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February 01, 2005
Sympathy for the deluded
Fred is now a happy resident of our garage, and soldiering through those -21° nights very well. We put out food and water for him a couple of times a day (the water freezes pretty fast!) and call him to dinner. Once we're back in the house, he comes up on the porch for his meal. At first he would stay 50 yards or more away from us; now he sometimes gets within 10 yards. On an almost daily basis, Treasured Partner says, firmly, "Of course Fred isn't going to be an indoor cat. He doesn't want to come in. He can be an outdoor cat, and we can continue to take care of him."
And I nod obligingly. Why upset the man prematurely?
Posted by senioritis at February 1, 2005 09:07 AM