….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.