Cat story with a happy ending

Linda Hartley writes with relief about a good outcome for two bereft pets

I have good news!

Patch and Tiggy, the two cats whose owner died and left them homeless, have at last been rescued. But it took patience. Trying to catch an errant cat means sitting near a trap that requires you pull a string to drop the door when a cat goes in. And standing for hours at a time at a window that’s also closed with a piece of string waiting for a cat to jump in. None of it worked. And I couldn’t be twelve miles away from home, day and night. An automatic trap had to be set – but of course, such traps need to be checked regularly. And that’s where wonderful Liz and Tommy came to the rescue. They offered to check the traps each morning and evening, and I would do the rest of the day. At 6amcame the longed-for phone call. Patch was in the trap.I raced down there, and sure enough, there he was, very scared and bewildered, but unharmed. A quick spray of Feliway and a blanket over him helped calm him for the journey home., but he came out howling. I leave him in the cat house with a heater on, a warm, soft bed, food and water and a radio quietly playing.

Two days later, a phone call at 5.40am said Tiggy was in the trap. She is with Patch now and they are curled up together. In two weeks they will be in their new home. Thank you, Liz and Tommy, for all your help. Thank you everyone who has viewed my posts about Patch and Tiggy and been so supportive. It’s a happy ending. Whew! Reach for the tissues ……