Pepper,
What a darling you are! So happy you are safe~n~sound, living the life every Pet deserves. Live long, healthy, happy in your home. We live in Montreal, Canada and our Winters are harsh. Any Pet who was left out in NYC, Boston areas last night, I hope they survived. Knowing you are safe is the best news I read today.
This post is somewhat long. However, Cat, Dog, Pet people will most likely understand.
We love cats and have 6 inside plus we feed 3 outside. Inside the upstairs part of the Cat's Palace are where the Princes Felix who is 9, Raven 3 (born in The Palace when we rescued his mother, Ivory) and Puss~n~Boots, 4 live. In the lower part of The Palace live the Princes Rascal 6, Oreo 4 (rescued with Puss~n~Boots in July 2013) and the only Princess of the Palace, Beauty who is 3. Technically, Puss, Oreo and Beauty are Foster cats but somehow I think they've found their forever Palace.
The three outside kitties who are still learning to trust humans are Tuxie who is a beautiful long-haired grey/white tuxedo kitty about 3; Casey about 4 is a big orange kitty who could be our Puss~n~Boots brother and the absolutely handsome black & white Tuxedo kitty -- whom we call Fluffy -- turned three in June. He was born to a beautiful stray dilute Calico who one day brought her six kittens over to our back yard (they were about 9 weeks old) to frolic and play on the lawn, in the flower beds and also to sleep under the lilac trees. She would not permit me to come near her and the kittens, but she did appreciate the food, water and safety of our enclosed backyard and patio area. Our secluded back-yard has eight-foot high cedar hedges thus no humans can see the backyard unless they are on a ladder.
We tried to trap the six kittens once their Momma decided they were old enough to be on their own but, alas! we and the neighbours did not succeed. Fluffy is the only one who survived. He had two calico sisters (one dilute like Momma cat), two grey/white bothers and one b/w brother who looked like his twin. For a while, they all came to dine daily. Then just the Calico kitten came along with Fluffy to dine and rest -- until we caught her. She refused to eat. After many days of this, our veterinarian said to leave the garage door open so she'd leave and then we could try feeding her outside and trapping her again. We called her Callie. She came to eat often; then she did not come. We hoped she was safe! Later a neighbour told us Callie had 4 kittens under their balcony and they began caring for the feline family. Sadly, the kittens did not survive past five weeks and a few weeks later, Callie was hit by a car. We and our neighbours were greatly upset that of 6 kittens, only Fluffy survives. The loss of Callie and her kittens still brings us to tears when we speak of them.
Dear, darling Pepper, we are thrilled that you are safe and sound and will live a good life. We hope Fluffy will one day trust us enough to come in.
Oodles of love, hugs, kisses from us and kittykisses from the 5 Princes and the Princess Royal.
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