There is a cat named TJ in our neighborhood. We call him Ditto because he looks just like our Sparky. That's how we met him and his people, in fact, one of the kids was carrying him and we though Sparky had gotten out!
A few weeks ago, in some really bad weather late at night, I heard a cat crying outside under our shrubs. I went to see what it was, and it was Ditto. So we took him in for the night and tried to bring him home the next day. His people had gone out of town, so he stayed with us for the weekend. They didn't know he was out and were very glad to see him.
Just a few days ago, Ditto showed up on our steps again. He was rubbing his whole body along Blackie and kept meowing at the door. We let him in and he had a snack and used the litter box and settled in for a nap. He went in and out several times during the next few days, and we let his owners know where he was. They seemed glad to know he was okay, but not terribly concerned that he has two homes now. In fact, he is in my daughter's bedroom right now with Sparky. I think Blackie kind of likes it because he is snuggling me and purring and doesn't have to deal with kittenish pranks.
I don't think of Ditto as ours, but he gets along very well with our boys and is clearly their friend. This seems fairly unusual to me. Does anyone else's cats have friends that are not also housemates?
A few weeks ago, in some really bad weather late at night, I heard a cat crying outside under our shrubs. I went to see what it was, and it was Ditto. So we took him in for the night and tried to bring him home the next day. His people had gone out of town, so he stayed with us for the weekend. They didn't know he was out and were very glad to see him.
Just a few days ago, Ditto showed up on our steps again. He was rubbing his whole body along Blackie and kept meowing at the door. We let him in and he had a snack and used the litter box and settled in for a nap. He went in and out several times during the next few days, and we let his owners know where he was. They seemed glad to know he was okay, but not terribly concerned that he has two homes now. In fact, he is in my daughter's bedroom right now with Sparky. I think Blackie kind of likes it because he is snuggling me and purring and doesn't have to deal with kittenish pranks.
I don't think of Ditto as ours, but he gets along very well with our boys and is clearly their friend. This seems fairly unusual to me. Does anyone else's cats have friends that are not also housemates?