After
four months of tying to locate the Chartreux cat’s family I finally met
someone who recognized the cat and that is when I learned that this cat’s
people had passed and that the cat was taken by a neighbor.
The neighbor had no experience in caring for
a cat, and thus did not realize that the cat was mourning the loss of his
master and was uncomfortable with the new home.
The new
cat owner thought the cat had unwarranted behavior issues and put the cat
outdoors during. It was winter when that
cat was put outdoors. There was snow and
ice on the ground and the temperature bitter cold.
Being put
outdoors caused the Chartreux to suffer as he did not know where to go for cat food or to
seek shelter. The neighbor that took the cat did not provide a cathouse or any
type of outdoor shelter.
I am not
sure why my husband decided to take a walk in a blizzard, but he did and at two in the morning he discovered the Chartreux cat sitting in the snow and meowing at the top
of his lungs. It was a distress meow and my husband reacted by lifting
the cat and putting him under his overcoat.
The cat
suffered from a minor case of frostbite. We took care of the cat
and he regained his healthy and his spirit.
During
the time that I cared for this cat I noted that he did not like women in
general and I attribute that to the neighbor and that he may think all women
are uncaring. I worked with the cat every
day and came to the conclusion that he would be best suited living with a
single man.
At first we were going to keep this cat but he never warmed up to me and he did not get along with other cats. I am happy to say that this Chartreux
gray and white cat was adopted today into a forever home and will live out his
life as a housecat with a senior citizen man.
