….we’ve had the cat for 11 weeks now
Tober came to us when my neighbour went into the hospital with a broken hip and shoulder. When I volunteered to look after him I had no idea that the commitment would be for three to four months. She is now in rehab and no one has indicated how much longer she’ll be away.
At first I went over to feed the cat twice a day and clean out his litter box. When the weather got nicer I let him out because he’s always been an outdoor/indoor cat. At first he didn’t wander too far from his home but as he became more familiar with me he started to come over to our house. My husband, who is allergic to cats, would sit with him outside and he quickly became very attached to Tober. It didn’t take long before the cat was welcomed into our house. Luckily he is well trained and he would always let us know when he had to go outside.
Slowly we started to bring his food to our place and he stayed longer and longer each day. The only thing I haven’t done is bring his litter box over so every night I take him back to his house and first thing in the morning my husband goes over and lets him out.
My fear is that when his owner returns home he’ll continue to come to our house. I’m not sure she’ll be happy about that. Another neighbour across the street from us got into a lot of trouble when Tober would visit them. They were accused of feeding him and luring him away from his ‘rightful owner’. I guess we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.
Here are a few pics of Tober making himself at home at our place.
Mama Cormier 
I think it would be very unfair for your neighbor to be angry with you for giving such loving care to his cat. I can’t believe that he would prefer that the cat be by itself for 11 weeks. You have been a good neighbor and loving friend to both cat and neighbor.
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Thank you Judy. Unfortunately my neighbour has some mental health issues. If she does give us grief I know that the neighbours will set her straight.
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Beautiful kitty. Wonderful of you for looking after him and giving him attention. It would get so lonely if he was shut up by himself all this time.
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He has become the neighbourhood cat. While away on vacation for 8 days my neighbour two doors over volunteered to look after him. Since we’ve come back he back and forth between our two houses during the day.
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I’m so glad the other neighbors are all such kind hearts to help care for this beautiful cat. 🙂
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You go where the love is.
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Since returning from vacation he now has two homes he goes to for love and attention.
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Tober is adorable. What is more adorable is that he shares his name with my favourite German professor at Wits (University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa) who became the vice-chancellor of the Wits. He didn’t look anything like your neighbour’s cat, though.
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