care of!!!! but I felt sad too, because I have a soft spot in my Heart for him still!!! & I MISS HIM!!!!!
by ShaLaeLa~~~
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