via Daily Prompt: Anticipation
In anticipation.
A cat in my laundry room,
As stray as can be.
No one wants him alive,
But me.
Life is difficult for a stray
Especially when fair weather goes away.
A poisoner of cats turns up in Winter
And wishes the strays away.
This stray has been a survivor,
Surviving two tough years in the wild.
Feral he is not,
He loves to be with humans
Though timid, he has a lot of love to give
Two days ago, this evening
I found him shivering
Brought him to my laundry room
Wishing the poisoner had spared him.
Two whole days of waiting,
Finally he raised his head up today
And when I called his name,
His ears perked up and his tail was set a-wagging.
A tin of cat food was brought out
To try to tempt him to eat
Some of his erstwhile forbidden delicacies,
Were now freely available.
If only he would eat,
I waited in anticipation.
Until the first bite in his mouth he put,
And swallowed it whole.
There is no more satisfaction
Thank watching an animal
Sent back from God,
To restore one human’s faith
in God and man.
I love this Susie. One of my cats was found as a stray by my son when he was a kitten. We adore him. He is a buff/golden color, very large now, and his name is Hans. Your kitty is lucky to have you.
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He seems so much better Kathy- perhaps he wasn’t poisoned or perhaps he didn’t take too much of it in- but I know this for sure, yesterday evening the Lord laid his hands on him. He was so sick last evening and today he has eaten two meals and walked on his own. He’s still in the laundry room outside on his cushion. I look on him every two hours or so.
Susie
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He definitely sounds to be improving Susie. I’m so glad for him and for you. He must be like the king of laundry room on his comfortable cushion.
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Pretty much every cat we ever had was a stray. My sons were experts at finding stray pets.
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Dear Faye,
I have read that in some places it is illegal to feed strays- I would have thought any sensibly thinking government would think- at least some one is feeding them and they are partially off our heads.
I love reading your tales and seeing your photographs- you seem a wonderful cook . Happy Thanksgiving Faye.
Susie
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Good thing it is not illegal here! My sons would have long been ticketed or imprisoned LOL. ( I would probably feed them anyway)
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Our cat left when the dog showed up. But now she is back. I feed her in the front of the house and dog stays in the back.
Our cat is mostly feral, she will only let us pet her when she is eating. Otherwise we can’t touch her. If she would allow it, I’d bring her inside, but she runs away.
Glad you can enjoy yours.
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Debbie,
Is this the cat whose photo you once posted – the one you inherited from your mother in law ?
Susie
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Susie you have such a heart of gold! I’m so glad that God answered your prayer. Gundu is so lucky to have you and God watching over him. I will keep him in my prayers too that his health continues to improve daily. I’m so glad he is able to stay in the laundry room where he is safe from the elements. May God continue to bless both you and Gundu with favors of health!! xo
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Thank you Deb and thanks for visiting.
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You are most welcome! Thank you for sharing your journey with us and for the honesty with which you write! xo
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Many blessings to you for saving the poor cat! Cat poisoner – what a horror!
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Now it seems there are three suspects. I don’t care who it is except that they do it and a lot of poor kitties lie around the place and we, sensitive souls have to deal with the emotions and their little bodies, which is heartbreaking.
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Have you called police? This is against the law! Terrible!
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I think in this country even the law might support the poisoners because of high stray cat populations around.
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If they work for a government authorized agency, they would not leave bodies around. That’s a health hazard. And if they are doing it on their own and leaving bodies around, it is definitely against the law.
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Great- that is good information to know- it is neighbours, we are sure of that- people who are now being reported as having said they would do so + the fact that the corpses lie around the vicinity of my house, which is perhaps the house these poor things knew as the one that would provide some comfort.
Susie
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You can probably even sue them, but certainly you should report them!
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