International Cat Day: Readers’ cats

September 30, 2013 • 2:00 pm

I have a surfeit of moggies, and will continue to supplement it so long as readers send me photos and stories of their cats. (Again, no guarantees that they’ll be posted, but I’ll try).

Reader Taryn has a cat named “Hitch” (not the only reader with a cat bearing that name), and she sends two photos and a description:

Hitch is a former feral cat who refuses to place a toe outside.  He came to live with me during vet school, and has been a wonderful study partner and companion.  Despite his rough past on the streets (elbow fracture, multiple scars) he is an incredibly gentle soul that chirps and purrs his way through life.  When I return in the evenings, I typically find him slouched against the couch arm, snoozing away.

Hitch 1

Why do cats sleep like this?

Hitch2

15 thoughts on “International Cat Day: Readers’ cats”

  1. “Why do cats sleep like this?”

    You mean besides the fact that cat looks comfy as all hell? Maybe convergent evolution of “couch slob” phenotypes?

      1. This is Hitch we’re referring to. Not a beer and a remote, but a Johnny Walker and a cigarette….

        Thanks, Taryn, for giving Hitch an indoors forever home!

        b&

    2. “Why do cats sleep like this?” Hell, I sleep like this! OK, I DO wear pajamas and I refuse to cut the feet out. Maybe next year.

  3. I see his left ear has been clipped indicating he was a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) cat living in a managed colony. Someone was watching out for him and probably keeping him fed till you were kind to take him in. Some ferals cross that line, most won’t.

    Thanks.

    1. Indeed – Hitch was caught two times. He was trapped first for the TNVR, and was netted for his broken arm. Supplemental feeding of feral cats is prohibited in the city, though he may have found a reliable food source from an individual. He has settled into apartment life (and won’t entertain the thought of going outdoors), but it took him months to demonstrate any form of trust. It was a “no fusses” kind of relationship there for a while. We’re good buddies now 🙂

    2. We have an ear-clipped cat (indoor-only) who, before we took her in, hung around for about a year with no apparent colony (let alone a supported one) in sight.

  6. S’funny thing but despite all your cat pictures, I’m sure you all realise that MY cats are somehow, better; more intelligent, more thoughtful; well, just a whole lot more fun! My three legged ditch-find, ‘Titton’, could go to Harvard, if only he could just get enough sleep.

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