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Welcome back Steve! Stay safe little one
Thank you, he loved going out but we said he was never going out again. The two times he has been out since have been accidents. We don’t think he felt safe outside today.
My first cat was born as a barn cat, so outside was all he knew. Then, as a kitten, he managed to get both his front legs broken. When my dad found him he was running around on his elbows, and my dad was barely able to catch him.
My dad made the worst mistake you can make as a father, and brought the injured kitten home and let me see him, hold him, and feed him. He wouldn't eat anything we gave him until we soaked kitten food in milk until it turned to mush, then put it on my arm and let him lick it off. At that point, my parents had to find a vet to fix him.
It wasn't easy, but they managed to find someone who would fix him. His front legs were never really right, but he got around ok, and he lived decades longer than any of his siblings.
He was one of the smartest cats I've known, and the one thing he made absolutely clear at all times was it was better to be a 100% indoor cat. He would have considered any cat that "escaped" their home to be mentally defective.
So, let your cat know to follow the wisdom of Gimpy. The lure of the outdoors is a lie.
Similar: we rescued A cat living out of a dumpster. She had no teeth and looked like she die within a few days. 15 years later, she finally passed, never once wanting to venture outside again.
I went outside once. It was horrible. Sadly, I'm forced to do it at least twice a week.
Poor chappy, perhaps it might be possible to consider a catio? Our indoor one loves to go out on a leash but we are thinking of getting a catio cage so she can enjoy more time outside.
Steve looks highly unimpressed
I never saw this at the time, but I wanted to reply to your comment…we used to have a routine where I’d let him out back door in the morning, he’d have a roam about and nip across the road for some scoff (to the people that came to tell us he’d been run over) then come and sit on the gas box he’s sat on in the picture, with a similar expression. That morning I was in a hurry and didn’t have time, so he got let out at night. Sat in vets that night …if I’d got the worst news I was gonna phone my OH up and tell her I wasn’t coming home.
Eh! Steve!
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"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate."
Maybe he used up his 8 lives.. 😂
Good to see he bounced back.
Is Steve a turkish van kitty?
I thought so too. Head marking and ears kinda look like it.
I just want to remind Steve, and I hope you can pass it on, that they are the boss in this world, and they can (rightfully so, and without any particular malice) make the humans do all the outside stuff, such that any ensuing dramas which may occur are completely without inconvenience to Steve, and they can go on living their bestest ever kitty life without any undue stresses.