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[Duke]

When I was young we had an un-neutered ginger tom cat. Big cat, always fighting. One day there was a stray cat in the bushes meowing, looked in a poor state. My mother forbade us from bringing it in or feeding it saying 'We don't need another cat.'

She went out down the market so I decided to go and take some food to this cat. I get to the kitchen and in comes our tom cat so I put some food out for him. In comes the stray right behind him and goes right to the food and starts eating it. Our tom cat does nothing, just sits there and watches it eat.

After it ate it came into the living room and settled down. My mother came back and saw it and got started on me, but I said 'Wasn't me, our cat brought him in'. Which was entirely true. There wasn't really much point in her having a go at the tom cat, he was largely indifferent to being told off.

Think we had that stray for about ten years, maybe more.

Maybe a dozen or so years ago we lived in Idaho and had a grey tabby named Gandalf the Grey. This one night it was brutally cold, maybe above zero and maybe not, and windy too. Gandalf was late coming home. Finally he showed up at the front door, and behind him was a stray male orange tabby. Gandalf absolutely REFUSED to come inside unless we let his friend come in as well. We did, and we were impressed with what a big heart Gandalf had, that he refused to come in out of the cold as long as his friend wasn't allowed inside too. We called his friend "Tiger". Unlike your cat's friend, Tiger chose not to come back, but he and Gandalf remained friends until we moved.

 

[Rick63]

Maybe a dozen or so years ago we lived in Idaho and had a grey tabby named Gandalf the Grey. This one night it was brutally cold, maybe above zero and maybe not, and windy too. Gandalf was late coming home. Finally he showed up at the front door, and behind him was a stray male orange tabby. Gandalf absolutely REFUSED to come inside unless we let his friend come in as well. We did, and we were impressed with what a big heart Gandalf had, that he refused to come in out of the cold as long as he friend wasn't allowed inside too. We called his friend "Tiger". Unlike your cat's friend, Tiger chose not to come back, but he and Gandalf remained friends until we moved.

@Mart68 and your posts both put a big smile on my face, so thanks to both of you!

 

[Mart68]

Maybe a dozen or so years ago we lived in Idaho and had a grey tabby named Gandalf the Grey. This one night it was brutally cold, maybe above zero and maybe not, and windy too. Gandalf was late coming home. Finally he showed up at the front door, and behind him was a stray male orange tabby. Gandalf absolutely REFUSED to come inside unless we let his friend come in as well. We did, and we were impressed with what a big heart Gandalf had, that he refused to come in out of the cold as long as he friend wasn't allowed inside too. We called his friend "Tiger". Unlike your cat's friend, Tiger chose not to come back, but he and Gandalf remained friends until we moved.

The cats have this whole thing going on amongst themselves which we're just not privy to.

My last cat was a ginger tom, but neutered. Big soft thing but did not like other cats coming in and would hiss at them.

Thing was though I would sometimes see him when I was out, sat with another cat. He'd pretend not to know me of course.

 

[Ropeburn]

Parents' kitty

The usual mutt with a bit of Bengal in there. Pretty fur pattern on the flanks.

She's also a sweet little thing, never hisses or claws at you, doesn't mind visitors either.

Except of course towards neighbour cats. She's a proper turf warrior and fiercely defends her inner territory.

 

[Rick63]

 

[Rick63]

 

[Ropeburn]

Pile of fur with ears and random paw

 

[DWPress]

Someone dumped off a load of kittens and 2 of them found there way to my woodshed where they squatted for a month before I caught site of them but my dog knew they were there. Super sweet little girls who I'm happy to report have found a good home together.

 

[Ropeburn]

 

[JRowland]