The "Finding A New Home For A Good Backyard Friend" Story

Kitten Sammy.  Click on images to enlarge them.

It was an ordinary day.  Sitting on the back porch trying to catch Sammy.  Sammy is the cutest little guy who adopted Carol and I sometime this past spring.  We believe he is an offspring of Big Bob who has frequented our rear deck for a few years now, searching for handouts to eat.  

Sammy with his assumed dad, Big Bob.

We have never been successful in catching him...yet!  We also believe that Big Bob is the father of the two strays, The Gray Lady and Snickerdoodle, that we adopted a few years ago and who are now indoor residents of our home.  Sammy has the exact same marking as Snickerdoodle who in turn has the exact same tail that Big Bob has.  Yesterday Carol enticed Sammy into the cat carrier with a bowl of food, but when she went to close the door, he saw the motion and out he came.  Today I tried to entice him with cat treats and had just about given up when he saw one I had thrown into the carrier.  I was quiet and still as he, with one eye on me and the other on the treat, went into the carrier.  

Big Bob didn't care to share his food with his son!

As I saw him lower his head to grab the treat I reacted and closed the door.  He was both scared and afraid, but I tried to calm him by putting a cover over the carrier.  Did the trick!  Called to my wife who couldn't believe I had caught him.  We placed a call to Carol's friend Debbie who has found homes for a few other strays we have caught in the past 20 some years.  

How Sammy got on top of our canvas shade is a mystery to us.

She told us she was home so 30 minutes later Sammy was on her rear porch in an extremely neat cage that had a few levels.  Debbie's two house cats had to have a look and before long Sammy showed more interest in them then in us.  She will keep him in the cage until he gets needed medicine before allowing him to wander with her cats.  

The elusive Big Bob. We will have him neutered
if and when we can catch him.  

She told us she may have a home for him already.  We hated to lose our friend of a few months since he was constantly at our back door and allowed Carol to hold him, but winter will be here before you know it and we didn't want him to have to survive outside all winter and thought our two stray cats we now have is enough to feed.  We will be anxious to hear how he does with his new neighbors and perhaps his "forever" new home.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.