Butch the cat

This is Butch. Butch the cat.

He just showed up one day, looking a little ragged and meowing like a banshee. Also is ears were filthy and I think he may have mites in there. I don't have any cats so I had no cat food for him so we opened up a can of tuna and my Big Hunk gave him a dish of warm milk. A feast for a king. He was so incredibly happy and he climbed in our laps and purred and cuddled. I'm sure he is someones cat, or was. He is way to friendly. Well we live off the beaten track on 5 acres and it is quite possible someone just droped him off.

That day I ran off to buy some cat food and get some meds for his ear mites. When I got home, he was gone. Didn't see him for days. Unfortunatly there is a chance that a coyote or large bird could have gotten him. I returned the cat food and ear mite medicine. I didn't think he would return.

Well, back he comes. Hollering his lungs out. I told him how mad I was at him and how much I worried. Then I got him some more tuna and warm milk.

I thought that maybe after a full meal he would take off again but, there he was, in the morning, in a box I had outside.

Cute huh?

Of course that day we were leaving for Easter so I ran out and got him some cat food. I filled up several bowls of food and some water. When we got back from AZ he was gone again. We've been home for 2 days and we have not seen him. However our maintenance man did spot him Saturday before Easter. He said, Oh yeah, I saw the cat, Orange right? Yeah, he was here. He brought some friends with him. A grey cat and a pug.

What! A pug was here! On our property! And I missed it! Shoot!