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Ocelot II

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20. Mr. Cat, who lives on my porch, is doing well.
Sun Dec 25, 2022, 10:37 AM
Dec 2022

He's had his breakfast and has gone off to do cat things, now that it's warmed up a bit. He has a porch chair with a heating pad, which he prefers to the heated hut I got for him; he won't go in it, except to stick his head in for the bits of kibble I put in it to lure him into it. He likes the chair, even though it doesn't protect him from the wind, maybe because he can more easily survey his domain from that vantage point. He just curls up in a ball and that seems to be enough for him. It's been ridiculously windy for the last few days, with wind chill around -30. Maybe his fur is enough to keep him from feeling the wind. I've put up patio curtains to keep the snow off the porch as much as possible, and he has heated water and food bowls. So my porch is his "home," where he has been living since about March of 2021. He always goes out in the evening to do whatever cats do, no matter how bad the weather is, and I worry about him until he turns up the following morning, sitting on his throne and waiting for breakfast.

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My outdoors are all inside now Meowmee Dec 2022 #1
I fed a cat outdoors ages ago that got away from a neighbor when she moved. Rhiannon12866 Dec 2022 #2
Patches, the cat that lives indoors with me now came from outside, not feral Walleye Dec 2022 #3
Ty for helping her, Rhi! SheltieLover Dec 2022 #15
Thanks to everyone helping freezing critters. Duppers Dec 2022 #4
Porch Cat has left her house Roy Rolling Dec 2022 #5
shelters LPBBEAR Dec 2022 #6
Excellent work, this little oil filled radiators work very well Walleye Dec 2022 #9
I'm Impressed! Roy Rolling Dec 2022 #11
I made a call to... 2naSalit Dec 2022 #7
Yesterday morning I saw Spooky. Briefly Siwsan Dec 2022 #8
Yes the trick is to keep food out there that isn't frozen solid. I was overjoyed to see Tiger Walleye Dec 2022 #10
My 20 yo cat Maine Abu El Banat Dec 2022 #12
Our 3 outdoor cats gab13by13 Dec 2022 #13
Feral boy showed up to eat a few times yesterday SheltieLover Dec 2022 #14
My indoor/outdoor cat has decided that he's indoors all day today. lark Dec 2022 #16
2 outside abandoned or dumped kitties came inside, peacebuzzard Dec 2022 #17
Good job ❤️❤️❤️ Walleye Dec 2022 #18
Just house-trained (with great frustration) a dog left on my doorstep last summer. Midnight Writer Dec 2022 #19
Mr. Cat, who lives on my porch, is doing well. Ocelot II Dec 2022 #20
What a beautiful kitty. He looks a little like Tiger. Walleye Dec 2022 #21
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