A Friend in Need

This little bundle recently turned up in our street opposite our house.

I noticed her when I returned from work and she came over to me and cried in that way that animals do when they need something rather than want something.

I have a reputation for being a softy where animals are concerned (justifiably) however, there is an audible and visible difference between need and want as I am sure all mothers can attest to!!

I stroked her and immediately noticed that she was thin to the point of concern.

Anyway I gave her some milk and left her to it for a while. Two hours later she was still in the same spot in the street as if waiting for someone....

It was too much for me to take so I got some more milk and she followed me into our house, opposite where she had been sitting, where I left her with my fella getting some attention while I went out for cat supplies.

She has obviously been owned as she took to the kitchen, cat food, litter tray, bed and cat flap instantly however showed no interest in staying outside other than for her ablutions and to drink out of the water feature.

I have noticed that animals that have lived as strays seem to prefer water that has been stood outside for a while. I am not sure whether all animals prefer water of this kind but my dog who had been a stray used to favour stagnant water over fresh any day and took preference to drinking out of the bird bath, which was conveniently at her head height too!

So, we have begun the process of trying to find her owners and getting her checked out. I will keep you posted on our progress, in the meantime it is lovely to have an animal in the house again and I am very happy to say she seems healthier and happier everyday. We have been told that she may belong to a chap down the street however he has been away for a week so I will ask him if he is missing a cat on his return.